ὡραῖοςhōraîos
belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e. (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively))
Greek (New Testament) · G5611
Meanings
seasonable, timely, especially of ripe fruits; hence, blooming, beautiful (both of things and persons): Matthew 23:27, Acts 3:2, Acts 3:10, Romans 10:15 (LXX, ὥρα).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 23:27 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity.
- Acts 3:2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.
- Acts 3:10 When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!
- Romans 10:15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.