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Lexicon :: Strong's G997 - boētheō

Aa
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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:25 -
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee,
And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee,
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath,
Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:27

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:38

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Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices,
And drank the wine of their drink-offering?
Let them rise up and help you,
Let them be your protection.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:4 - Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 - And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:33 - Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:12 - Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:5 - And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3 - But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not 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 Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:26 - For Jehovah saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:1 - Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18 - Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 - Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:33 - Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and that could order the battle array, and were not of double heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:36 - And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5 - And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:19 - And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:2 - And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate Jehovah? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:13 - And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the battlements, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:16 - At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:2 - Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:11 - wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:16 - And the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

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Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed:
They perish for ever without any regarding it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:14 -
Yet his food in his bowels is turned,
It is the gall of asps within him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:2 -
How hast thou helped him that is without power!
How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:12 -
Because I delivered the poor that cried,
The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 -
Be not far from me; for trouble is near;
For there is none to help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7

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Jehovah is my strength and my shield;
My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped:
Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;
And with my song will I praise him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:40

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And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them:
He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them,
Because they have taken refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13 -
Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me:
Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.

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Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing:
Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:26 -
Rise up for our help,
And redeem us for thy lovingkindness’ sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:5

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God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved:
God will help her, and that right early.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:4

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Behold, God is my helper:
The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 -
But I am poor and needy;
Make haste unto me, O God:
Thou art my help and my deliverer;
O Jehovah, make no tarrying.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:9

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Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name;
And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name’s sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17

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Show me a token for good,
That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame,
Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:17 -
Unless Jehovah had been my help,
My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:18 -
When I said, My foot slippeth;
Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12

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Therefore he brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was none to help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41

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Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction,
And maketh him families like a flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:26 -
Help me, O Jehovah my God;
Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:86

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All thy commandments are faithful:
They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117

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Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe,
And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.

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