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οὐρανῷ καὶ γῆς

Heaven · earth: soil

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οὐρανός G3772 heaven
Pronunciation ouranós
Heaven signifies both the physical sky and God's transcendent dwelling place where divine rule operates.
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γῆ G1093 earth: soil
Pronunciation gē
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What does οὐρανῷ καὶ γῆς (ouranō kai gēs) mean in the Bible?

οὐρανός · γῆ is a Greek word meaning "heaven and earth".

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Meaning

heaven and earth
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:18 · Matt 16:2 · Matt 16:3 · Matt 24:35 · Mark 13:31 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 21:33 · Acts 7:49 · Jas 5:18 · Rev 6:14 · Rev 20:11 · Rev 21:1 12×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 3:16 · Heb 1:10 · 2 Pet 3:5 · 2 Pet 3:7 · 2 Pet 3:10 · 2 Pet 3:12 · Rev 12:12 7×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:26 · Matt 8:20 · Matt 11:23 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 13:32 · Matt 16:1 · Matt 16:3 · Matt 21:25 · Matt 24:29 · Matt 24:30 · Matt 26:64 · Matt 28:2 · Mark 4:32 · Mark 8:11 · Mark 11:30 · Mark 11:31 92×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 3:2 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 5:19 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 10:7 · Matt 11:11 · Matt 11:12 · Matt 13:11 · Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:31 · Matt 13:33 42×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:12 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 5:45 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:9 · Matt 7:11 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 10:32 · Matt 10:33 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 16:17 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 18:10 · Matt 18:14 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 19:21 36×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:34 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 6:20 · Matt 18:18 · Matt 22:30 · Matt 23:22 · Matt 24:30 · Matt 28:18 · Mark 10:21 · Mark 13:32 · Luke 6:23 · Luke 15:7 · Luke 19:38 · Acts 2:19 · 1 Cor 8:5 · Col 4:1 35×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:19 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 7:34 · Mark 16:19 · Luke 2:15 · Luke 3:21 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 15:18 · Luke 15:21 · Luke 16:17 · Luke 17:24 · Luke 18:13 · Luke 24:51 · John 1:51 · John 3:13 · John 17:1 43×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Mark 1:10 · Acts 2:34 · Acts 7:56 · Heb 4:14 · 2 Pet 3:13 5×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Rev 18:20 1×
273 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 15 — The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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