G3772

Greek Lexicon Entry

Original

οὐρανός

Transliteration

shâmayim

Testament

New Testament

Definition

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

Etymology & Derivation

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

Related Entries

parent of
G3771

οὐρανόθεν

ouranóthen

from the sky
derives from
G3735

ὄρος

óros

perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω); compare G3733 (ὄρνις)); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
parent of
G3321

μεσουράνημα

mesouránēma

mid-sky
parent of
G3770

οὐράνιος

ouránios

celestial, i
parent of
G2032

ἐπουράνιος

epouránios

above the sky

English Translations (KJV)

heaven 583x
heavens 133x
air 39x
sky 7x
eternity 1x

5 English word(s) are translated from G3772 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 763 times.

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