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Lexicon :: Strong's G996 - boētheia

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βοήθεια
Transliteration
boētheia (Key)
Pronunciation
bo-ay'-thi-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:628,108

Strong’s Definitions

βοήθεια boḗtheia, bo-ay'-thi-ah; from G998; aid; specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel:—help.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G996 in the following manner: help (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G996 in the following manner: help (2x).

  1. help

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βοήθεια boḗtheia, bo-ay'-thi-ah; from G998; aid; specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel:—help.
STRONGS G996:
βοήθεια, -ας, ἡ, (see βοηθέω), help: Hebrews 4:16, (often in the Sept., chiefly for עֶזְרָה and עֵזֶר; in Greek writings from Thucydides and Xenophon down); plural helps: Acts 27:17 [see Hackett at the passage; B. D. under the word Ship 4; Smith, Voyage and Shipwreck of St. Paul, pp. 106f, 204f; cf. ὑποζώννυμι].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
27:17
Hebrews
4:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G996 matches the Greek βοήθεια (boētheia),
which occurs 41 times in 41 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:23 - 'Call judgment down on Meroz,' says the LORD's angelic messenger; 'Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there, because they did not come to help in the LORD's battle, to help in the LORD's battle against the warriors.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3 - But the soldiers replied, "You should not do this! For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won't be too concerned about us. Even if half of us should die, they won't be too concerned about us. But you are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:16 - Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David's stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:21 - Ahaz gathered riches from the LORD's temple, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:14 - "Don't imagine that because you are part of the king's household you will be the one Jew who will escape. If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father's household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:13 - Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:21 - if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:10 - The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:2 - May he send you help from his temple; from Zion may he give you support!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19 - But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:2 - Grab your small shield and large shield, and rise up to help me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:22 - Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:7 - God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:1 - O God, please be willing to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:12 - O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:19 - Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:43 - You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 - As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king -

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:2 - My help comes from the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:8 - Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:31 - A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory is from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:6 - for with guidance you wage your war, and with numerous advisers there is victory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12 - When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:20 - Then you must recall the LORD's instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6 - At that time those who live on this coast will say, 'Look what has happened to our source of hope to whom we fled for help, expecting to be rescued from the king of Assyria! How can we escape now?'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:5 - all will be put to shame because of a nation that cannot help them, who cannot give them aid or help, but only shame and disgrace."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 - This is a message about the animals in the Negev: Through a land of distress and danger, inhabited by lionesses and roaring lions, by snakes and darting adders, they transport their wealth on the backs of donkeys, their riches on the humps of camels, to a nation that cannot help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:32 - Every blow from his punishing cudgel, with which the LORD will beat them, will be accompanied by music from the tambourine and harp, and he will attack them with his weapons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt's many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:3 - The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The LORD will strike with his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:15 - They will disappoint you, those you have so faithfully dealt with since your youth. Each strays off in his own direction, leaving no one to rescue you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - Then I said, "LORD, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say, 'Our ancestors had nothing but false gods - worthless idols that could not help them at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:7 - "The LORD God of Israel says, 'Give a message to the king of Judah who sent you to ask me to help him. Tell him, "The army of Pharaoh that was on its way to help you will go back home to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:4 - For the time has come to destroy all the Philistines. The time has come to destroy all the help that remains for Tyre and Sidon. For I, the LORD, will destroy the Philistines, that remnant that came from the island of Crete.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:57 - You came near on the day I called to you; you said, "Do not fear!" ר (Resh)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:17 - Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us. צ (Tsade)

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:34 - When they stumble, they will be granted some help. But many will unite with them deceitfully.
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