Greek core word #57 · noun · 273 times in the New Testament
οὐρανός
oo-rah-NOSοὐρανός, οὐρανοῦ, ὁ — heaven, sky
- Second declension masculine; oxytone (οὐρανοῦ, οὐρανῷ).
- Often plural for “heaven”: ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν “the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Second declension, masculine
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | οὐρανός | οὐρανοί |
| Genitive | οὐρανοῦ | οὐρανῶν |
| Dative | οὐρανῷ | οὐρανοῖς |
| Accusative | οὐρανόν | οὐρανούς |
| Vocative | οὐρανέ | οὐρανοί |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 7, Matthew 23:13.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 264 · open the PDF here