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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)
Dictionary Aids

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - ‘Let the people of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the LORD.
‘Let them be utterly cursed,
because they did not come to help the LORD—
to help the LORD against the mighty warriors.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3 - But his men objected strongly. “You must not go,” they urged. “If we have to turn and run—and even if half of us die—it will make no difference to Absalom’s troops; they will be looking only for you. You are worth 10,000 of us,[fn] and it is better that you stay here in the town and send help if we need it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:16 - Others from Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:21 - Ahaz took valuable items from the LORD’s Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But this did not help him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:14 - If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:13 - No, I am utterly helpless,
without any chance of success.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:21 - “If I raised my hand against an orphan,
knowing the judges would take my side,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:10 - God is my shield,
saving those whose hearts are true and right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:2 - May he send you help from his sanctuary
and strengthen you from Jerusalem.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19 - O LORD, do not stay far away!
You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:2 - Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:22 - Come quickly to help me,
O Lord my savior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - Like sheep, they are led to the grave,[fn]
where death will be their shepherd.
In the morning the godly will rule over them.
Their bodies will rot in the grave,
far from their grand estates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Oh, please help us against our enemies,
for all human help is useless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:7 - My victory and honor come from God alone.
He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, asking God to remember him.

Please, God, rescue me!
Come quickly, LORD, and help me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:12 - O God, don’t stay away.
My God, please hurry to help me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:19 - Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people.
You said, “I have raised up a warrior.
I have selected him from the common people to be king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:43 - You have made his sword useless
and refused to help him in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 - Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Oh, please help us against our enemies,
for all human help is useless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I look up to the mountains—
does my help come from there?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:8 - Our help is from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:31

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:6 - So don’t go to war without wise guidance;
victory depends on having many advisers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12 - When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:20 - Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6 - They will say, ‘If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:5 - all who trust in him will be ashamed.
He will not help you.
Instead, he will disgrace you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 - This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev:
The caravan moves slowly
across the terrible desert to Egypt—
donkeys weighed down with riches
and camels loaded with treasure—
all to pay for Egypt’s protection.
They travel through the wilderness,
a place of lionesses and lions,
a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live.
All this, and Egypt will give you nothing in return.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:32 - And as the LORD strikes them with his rod of punishment,
his people will celebrate with tambourines and harps.
Lifting his mighty arm, he will fight the Assyrians.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help,
trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers
and depending on the strength of human armies
instead of looking to the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:3 - For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God!
Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits!
When the LORD raises his fist against them,
those who help will stumble,
and those being helped will fall.
They will all fall down and die together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:15 - And all your friends,
those with whom you’ve done business since childhood,
will go their own ways,
turning a deaf ear to your cries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - LORD, you are my strength and fortress,
my refuge in the day of trouble!
Nations from around the world
will come to you and say,
“Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage,
for they worshiped worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:7 - “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The king of Judah sent you to ask me what is going to happen. Tell him, ‘Pharaoh’s army is about to return to Egypt, though he came here to help you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:4 - “The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed,
along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon.
Yes, the LORD is destroying the remnant of the Philistines,
those colonists from the island of Crete.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:57 - Yes, you came when I called;
you told me, “Do not fear.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:17 - We looked in vain for our allies
to come and save us,
but we were looking to nations
that could not help us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:34 - During these persecutions, little help will arrive, and many who join them will not be sincere.
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