Beautiful

Greek Adjective

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)

Beautiful

Greek Adjective

ὡραῖος, α, ον, produced at the right season (ὥρα), seasonable, timely: especially of the fruits of the earth, βίος or βίοτος ὡ. store of fruits gathered in due season, [Refs]; ὡ. καρποί the fruits of the season, καρποὺς. κατατίθεσθαι ὡραίους to store them up in season, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡραῖα. ἀποτελεῖν ἱερά to render fruits of the season as sacred offerings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σῦκα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also of animals, ὡ. ἄρνες yearling, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of tunnies at a year old (from six months to one year they were called πηλαμύδες), πηλαμὺς. ὡραία θέρους τῷ Βοσπορίτῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡ. θύννοι Ps.-[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τάριχος ὡ. fish salted or pickled in the season, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; σαργάναι ὡ. pickling-tubs, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: hence generally, agricultural produce, εἶναι ἐνεχυρασίαν Αἰξωνεῦσιν ἐκ τῶν ὡ. τῶν ἐκ τοῦ χωρίου [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) τὰ ὡραῖα, ={τὰ καταμήνια}, especially at their first appearance, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) substantive ἡ ὡραία (in full, ὥρη ἡ ὡραίη [Refs 5th c.BC+], harvest-time, especially the twenty days before and twenty days after the rising of the dog-star, μίμνει ἐς ὡραίην till harvest-time, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 3.b) the campaigning-season, during which the troops kept the field, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3.c) τὴν μὲν ὡραίην οὐκ ὕει it does not rain in the season (i.e. of rain), [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) happening or done in due season, seasonable, ἄροτος, ἔργον, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πλόος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σκαπάνη [Refs]; ὅτε ὡραῖον εἴη when the weather permitted, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.2) metaphorically, (ὥρα (C) B) seasonable, due, proper, ὡραίων τυχεῖν, ={νομίμων τυχεῖν} (compare ὥριος (A). [Refs 5th c.BC+] uncertain in [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) of persons, seasonable or ripe for a thing, c.genitive, ἀνδρὸς ὡραίη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γάμων or γάμου ὡραῖαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅστις οὐκέθ᾽ ὡραῖος γαμεῖ [Refs]; ὡ. γάμος seasonable marriage, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also of old persons, ripe or ready for death, πατήρ γε μὴν ὡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) in reference to age, in the prime of life, youthful, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence in the bloom of youth, opposed to ἄωρος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: but not necessarily implying beauty, τοῖς τῶν ὡραίων προσώποις, καλῶν δὲ μή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare ὥρα (C) [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) generally, of things, beautiful, graceful, [LXX+NT] IV) irregular superlative ὡραιέστατος [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) adverb ὡραίως [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e. (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively)); beautiful; from g5610 (ὥρα)