Beautiful
ὡραῖοςStrong’s G5611hōraios
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hōraios is the Greek word usually translated “beautiful”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “beautiful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- beautiful 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Matthew 1
- Romans 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 3:2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
- Acts 3:10And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
- Romans 10:15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Greek dictionary
ὡραῖος hōraios · Beautiful
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): Mat.23:27, Act.3:2, 10, Rom.10:15 (LXX, ὥρα).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “beautiful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BEAU'TIFUL, adjective
bu'tiful. [beauty and full.]
- Elegant in form, fair, having the form that pleases the eye.
- Having the qualities which constitute beauty, or that which pleases the senses other than the sight; as a beautiful sound.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.