This word comes from the name of Beautiful Gate.
Definition
ὡραῖος, -α, -ον
(ὥρα), [in LXX for נָאָה, טוֹב, יָפָה, etc. ;]
seasonable, timely, esp. of ripe fruits; hence, blooming, beautiful (both of things and persons): Matthew 23:27, Acts 3:2, 10, Romans 10:15 (LXX, ὥρα).
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 23:27ὡραῖοι · beautifulWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
- Acts 3:2Ὡραίαν · BeautifulAnd a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
- Acts 3:10Ὡραίᾳ · Beautiful…they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
- Romans 10:15ὡραῖοι · beautiful [are]And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”