Luke 20:4:5Luke.20.4.W5TAB
οὐρανοῦ
ouranou
“heaven”
- Transliteration
- ou-ra-NOU
- Extended
- oo-rah-NOO
- IPA
- /ou.raˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heaven
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ou-ra-NOU
- sentence
to BAP-ti-sma i-ō-AN-nou eks ou-ra-NOU ÊN Ê eks an-THRÔ-pōn
Exegesis
This is followed by the prepositional phrase ex ouranou {ἐξ οὐρανοῦ | ex oura-noû} ‘from heaven,’ which in context contrasts divine authorization with merely human endorsement.
Root and etymology
ouranosomicron–upsilon–rho–alpha–nu–omicron–sigma
“heaven, sky, heavenly realm”
In context — Luke 20:4
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men ?
About this coordinate
Luke 20:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 20:4, so the Greek word οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.20.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.4.W5.S1) and character.