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οὐρανός

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

heaven, sky

Erasmian: 
Modern: 
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

Revelation 20:9 And they marched up on the broad plain of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) and consumed them.
Revelation 20:11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one who was seated on it. From his presence earth and heaven (ouranos | οὐρανός | nom sg masc) fled away, and no place was found for them.
Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven (ouranon | οὐρανόν | acc sg masc) and a new earth, for the first heaven (ouranos | οὐρανός | nom sg masc) and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Revelation 21:2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit up onto a great, lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) from God.

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