Strong's Lexicon epouranios: Heavenly, celestial Original Word: ἐπουράνιος Word Origin: Derived from ἐπί (epi, meaning "upon" or "above") and οὐρανός (ouranos, meaning "heaven" or "sky"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in the Old Testament is שָׁמַיִם (shamayim), which also means "heavens" or "sky." Usage: The term "epouranios" is used in the New Testament to describe things that pertain to or originate from heaven. It often refers to the divine realm or the spiritual realities that are associated with God's kingdom. This adjective is used to contrast earthly or temporal things with those that are eternal and divine. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the heavens was often associated with the divine and the abode of the gods. In Jewish thought, heaven was seen as the dwelling place of Yahweh and the angels. The New Testament writers, drawing from this background, use "epouranios" to emphasize the superiority and eternal nature of the spiritual realm over the physical world. HELPS Word-studies 2032 epouránios (an adjective, derived from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting," which intensifies 3772 /ouranós, "heaven") – properly, heavenly, referring to the impact of heaven's influence on the particular situation or person. [The prefix (epi) shows this always "fits" – from the standpoint of heaven.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom epi and ouranos Definition of heaven NASB Translation heaven (1), heavenly (14), heavenly one (1), heavenly things (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2032: ἐπουράνιοςἐπουράνιος, ἐπουράνιον (οὐρανός), properly, existing in or above heaven, heavenly; 1. existing in heaven: ὁ πατήρ ἐπουράνιος, i. e. God, Matthew 18:35 Rec. (Θεοί, Θεός, Homer, Odyssey 17, 484; Iliad 6, 131, etc.; 3Macc. 6:28 3Macc. 7:6); οἱ ἐπουράνιοι the heavenly beings, the inhabitants of heaven, (Lucian, dial. deor. 4, 3; of the gods, in Theocritus, 25, 5): of angels, in opposition to ἐπιγειοι and καταχθονιοι, Philippians 2:10; Ignat. ad Trall. 9 [ET], (cf. Polycarp, ad Philipp. 2 [ET]); σώματα, the bodies of the stars (which the apostle, according to the universal ancient conception, seems to have regarded as animate (cf. Lightfoot on Colossians, p. 376; Gfrorer, Philo etc. 2te Aufl., p. 349f; Siegfried, Philo von Alex., p. 306; yet cf. Meyer ed. Heinrici, at the passage), cf. Job 38:7; Enoch 18:14ff) and of the angels, 1 Corinthians 15:40; ἡ βασιλεία ἡ ἐπουράνιος (on which see p. 97), 2 Timothy 4:18; substantially the same as ἡ πατρίς ἡ ἐπουράνιος Hebrews 11:16 and Ἱερουσαλήμ ἐπουρανίῳ, Hebrews 12:22; κλῆσις, a calling made (by God) in heaven, Hebrews 3:1 (others would include a reference to its end as well as to its origin; cf. Lunem. at the passage), cf. Philippians 3:14 (Lightfoot cites Philo, plant. Noe § 6). The neut. τά ἐπουράνια denotes (cf. Winers Grammar, § 34, 2) a. the things that take place in heaven, i. e. the purposes of God to grant salvation to men through the death of Christ: John 3:12 (see ἐπίγειος). b. the heavenly regions, i. e. heaven itself, the abode of God and angels: Ephesians 1:3, 20 (where Lachmann text οὐρανοῖς); Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 3:10; the lower heavens, or the heaven of the clouds, Ephesians 6:12 (cf. B. D. American edition, under the word c. the heavenly temple or sanctuary: Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 9:23. 2. of heavenly origin and nature: 1 Corinthians 15:48f (opposite to χοϊκός); ἡ δωρεά ἡ ἐπουράνιος. Hebrews 6:4. From epi and ouranos; above the sky -- celestial, (in) heaven(-ly), high. see GREEK epi see GREEK ouranos Englishman's Concordance John 3:12 Adj-ANPGRK: ὑμῖν τὰ ἐπουράνια πιστεύσετε NAS: if I tell you heavenly things? KJV: I tell you [of] heavenly things? INT: to you the things heavenly will you believe 1 Corinthians 15:40 Adj-NNP 1 Corinthians 15:40 Adj-GNP 1 Corinthians 15:48 Adj-NMS 1 Corinthians 15:48 Adj-NMP 1 Corinthians 15:49 Adj-GMS Ephesians 1:3 Adj-DNP Ephesians 1:20 Adj-DNP Ephesians 2:6 Adj-DNP Ephesians 3:10 Adj-DNP Ephesians 6:12 Adj-DNP Philippians 2:10 Adj-GMP 2 Timothy 4:18 Adj-AFS Hebrews 3:1 Adj-GFS Hebrews 6:4 Adj-GFS Hebrews 8:5 Adj-GNP Hebrews 9:23 Adj-ANP Hebrews 11:16 Adj-GFS Hebrews 12:22 Adj-DFS Strong's Greek 2032 |
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