"heavenly, celestial, Mt. 6:14, 26, 32; 15:13"
Definition and meaning
heavenly, celestial, Mt. 6:14, 26, 32; 15:13
In the original Greek the word is written: οὐράνιος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ouranios (G3770) across the King James Bible.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
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Common questions
Strong's G3770 (ouranios) is a Greek word that means: heavenly, celestial, Mt. 6:14, 26, 32; 15:13 It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word ouranios (G3770) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3770 is ouranios, a Greek word defined as: heavenly, celestial, Mt. 6:14, 26, 32; 15:13. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ouranios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.