Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

οὐρανός

Vocabulary form: 
oujranovV, -ou:, oJ
Definition: 

heaven, sky

Frequency: 
273
GK: 
4041
Root: 
oujrano
Cognates: 

Uranus is the Greek god of heaven.

Mnemonics: 

Uranus is up in the sky.

Mnemonic Singing: 

Let every heart prepare Him room,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

Verse: 

“May your kingdom come, may your will be done, on earth as it is in οὐρανός.” (Matt 6:10)

“Look at the birds of the οὐρανός. They neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” (Matt 6:26)

Notes: 

You will often find oujranovV in the plural. This is the result of a Jewish way of speaking, and you can translate the plural as a singular if it fits the context.

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 18:18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc), and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc).
Matthew 18:19 “Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth are in agreement about anything whatever you may ask, it will be done for you by my Father who is in heaven (ouranois | οὐρανοῖς | dat pl masc).
Matthew 18:23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) is like a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who have been that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc). The one who is able to accept this should accept it.”
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me and do not try to prevent them, for the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven (ouranois | οὐρανοῖς | dat pl masc); then come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc).
Matthew 20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) is like the owner of an estate who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.
Matthew 21:25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? From heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) or from man?” They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 22:2 “The kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son
Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they will neither marry nor be given in marriage, but will be like the angels in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc).
Matthew 23:13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) in men’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.
Matthew 23:22 And the one who swears by heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc), swears not only by the throne of God but by the one who sits on it.
Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) and the powers of the heavens (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) will be shaken.
Matthew 24:30 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc), and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) to the other.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven (ouranos | οὐρανός | nom sg masc) and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Matthew 24:36 “But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, neither the angels of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) nor the Son, but the Father only.
Matthew 25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) will be like ten virgins who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 26:64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you have said. Yet I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of The Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc)
Matthew 28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) and, going to the tomb, rolled away the stone and sat on it.
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc) and on earth has been given to me.
Mark 1:10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens (ouranous | οὐρανούς | acc pl masc) opening up and the Spirit as a dove descending on him.
Mark 1:11 Then a voice came from heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc), “You are my beloved Son; my beloved in you I take delight.”
Mark 4:32 Yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, large so that the birds of the air (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) are able to nest in its shade.”
Mark 6:41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven (ouranon | οὐρανόν | acc sg masc), he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples so they could distribute them. And he divided the two fish among them all.
Mark 7:34 Looking up to heaven (ouranon | οὐρανόν | acc sg masc), he gave a deep sigh and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened”).
Mark 8:11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc), testing him.
Mark 10:21 But Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing — go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor; then you will have treasure in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc). And come, follow me.”
Mark 11:25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive if you have something against someone, so that your Father in heaven (ouranois | οὐρανοῖς | dat pl masc) may also forgive you your transgressions.”
Mark 11:30 The baptism of John — was it from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) or from man? Answer me!”
Mark 11:31 So they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Mark 12:25 For when people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but they are as angels in heaven (ouranois | οὐρανοῖς | dat pl masc).
Mark 13:25 and the stars will be falling from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc), and the powers in the heavens (ouranois | οὐρανοῖς | dat pl masc) will be shaken.
Mark 13:27 And at that time he will send his angels, and will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc).
Mark 13:31 Heaven (ouranos | οὐρανός | nom sg masc) and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Mark 13:32 But of that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc), nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mark 14:62 And Jesus said, “I am; and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.” (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc)
Mark 16:19 Then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven (ouranon | οὐρανόν | acc sg masc), and sat down at the right hand of God.
Luke 2:15 When the angels departed from them into heaven (ouranon | οὐρανόν | acc sg masc), the shepherds began to speak to one another, “Let us go across to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”
Luke 3:21 Now when all the people had been baptized, and when Jesus was baptized and was praying, the heavens (ouranon | οὐρανόν | acc sg masc) were opened,
Luke 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc), “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 4:25 But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky (ouranos | οὐρανός | nom sg masc) was shut up for three years and six months, as a great famine spread throughout the whole land;
Luke 6:23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc). For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
Luke 8:5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) devoured it.
Luke 9:16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven (ouranon | οὐρανόν | acc sg masc) and said a blessing and broke them; then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the crowd.
Luke 9:54 Seeing this, his disciples James and John said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) and consume them?”
Luke 9:58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
Luke 10:15 And you, Capernaum! Will you be exalted to heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc)? No. You will go down to Hades.
Luke 10:18 He said to them, “I saw Satan as he fell, like a bolt of lightening from the sky (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc).

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