Lexical Definition

‎ὡραῖος‎ hōraîos (ho-rah'-yos) Beautiful ^G:A
from ‎ὥρα‎

beautiful.

• belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e. (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively))

Abbott-Smith

ὡραῖος, -α, -ον (< ὥρα), [in LXX for נָאָה, טוֹב, יָפֶה, etc. ;]
seasonable, timely, esp. of ripe fruits; hence, blooming, beautiful (both of things and persons): Mt 23:27, Ac 3:2, 10, Ro 10:15 (LXX, ὥρα).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

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. [ὡραῖος ἀποτέθνηκεν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.178e; so ὕλη ὡ. τέμνεσθαι 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 5.1.1. ">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, [ὡραῖος [prev. author] “Av.” 138 ">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+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.3.6 ☩ LXX.2Chr.36.19 ☩ Matt.23.27 ☩ Acts.3.10}

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Beautiful Gate • Gate of the Jerusalem temple, site of Peter's miracle.

The Beautiful Gate was a gate of the Jerusalem temple, where Peter healed a lame man. (Acts 3:2, 10)

• A location in Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם first mentioned at Act.3.2;
• only referred to as Beautiful_Gate ὡραῖος.
  

The Beautiful Gate, mentioned in Acts 3:2 and 3:10, was one of the gates of the temple in Jerusalem during the time of the early church. It was the location where the apostle Peter, accompanied by John, encountered a man who had been lame from birth. The man was carried daily to the gate to ask for alms from those entering the temple courts.

As Peter and John approached the gate, the man asked them for money. Instead, Peter commanded the man to walk in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Instantly, the man's feet and ankles were made strong, and he began to walk, leap, and praise God. This miracle attracted the attention of the people, who were astonished to see the man walking and praising God.

The exact location and appearance of the Beautiful Gate are not described in detail in the Bible. It is believed to have been one of the main entrances to the temple complex, possibly leading from the Court of the Gentiles to the Court of Women. The gate's name suggests that it was likely an ornate and impressive structure.

The healing of the lame man at the Beautiful Gate was a significant event in the early church, demonstrating the power of the risen Christ and the authority of the apostles to perform miracles in His name. It also provided an opportunity for Peter to preach the gospel to the gathered crowd, resulting in many people coming to believe in Jesus (Acts 3:11-26).

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