Definition of "ouranos" [ouranos]

• (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The word ouranos (ούρανός) means heavens, and it is a keyword in De caelo."
• "(τό πα̃ν) occurs several times in Aristotle's De caelo, sometimes reinforced by to holon (τό ὅλον; the Whole), and its meaning is a near-synonym for the leading term ouranos (“Heaven,” “World”)."
• "In fact, the Greek word used in the verse from Luke translated as "Heaven" is "ouranos" (or "ouranou", to keep the correct case ending)."