G997: βοηθέω (boēthéō)

G997 βοηθέω (boēthéō)

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Quick Definition

βοηθέω v. I come to the rescue of

Strong's Definition

from 998; to aid or relieve

KJV Usage: help, succor

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

βοηθέω (G0997)

verb | βοάω + θέω

35.1 · Help, Care For · Help

to help to assist in supplying what may be needed

MAT 15:25 · MRK 9:22 · MRK 9:24 · ACT 16:9 · ACT 21:28 · 2CO 6:2 · HEB 2:18 · REV 12:16

¹ The various terms noted in 35.1 (ἀντιλαμβάνω[a], ἐπιλαμβάνομαι[d], ὑπολαμβάνω[c], συμβάλλω[e], παρίστημι[l], ἀντέχω[c], ἐπαρκέω[a], βοηθέω, βοήθεια[a]) with a generic meaning of ‘help’ no doubt possess certain contrastive features of meaning, at least of a connotative type, but there is no specific evidence of this in NT usage.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

βοη-θέω, -ῶ; 1 aor. ἐβοήθησα ; (fr. βοή ἃ cry and θέω to run); in Sept. chiefly for 7133; in Grk. writ. fr. [{Aeschyl. and] Hdt. down; prop. to run to the ery (of those in danger); hence univ. to help, succor, bring aid: τινί, Mt. xv. 25; Mk. ix. 22, 24 (βοήθει μου τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ, “quod fiduciae meae deest bonitate tua supple,” Grotius); Acts xvi. 9; xxi. 28; 2 Co. vi. 2; Heb. ii. 18; Rey. xii. 16.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

βοηθέω boētheō 8x

to run to the aid of those who cry for help; to advance to the assistance of any one, help, aid, succor, Mt. 15:25; Mk. 9:22, 24

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

βοηθέω, -ῶ

(< βοή + θέω, to run), [in LXX chiefly for עזר ;]

to come to aid, to help, succour: absol., Ac 21:28; c dat., Mt 15:25, Mk 9:22, 24 Ac 16:9, II Co 6:2 (LXX), He 2:18, Re 12:16.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

βοηθέω. Like the noun, the verb is ubiquitous in the formula of petitions, e.g. P Par 2253 (petition of the Serapeum Twins) | ὅπως ὦμεν δι ὑμᾶς βεβοηθημέναι, P Fay 11%! (c. B.c. 115) τούτων δὲ γενομένων ἔσομαι βεβοηθημένίος, P Giss I. 81° (A.D. 110) ἵν᾽ ὦ [β]εβοηθημένος, BGU II. 4545) (A.p. 193) καὶ ὦμεν ὑπό clov βεβοηθημένοι. For its general use cf. P Giss I. 665 (early ii/A.D.) ἃ [ἐϊβεβοηθήκεις αὐτῶι, P Tebt II. 2864 (A.D. 121-38) κ]αὶ πί[ρ]ώην cor ἀπεφηνάμην ὅτι τὸ ἐϊπ]ίκριμά pov βοηθεῖ [o]or. ““ that my edict was of service to you” (Edd.), P. Flor IL. 150° (a.p. 267) πλείονα (sc. βοΐδια) ἕξει βοηθεῖν σε (note case), P Oxy X. 1348 (late iii/A.D.) od yap ἐβοήθησας ἡμῖν ὡς εἰδὼς τὰ [νόϊμιμα. Add from inscrr. Sy// 3291! (B.c. 86), where the Ephesian demos, ἐσχηκὼς καιρὸν πρὸς τὸ βοηθεῖν τοῖς κοινοῖς πράγμασιν, declares war on Mithradates. For divine help cf. Predséghe 158 ᾿Ανδρόμαχος Μακεδὼν ἀφίκετο πρὸς ᾿Αμενώθην χρηστὸν θεὸν μ[ι]σϑοῦ ἐργαζόμενος καὶ ἐμαλακίσϑη καὶ ὁ θεὸς αὐτῶι ἐβοήθησε αὐθημερή, P Leid WY? (ii/ili A.D.) κλῦτι μοι, ὃ χρηστὸς ἐν βαΐζάνοις, βοήθησον ἐν ἀνάγκαις. These prepare for its use in Christian papyri: P Fay 1369 (a letter, iv/A.D.) εἸϊδότες ὅτι ἔχετέ pe is ὅσ᾽ ἄν πάσχετε, θεοῦ βοηθοῦντος, P Oxy VII. 1058* (a prayer, iv/v A.D.) ὁ θ(εδ)ς τῶν παρακειμένων σταυρῶν, βοήθησον τὸν δοῦλόν σου, 2. VIII. 1152* (amulet, v/vi A.D.) Ἰεσοῦ Χριστέ, βοήθι ἡμῖν καὶ τούτῳ οἴκῳ. Inscriptional instances of βοιηθέω are given in G. Meyer Gr.* p. 93: see Brugmann-Thumb G7. p. 54. The verb starts from the military sense, so common in Greek historians: Homeric βοηθόος, from which it comes, ‘* succurrit (θοός) ad clamorem (βοή). ἘΒοηθός was made afresh from the verb.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

βοηθέω (boētheō) — to help. βοηθ-έω (sometimes written βοιηθέω, [Refs 4th c.BC+], Ionic dialect βωθέω, only [Refs 5th c.BC+], compare βοηθήσω [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Doric dialect βοᾱθοέω [Refs]; Aeolic dialect βαθόημι (which see):—middle, future -ήσομαι[Refs 4th c.AD+]:—come to aid, succour, assist, aid, with dative, τῇ σφετέρῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ναυσὶ β. τινί πολιορκουμένῳ[Refs]; β. τοῖς τῶν προγόνων ἀτυχήμασιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. τῷ θεῷ maintain his rights, Epist. Philipp. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a physician, β. τῷ θερμῷ ἐπὶ τὸ ψυχρόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. absolutely, come to the rescue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπί τινα against one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. ἐς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. πρός τι contribute to an object, see reading in [Refs 4th c.BC+], or keep it off, [Refs]; χρήμασι with money, [Refs] it is an antidote to.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]

3. passive, to be assisted, receive help, παρά τινος [LXX+4th c.BC+]; ἐβοήθην[LXX+2nd c.AD+]; especially of patients, derive benefit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]