ἐπουράνιος, ἐπουράνιον (οὐρανός), properly, existing in or above heaven, heavenly; 1. existing in heaven: ὁ πατήρ ἐπουράνιος, i. e. God, Mat_18:35 Rec. (Θεοί, Θεός, Homer, Odyssey 17, 484; Iliad 6, 131, etc.; 3Ma_6:28 3Ma_7:6); οἱ ἐπουράνιοι the heavenly beings, the inhabitants of heaven, (Lucian, dial. deor. 4, 3; of the gods, in Theocritus, 25, 5): of angels, in opposition to ἐπιγειοι and καταχθονιοι, Php_2:10; Ignat. ad Trall. 9 [ET], (cf. Polycarp, ad Philipp. 2 [ET]); σώματα, the bodies of the stars (which the apostle, according to the universal ancient conception, seems to have regarded as animate (cf. Lightfoot on Colossians, p. 376; Gfrorer, Philo etc. 2te Aufl., p. 349f; Siegfried, Philo von Alex., p. 306; yet cf. Meyer ed. Heinrici, at the passage), cf. Job_38:7; Enoch 18:14ff) and of the angels, 1Co_15:40; ἡ βασιλεία ἡ ἐπουράνιος (on which see p. 97), 2Ti_4:18; substantially the same as ἡ πατρίς ἡ ἐπουράνιος Heb_11:16 and Ἱερουσαλήμ ἐπουρανίῳ, Heb_12:22; κλῆσις, a calling made (by God) in heaven, Heb_3:1 (others would include a reference to its end as well as to its origin; cf. Lunem. at the passage), cf. Php_3:14 (Lightfoot cites Philo, plant. Noe § 6). The neut. τά ἐπουράνια denotes (cf. Winers Grammar, § 34, 2) a. the things that take place in heaven, i. e. the purposes of God to grant salvation to men through the death of Christ: Joh_3:12 (see ἐπίγειος). b. the heavenly regions, i. e. heaven itself, the abode of God and angels: Eph_1:3; Eph_1:20 (where Lachmann text οὐρανοῖς); Eph_2:6; Eph_3:10; the lower heavens, or the heaven of the clouds, Eph_6:12 (cf. B. D. American edition, under the word ). c. the heavenly temple or sanctuary: Heb_8:5; Heb_9:23. 2. of heavenly origin and nature: 1Co_15:48 f (opposite to χοϊκός); ἡ δωρεά ἡ ἐπουράνιος. Heb_6:4.

ἐπουράνιος epouranios 19x heavenly, in respect of locality, Eph_1:20 ; Php_2:10 ; τὰ ἐπουράνια , the upper regions of the air, Eph_6:12 ; heavenly, in respect of essence and character, unearthly, 1Co_15:48-49 ; met. divine, spiritual, Joh_3:12 heavenly.

ἐπουράνιος , -ον ( < οὐρανός ), [in LXX : Psa_68:14 ( H7706 ), DA TH Dan_4:23 A ( H8064 ) 2Ma_3:39 , 3Ma_6:28 ; 3Ma_7:6 , 4Ma_4:11 AR , 4Ma_11:3 ΰ * ;] in or of heaven, heavenly (in Hom ., of the Gods): οἱ ἐ ., opp . to ἐπίγειοι and καταχθόνιοι , Php_2:10 ; to χοϊκός , 1Co_15:48-49 ; σώματα ( v. Lft ., Col., 376), 1Co_15:40 ; βασιλεία , 2Ti_4:18 ; παπρίς , Heb_11:16 ; Ἱερουσαλήμ , Heb_12:22 ; κλῆσις ( cf. Lft . on Php_3:14 ), Heb_3:1 ; τὰ ἐ ., Heb_8:5 ; Heb_9:23 ; opp . to ἐπίγειος , Joh_3:12 ; id ., of the heavenly regions, Eph_1:3 ; Eph_1:20 ; Eph_2:6 ; Eph_3:10 ; Eph_6:12 ; ἡ δωρεὰ ἡ ἐ ., Heb_6:4 ( Cremer , 468).†

ἐπουράνιος [page 252] That this classical word (Homer, Plato) had survived in Hellenistic Greek outside the NT is shown by its occurrence in the Jewish text of the great Paris magical papyrus, P Par 574 .3042 (iii/A.D.) (= Deissmann LAE , p. 252) καὶ σὺ λάλησον ὁποῖον ἐὰν ἦς ἐπεουράνιον ἢ ἀέριον εἴτε ἐπίγειον εἴτε ὑπόγειον ἢ καταχθόνιον a passage which at once recalls the Pauline usage ( Php_2:10 , Eph_2:2 , al. ), but is not a quotation from the Apostle. The papyrus and St. Paul are both using familiar Jewish categories (Deissmann ut s. p. 257 n. .11 ). See also Kaibel 261 .9 f. (ii/A.D.) κεῖται μὲν γαίῃ φθίμενον δέμας , ἡ δὲ δοθεῖσα ψυχή μοι ναίει δώματ᾽ ἐπουράνια .

ἐπουράνιος ἐπ-ουράνιος, ον "in heaven, heavenly", Hom. οἱ ἐπουράνιοι "the gods above", Theocr. :— τὰ ἐπ. "the phenomena of the heavens", Plat.

ἐπουράνιος, -ον (οὐρανός), [in LXX: Psa.68:14 (שַׁדַּי), DA TH Dan.4:23 A (שָׁמַיִם) 2Ma.3:39, 3Ma.6:28 3Mac 7:6, 4Ma.4:11 AR, 4Ma.11:3 א* ;] in or of heaven, heavenly (in Hom., of the Gods): οἱ ἐ., opposite to ἐπίγειοι and καταχθόνιοι, Php.2:10; to χοϊκός, 1Co.15:48-49; σώματα (see Lft., Col., 376), 1Co.15:40; βασιλεία, 2Ti.4:18; παπρίς, Heb.11:16; Ἱερουσαλήμ, Heb.12:22; κλῆσις (cf. Lft. on Php.3:14), Heb.3:1; τὰ ἐ., Heb.8:5 9:23; opposite to ἐπίγειος, Jhn.3:12; id., of the heavenly regions, Eph.1:3, 20 2:6 3:10 6:12; ἡ δωρεὰ ἡ ἐ., Heb.6:4 (Cremer, 468).† (AS)