"timely, seasonable; in prime, blooming; in NT beautiful, Mt. 23:27; Acts 3:2, 10; Rom. 10:15*"
Definition and meaning
timely, seasonable; in prime, blooming; in NT beautiful, Mt. 23:27; Acts 3:2, 10; Rom. 10:15*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὡρᾶιος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of horaios (G5611) across the King James Bible.
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.
And 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;
And 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.
And 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!
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Common questions
Strong's G5611 (horaios) is a Greek word that means: timely, seasonable; in prime, blooming; in NT beautiful, Mt. 23:27; Acts 3:2, 10; Rom. 10:15* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word horaios (G5611) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5611 is horaios, a Greek word defined as: timely, seasonable; in prime, blooming; in NT beautiful, Mt. 23:27; Acts 3:2, 10; Rom. 10:15*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
horaios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.