οὐρᾰνός G3772
Heaven, sky; the visible firmament above and the divine dwelling place or realm of God
Greek ouranos spans two conceptual zones that English splits into 'sky' and 'heaven.' In the New Testament's 278 occurrences, it can denote the physical expanse where birds fly and stars shine (Matt 6:26), the firmament that will one day pass away (Matt 5:18), or the transcendent dwelling of God and destination of the faithful (Matt 6:20). Jesus frequently pairs it with earth to encompass all reality: 'Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven' (Matt 6:10). Spanish cielo, French ciel, and German Himmel each preserve this same productive ambiguity between the physical and the divine.
Senses
1. [split] heaven, sky, heavens — The full semantic range of ouranos, covering both the visible sky or firmament overhead and the transcendent realm where God dwells. In the Gospels, it appears as the domain of birds (Matt 6:26), the counterpart of earth in cosmic scope (Matt 5:18), and the seat of divine authority and reward (Matt 6:20). Renderings like Spanish cielo and German Himmel mirror this same dual physical-divine coverage in a single lexeme. 1×
AR["السَّماءِ", "السَّمَاءُ", "السَّمَاءِ", "سَماءِ", "سَمَاءِ"]·ben["আকাশ", "আকাশে", "আকাশের", "আকাশের,", "স্বর্গ", "স্বর্গে", "স্বর্গে,", "স্বর্গের"]·DE["Himmel"]·EN["heaven", "sky"]·FR["ciel"]·heb["הַשָּׁמַיִם", "שָׁמַיִם"]·HI["अअकअश", "अअकअश-के", "आकाश", "आकाश-की", "आकाश-के", "स्वरग", "स्वरग-के", "स्वरग-तक", "स्वर्ग", "स्वर्ग-में"]·ID["langit", "surga"]·IT["cielo"]·jav["Swarga", "langit", "langit,", "langit.", "swarga"]·KO["하늘", "하늘과", "하늘로", "하늘에서", "하늘의", "하늘이"]·PT["céu", "céu,", "o-céu"]·RU["Небе", "неба", "неба,", "небе", "небесные", "небесных", "небо", "небом"]·ES["cielo"]·SW["-wa-mbingu", "anaapa", "au", "mbingu", "mbinguni", "sisi", "wako"]·TR["gök", "gökle", "gökte", "gökten", "göğe", "göğün"]·urd["آسمان", "آسمان-کی", "آسمان-کے"]
Matt 5:18, Matt 5:34, Matt 6:10, Matt 6:20, Matt 6:26, Matt 8:20, Matt 11:23, Matt 11:25, Matt 13:32, Matt 14:19, Matt 16:1, Matt 16:2 (+38 more)
1. heaven (divine dwelling, transcendent realm) — Split from sense 73571. Criteria: The dwelling place of God and seat of divine authority: 'Our Father in heaven' (Matt 6:9), 'kingdom of heaven' (Matt 3:2), 'treasures in heaven' (Matt 6:20), 'authority given from heaven' (John 19:11). The transcendent spiritual realm distinct from the visible sky. 225×
AR["أَخَذَهَا", "السَّماءِ", "السَّمَاءِ", "سَماءِ", "سَمَاءِ", "سَّمَاءِ"]·ben["আকাশে", "আকাশের", "নিয়ে", "স্বর্গ", "স্বর্গে", "স্বর্গে,", "স্বর্গের"]·DE["Himmel", "nimmt"]·EN["having-taken", "heaven"]·FR["ciel", "prendre"]·heb["הַשָּׁמַיִם", "לָקַח", "שָׁמַיִם"]·HI["आकाश", "आकाश-की", "की", "लेकर", "स्वरग", "स्वरग-के", "स्वरग-तक", "स्वर्ग", "स्वर्ग-में"]·ID["langit", "mengambil", "surga"]·IT["cielo", "ricevere"]·jav["Swarga", "langit", "langit,", "mendhet,", "swarga", "swarga,"]·KO["취하여", "하늘", "하늘,", "하늘-의", "하늘과", "하늘로", "하늘에서"]·PT["céu", "céu,", "o-céu", "tendo-tomado"]·RU["Небе", "взяв", "неба", "неба,", "небе", "небесных", "небо", "небом"]·ES["cielo", "habiendo-tomado"]·SW["aliichukua", "anaapa", "au", "mbingu", "mbinguni", "sisi", "wako"]·TR["alıp", "gökle", "gökte", "gökten", "göğe", "göğün"]·urd["آسمان", "آسمان-کی", "آسمان-کے", "لے-کر"]
Matt 5:34, Matt 6:10, Matt 6:20, Matt 11:23, Matt 11:25, Matt 13:31, Matt 14:19, Matt 16:1, Matt 18:18, Matt 18:18, Matt 21:25, Matt 21:25 (+38 more)
2. sky, firmament, atmosphere (physical realm) — Split from sense 73571. Criteria: The visible vault overhead: birds of the sky (Matt 6:26; 16:2-3), stars falling from heaven (Matt 24:29), clouds of heaven. Observable natural phenomena and physical space above the earth. 53×
AR["السَّماءُ", "السَّماءِ", "السَّمَاءُ", "السَّمَاءِ", "سَماءُ", "سَماءِ", "سَمَاءُ", "سَمَاءِ"]·ben["আকাশ", "আকাশে", "আকাশের", "আকাশের,", "স্বর্গ", "স্বর্গের"]·DE["Himmel"]·EN["heaven", "sky"]·FR["ciel"]·heb["הַשָּׁמַיִם", "שָּׁמַיִם", "שָׁמַיִם"]·HI["अअकअश", "अअकअश-के", "आकाश", "आकाश-के", "स्वर्ग", "स्वर्ग-का"]·ID["langit"]·IT["cielo"]·jav["langit", "langit."]·KO["하늘", "하늘-의", "하늘-이", "하늘과", "하늘에서", "하늘의", "하늘이"]·PT["céu"]·RU["неба", "небе", "небесные", "небесных", "небо", "небу"]·ES["cielo"]·SW["-", "-wa-mbingu", "anga", "mbingu", "mbinguni", "na", "pamoja-na"]·TR["gök", "gökte", "gökten", "göğün"]·urd["آسمان", "آسمان-کے"]
Matt 5:18, Matt 6:26, Matt 8:20, Matt 13:32, Matt 16:2, Matt 16:3, Matt 16:3, Matt 24:29, Matt 24:29, Matt 24:30, Matt 24:30, Matt 24:35 (+38 more)
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
οὐρᾰνός, ὁ, Doric dialect and Boeotian dialect ὠρανός Refs 7th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect ὄρανος (ὀράνω Refs 7th c.BC+ __I heaven: in Refs 8th c.BC+ __I.1 vault or firmament of heaven, sky, γαῖα.. ἐγείνατο ἶσον ἑαυτῇ οὐρανὸν ἀστερόεντα, ἵνα μιν περὶ πάντα καλύπτοι Refs 8th c.BC+; wrapped in clouds, Refs 8th c.BC+; above the aether, Refs 8th c.BC+ continued to regard it as solid (στερέμνιον), Refs;…