ἐπουράνιος epouranios · G2032
heavenly
ἐπουράνιος, -ον; (οὐρανός), [in LXX: Psa.68:14 (שַׁדַּי), DA TH Dan.4:23 A (שָׁמַיִם) 2Ma.3:39, 3Ma.6:28 3Mac 7:6, 4Ma.4:11 AR, 4Ma.11:3 א* ; ] ; in or of heaven, heavenly (in Hom., of the Gods): οἱ ἐ., opposite to ἐπίγειοι and καταχθόνιοι, Php.2:10; to χοϊκός, 1Co.15:48-49; σώματα (see Lft., Col., 376), 1Co.15:40; βασιλεία, 2Ti.4:18; παπρίς, Heb.11:16; Ἱερουσαλήμ, Heb.12:22; κλῆσις (cf. Lft. on Php.3:14), Heb.3:1; τὰ ἐ., Heb.8:5 9:23; opposite to ἐπίγειος, Jhn.3:12; id., of the heavenly regions, Eph.1:3, 20 2:6 3:10 6:12; ἡ δωρεὰ ἡ ἐ., Heb.6:4 (Cremer, 468).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐπουράνιος [ᾰ], ον, ; Epic dialect η, ον []:— heavenly, in []; ἡ ἐ. πορεία falsa lectio in []; 2 plural, as substantive, οἱ ἐ., ={θεοί}, []; opposed to ἐπίγειοι, []; τὰ ἐ., ={τὰ μετέωρα}, variant in []; 3 up to heaven, ἔπτατ᾽ ἐπουρανίη variant in []
Where it's used 19 times
John 3:12 · 1 Corinthians 15:40 · 1 Corinthians 15:48 · 1 Corinthians 15:49 · Ephesians 1:3 · Ephesians 1:20 · Ephesians 2:6 · Ephesians 3:10 · Ephesians 6:12 · Philippians 2:10 · 2 Timothy 4:18 · Hebrews 3:1 · Hebrews 6:4 · Hebrews 8:5 · Hebrews 9:23 · Hebrews 11:16 · Hebrews 12:22 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G2032; TFLSJ G2032
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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