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ἐπουράνιος
epouránios · Greek · Strong's G2032 · 19 occurrences
The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “high”
What it means
above the sky
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G3772 (οὐρανός);
How the KJV renders it
celestial, heaven, high
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“high”
Questions this word decides
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does John 3:5 mean ('born of water and Spirit')?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
- Does continuing to sin after conversion cost you your salvation?
Where it appears
19 occurrences in the Greek text, first 17 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 15:40 A-GPN1 Corinthians 15:48 A-NPM1 Corinthians 15:49 A-GSM2 Timothy 4:18 A-ASFEphesians 1:3 A-DPNEphesians 1:20 A-DPNEphesians 2:6 A-DPNEphesians 3:10 A-DPNEphesians 6:12 A-DPNHebrews 3:1 A-GSFHebrews 6:4 A-GSFHebrews 8:5 A-GPNHebrews 9:23 A-APNHebrews 11:16 A-GSFHebrews 12:22 A-DSFJohn 3:12 A-APNPhilippians 2:10 A-GPM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.