ἐπουράνιοςepouránios
above the sky
Greek (New Testament) · G2032
Meanings
in or of heaven, heavenly (in Hom., of the Gods): οἱ ἐ., opposed to ἐπίγειοι and καταχθόνιοι, Philippians 2:10; to χοϊκός, 1 Corinthians 15:48, 1 Corinthians 15:49; σώματα, 1 Corinthians 15:40; βασιλεία, 2 Timothy 4:18; παπρίς, Hebrews 11:16; Ἱερουσαλήμ, Hebrews 12:22; κλῆσις (cf. Lft. on Philippians 3:14), Hebrews 3:1; τὰ ἐ., Hebrews 8:5, Hebrews 9:23; opposed to ἐπίγειος, John 3:12; id., of the heavenly regions, Ephesians 1:3, Ephesians 1:20, Ephesians 2:6, Ephesians 3:10, Ephesians 6:12; ἡ δωρεὰ ἡ ἐ., Hebrews 6:4.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- οὐρανόςouranós · G3772the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- John 3:12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
- 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies.
- 1 Corinthians 15:48 Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man.
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man.
- Ephesians 1:3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
- Ephesians 1:20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.