What does οὐράνιος (ouránios) mean in the Bible?
οὐράνιος (ouránios): Describes what belongs to or originates from heaven itself, emphasizing divine origin rather than merely celestial location
Greek · G3770
οὐράνιος
Heavenly
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οὐράνιοςG3770
Pronunciationouránios
What does οὐράνιος (ouránios) mean in the Bible?
οὐράνιος (ouránios): Describes what belongs to or originates from heaven itself, emphasizing divine origin rather than merely celestial location
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3770?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include heavenly (7), in heaven (1), of [the] heavenly (1).
Where does οὐράνιος (ouránios) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:48. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (7), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itheavenly7×Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:32
in heaven1×Matthew 23:9
of [the] heavenly1×Luke 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:48οὐράνιοςtoheavenlyAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 6:14οὐράνιοςtoheavenlyAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 6:26οὐράνιοςtoheavenlyAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 6:32οὐράνιοςtoheavenlyAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 15:13οὐράνιοςtoheavenlyAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 18:35οὐράνιοςtoheavenlyAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 23:9οὐράνιοςtoin heavenAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 2:13οὐρανίουtoof [the] heavenlyAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularActs 26:19οὐρανίῳtoheavenlyAdjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 5:48
Aligned rows9
Books represented3
Matthew7Luke1Acts1
Source forms
οὐράνιος7xouraniosMatthew 5:48, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:32
οὐρανίου1xouraniouLuke 2:13
οὐρανίῳ1xouraniōActs 26:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular7xMatthew 5:48, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:32
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular1xActs 26:19
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular1xLuke 2:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes what belongs to or originates from heaven itself, emphasizing divine origin rather than merely celestial location
Strong'sG3770
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 5:48Source Gloss
heavenly
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Describes what belongs to or originates from heaven itself, emphasizing divine origin rather than merely celestial location
(cl. usually -α, -ον), [in LXX: Deu.28:12 A (שָׁמַיִם), etc. ;] of or in heaven, heavenly: Mat.5:48 6:14, 26 6:32 15:13 18:35 23:9, Luk.2:13, Act.26:19.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:14Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
οὐράνιος·ouraniov
heavenly
Read verseMatthew 6:26Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
οὐράνιοςouraniov
heavenly
Read verseMatthew 6:32Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
οὐράνιοςouraniov
heavenly
Read verseMatthew 15:13Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
οὐράνιος,ouraniov
heavenly
Read verseLuke 2:13Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
οὐρανίου,ouraniou
heavenly
Read verseActs 26:19Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
οὐρανίῳouraniw
heavenly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms9Case patternNominative (7)Number patternSingular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:48 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:26 · Matt 6:32 · Matt 15:13 · Matt 18:35 · Matt 23:97×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:131×
Dative · Singular · FeminineActs 26:191×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
God characterized as perfect, dwelling in heaven, model for moral perfection
God as Father in heaven, the one who grants forgiveness to those who forgive
God described as Father in heaven, planter of all things according to divine will
Vision or appearance from heaven, divine origin of apostolic commission and calling
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
οὐράνιος is built from this root:
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