heaven

; heaven of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opp. to , , , ; , i.e. the world, the universe, , , , , , al.; (on the absence of art. aft. prep., v. Bl., § 46, 5), ; , , ; , fig., , ; , , , al.; , , al.; , , , al.; , , al.; pl. () (Bl., § 32, 5), , , , , al. ἡ γῆ ὁ οὐ. καὶ ἡ γῆ ἀπ’ ἄκρων οὐ. ἕως ἄ. αὐτῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐ. ὑψωθῆναι ἕως τοῦ οὐ. σημεῖον ἐκ τοῦ οὐ. αἱ νεφέλαι τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐ. οἱ ἀστέρες τοῦ οὐ. οἱ οὐ. He 1:10 II Pe 3:5 10 Mt 5:18 Mk 13:31 Lk 10:21 Ac 4:24 Re 10:6 Mt 24:31 Ac 2:5 Col 1:23 Mt 11:23 Lk 10:15 Mt 16:1 Mk 8:11 Mt 24:30 Mt 6:26 Mk 4:32 Re 6:13 Mt 3:16 Mk 1:10 Jo 1:32 II Pe 3:7 13 Of the abode of God and other blessed beings: of angels, , , , , al.; of Christ glorified, , , , , al.; of God, , , al.; (Dalman, , 184 ff.), , al.; , , , al. Mt 24:36 Mk 12:25 Ga 1:8 Re 10:1 Mk 16:[19] Lk 24:51 Ac 3:21 Ro 10:6 Mt 5:34 Ro 1:18 Mt 5:16 6:1 Mt 6:20 Mk 10:21 ὁ Πατὴρ ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐ. θησαυρὸς ἐν οὐ. Words By meton., of the inhabitants of heaven: (cf. , , ); Re 18:20 Re 12:12 Jb 15:15 Is 44:23 as an evasive reference to God, characteristic of later Judaism (Dalman, , 204 ff.): , , , , al.; (= ; v.s. ). Words Mt 21:25 Mk 11:30 Lk 15:18 Jo 3:27 ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐ. τοῦ Θεοῦ βασιλεία

hemel, hemelen, hemels

heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.

heaven

the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)

air, heaven(-ly), sky

the sky

by extension, heaven (as the abode of God)

by implication, happiness, power, eternity

specially, the Gospel (Christianity)

οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַיִם (hence, often pl., οἱ οὐ., see infr.) ;] heaven; 1. of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opposite to ἡ γῆ, Heb.1:10, 2Pe.3:5, 10; ὁ οὐ. καὶ ἡ γῆ, i.e. the world, the universe, Mat.5:18, Mrk.13:31, Luk.10:21, Act.4:24, Rev.10:6, al.; ἀπ᾽ ἄκρων οὐ. ἕως ἄ. αὐτῶν (on the absence of art. aft. prep., see Bl, §46, 5), Mat.24:31; ὑπὸ τὸν οὐ., Act.2:5, Col.1:23; ὑψωθῆναι ἕως τοῦ οὐ., figuratively, Mat.11:23, Luk.10:15; σημεῖον ἐκ τοῦ οὐ., Mat.16:1, Mrk.8:11, al.; αἱ νεφέλαι, Mat.24:30, al.; τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐ., Mat.6:26, Mrk.4:32, al.; οἱ ἀστέρες τοῦ οὐ., Rev.6:13, al.; pl. (οἱ) οὐ. (Bl., §32, 5), Mat.3:16, Mrk.1:10, Jhn.1:32, 2Pe.3:7, 13 al. 2. Of the abode of God and other blessed beings: of angels, Mat.24:36, Mrk.12:25, Gal.1:8, Rev.10:1, al.; of Christ glorified, Mrk.16:[19], Luk.24:51, Act.3:21, Rom.10:6, al.; of God, Mat.5:34, Rom.1:18, al.; ὁ Πατὴρ ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐ. (Dalman, Words, 184ff.), Mat.5:16 6:1, al.; θησαυρὸς ἐν οὐ., Mat.6:20, Mrk.10:21, al. 3. By meton., (a) of the inhabitants of heaven: Rev.18:20 (cf. ib. 12:12, Job.15:15, Isa.44:23); (b) as an evasive reference to God, characteristic of later Judaism (Dalman, Words, 204ff.): Mat.21:25, Mrk.11:30, Luk.15:18, Jhn.3:27, al.; ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐ. (= τοῦ Θεοῦ); see: βασιλεία). βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ (βασιλεύω), [in LXX chiefly for מַמְלָכָה ,מַלְכוּת ;] 1. prop. abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion: Luk.1:33 22:29, Jhn.18:36, Act.1:6, Heb.1:8, 1Co.15:24; λαβεῖν β., Luk.19:12, 15 Rev.17:12; δοῦναι τὴν, ib. 17; ἔχειν β., ib. 18; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. (εἰς τὴν) β., Mat.16:28, Luk.23:42; β. τ. θεοῦ, Rev.12:10. 2. By meton., concrete (MM, Exp., x), (a) a kingdom, the territory or people over whom the king rules (Est.5:3, al.): Mat.4:8 12:25, 26 24:7, Mrk.3:24 6:23, Luk.4:5, Heb.11:33, al.; (b) the royal majesty (cf. our phrase His Majesty), the king himself (τ. σπέρμα τῆς β., 4Ki.11:1). 3. In LXX (Wis.6:5, Tob.13:1, al.), Targ. and NT, of the Messianic rule and kingdom, ἡ β. τ. θεοῦ, τ. οὐρανῶν (Heb. מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם, Aram. מַלְכוּתָא דִשׁמַיָּא; see Dalman, Words, 91-147; Cremer, 132, 658), the kingdom of God (on the equivalence of the two phrases, see Dalman, op. cit., 93, 218f.); τ. θεοῦ, Mat.6:33 12:28, al.; τ. οὐρανῶν, Mat.3:2 4:17, al.; τ. Χριστοῦ (מַלִכוּת דִמְשִׁיחא, Targ. Jon. on Isa.53:10), Eph.5:5; τ. κυρίου, 2Pe.1:11, Rev.11:15; τ. Δαυείδ, Mrk.11:10; absol., ἡ β., Mat.4:23, Jas.2:5, al. The kingdom is regarded as present: Mat.11:12, Luk.17:21, Rom.14:17, al.; as that which is to be consummated in the future, Mat.6:10, Mrk.9:1, Jhn.3:5, 2Pe.1:11, al. Noteworthy phrases are: ζητεῖν τὴν β., Mat.6:33; δέχεσθαι, Mrk.10:15; κλρονομεῖν, Mat.25:34; διδόναι, Lk 12:32; παραλαμβάνειν, Heb.12:28; αὐτῶν (τοιούτων) εστὶν ἡ β., Mat.5:3, 10 19:14, Mrk.10:14, Luk.18:16; διὰ τὴν β., Mat.19:12; ἕνεκεν τῆς β., Luk.18:29; εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, κηρύσσειν, διαγγέλλειν τὴν β., Luk.4:43 9:2, 60; ἤγγικεν ἡ β., Mat.3:2, Mrk.1:15; κλεῖς τῆς β., Mat.16:10; κλείειν τὴν β., Mat.23:14; υἱοὶ τῆς β., Mat.8:12 13:38 (cf. Cremer, 132, 658). \ (AS)