Strong's Greek · G3772

οὐρανός

ouranós

air, heaven(-ly), sky

Definition

the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)

Derivation

perhaps from the same as G3735 (ὄρος) (through the idea of elevation);

Appears 273 times in Scripture

Matthew 3:16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Matthew 4:17

From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 3:17

And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

Matthew 18:10

See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

Revelation 10:6

And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!

Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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