Ouranos

oo-ran-os'
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Ouranos Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 274
  1. the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it
    1. the universe, the world
    2. the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are produced
    3. the sidereal or starry heavens
  2. the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ouranoß
Origin
perhaps from the same as (3735) (through the idea of elevation); the sky
Strong's Number
3772
TDNT Entry
5:497,736

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Ouranos". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.