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Lexicon :: Strong's G997 - boētheō

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βοηθέω
Transliteration
boētheō (Key)
Pronunciation
bo-ay-theh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:628,108

Strong’s Definitions

βοηθέω boēthéō, bo-ay-theh'-o; from G998; to aid or relieve:—help, succor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G997 in the following manner: help (6x), succour (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G997 in the following manner: help (6x), succour (2x).

  1. to help, succour, bring aid

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βοηθέω boēthéō, bo-ay-theh'-o; from G998; to aid or relieve:—help, succor.
STRONGS G997:
βοηθέω, -ῶ; 1 aorist ἐβοήθησα; (from βοή a cry and θέω to run); in the Sept. chiefly for עָזַר; in Greek writings from [Aeschylus and] Herodotus down; properly, to run to the cry (of those in danger); hence universally, to help, succor, bring aid: τινί, Matthew 15:25; Mark 9:22, 24 (βοήθει μου τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ, "quod fiduciae meac deest bonitate tua supple," Grotius); Acts 16:9; Acts 21:28; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Hebrews 2:18; Revelation 12:16.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
15:25
Mark
9:22; 9:24
Acts
16:9; 21:28
2 Corinthians
6:2
Hebrews
2:18
Revelation
12:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G997 matches the Greek βοηθέω (boētheō),
which occurs 70 times in 70 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 49:25–Psa 119:117)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:25 - and my God helped thee, and he blessed thee with the blessing of heaven from above, and the blessing of the earth possessing all things, because of the blessing of the breasts and of the womb,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:27 - because he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to help her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - And thou shalt grope at mid-day, as a blind man would grope in the darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways; and then thou shalt be unjustly treated, and plundered continually, and there shall be no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Thy calf shall be slain before thee, and thou shalt not eat of it; thine ass shall be violently taken away from thee, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given to thine enemies, and thou shalt have no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:38 - the fat of whose sacrifices ye ate, and ye drank the wine of their drink-offerings? let them arise and help you, and be your protectors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:4 - Come up hither to me, and help me, and let us take Gabaon; for the [fn]Gabaonites have gone over to Joshua and to the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 - And the inhabitants of Gabaon sent to Joshua into the camp to Galgala, saying, Slack not thy hands from thy servants: come up quickly to us, and help us, and rescue us; for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered together against us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:33 - Then Elam the king of Gazer went up to help Lachis; and Joshua smote him and his people with the edge of the sword, until there was not left to him one that was preserved and escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:12 - And Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Massephath and the old city; and he called the name of it Abenezer, stone of the helper; and he said, Hitherto has the Lord helped us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:5 - And Syria of Damascus comes to help Adraazar king of Suba, and David smote twenty-two thousand men belonging to the Syrian.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3 - And they said, Thou shalt not go out: for if we should indeed flee, they will not care for us; and if half of us should die, they will not mind us; for thou art [fn]as ten thousand of us: and now it is well that thou shalt be to us an aid to help us in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - And Abessa the son of Saruia helped him and smote the Philistine, and slew him. Then the men of David swore, saying, Thou shalt not any longer go out with us to battle, and thou shalt not quench the lamp of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - And he conferred with Joab the son of Saruia, and with Abiathar the priest, and they [fn]followed after Adonias.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:26 - For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, and that they were few in number, straitened and in want, and [fn]destitute, and Israel had no helper.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:1 - And these are they that came to Sikelag, when he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kis; and these were among the mighty, aiding him in war,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18 - (LXX 12:19) And the Spirit came upon Amasai, a captain of the thirty, and he said, Go, David, son of Jesse, thou and thy people, peace, peace be to thee, and peace to thy helpers, for thy God has helped thee. And David received them, and made them captains of the forces.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 - (LXX 12:20) And some came to David from Manasse, when the Philistines came against Saul to war: and he helped them not, because the captains of the Philistines took counsel, saying, With the heads of those men will he return to his master Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:33 - (LXX 12:34) And of Zabulon they that went out to battle, with all weapons of war, were fifty thousand to help David, not weak-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:36 - (LXX 12:37) And of Aser, they that went out to give aid in war, forty thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5 - And the Syrian came from Damascus to help Adraazar king of Suba; and David smote of the Syrian army twenty and two thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:19 - And the servants of Adraazar saw that they were defeated before Israel, and they made peace with David and served him: and the Syrians would not any more help the children of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:2 - And there went out to meet him Jeu the prophet the son of Anani, and said to him, King Josaphat, dost thou help a sinner, or act friendly towards one hated of the Lord? Therefore has wrath come upon thee from the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:13 - and with them was a warrior force, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred: these waged war mightily to help the king against his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - And he made in Jerusalem machines invented by a wise contriver, to be upon the towers and upon the corners, to cast darts and great stones: and the fame of their preparation was heard at a distance; for he was wonderfully helped, till he was strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:16 - At that time king Achaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him, and on this occasion,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:2 - Then rose up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and began to build the house of God that was in Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God assisting them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:11 - wherein he charged them to use their own laws in every city, and to help each other, and to treat their adversaries, and those who attacked them, as they pleased,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:16 - And the rest of the Jews who were in the kingdom assembled, and helped one another, and obtained rest from their enemies: for they destroyed fifteen thousand of them on the thirteenth day of Adar, but took no spoil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:20 - And from morning to evening they no longer exist: they have perished, because they cannot help themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:14 - yet he shall not at all be able to help himself; the gall of an asp is in his belly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:2 - To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that has much strength, and he who has a strong arm?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:12 - For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - (LXX 21:12) Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7 - (LXX 27:7) The Lord is my helper and my defender; my heart has hoped in him, and I am helped: my flesh has revived, and willingly will I [fn]give praise to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:40 - (LXX 36:40) And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13 - (LXX 39:14) Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, draw nigh to help me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:3 - (LXX 40:4) May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:26 - (LXX 43:27) Arise, O Lord, help us, and redeem us for thy name's sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:5 - (LXX 45:6) God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her [fn]with his countenance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:4 - (LXX 53:6) For lo! God assists me; and the Lord is the helper of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - (LXX 69:6) But I am poor and needy; O God, help me: thou art my helper and deliverer, O Lord, delay not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:9 - (LXX 78:9) Help us, O God our Saviour; for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us; and be merciful to our sins, for thy name's sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17 - (LXX 85:17) Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see it and be ashamed; because thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:17 - (LXX 93:17) If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:18 - (LXX 93:18) If I said, My foot has been moved;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12 - (LXX 106:12) So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41 - (LXX 106:41) But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes him families as a flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:26 - (LXX 108:26) Help me, O Lord my God; and save me according to thy mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:86

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:86 - (LXX 118:86) All thy commandments are truth; they persecuted me unjustly; help thou me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117 - (LXX 118:117) Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate in thine ordinances continually.

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