Strong's Number G3772

οὐρανός

ouranos · oo-ran-os'

Transliteration:

ouranos{oo-ran-os'}

Word Origin:

perhaps from the same as 3735 (through the idea of elevation); the sky

TDNT:

5:497,736

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

heaven 267, air 10, sky 5, heavenly 1537 1

Total: 283
Occurs 273 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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
the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings