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boaō G994

βοάω (boaō) means “to cry out” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

βοάω Greek · G994 12 tagged occurrences in 12 verses

Pronunciation guide: bo-ah'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0994

βοάω · boaō · to cry out

βοάω, -ῶ (βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא ;] 1. absol., to cry, call out: Mat.3:3, 27:46, Mrk.1:3 15:34, Luk.3:4 9:38 18:38, Jhn.1:23, Act.8:7 17:6 25:24, Gal.4:27. 2. C. dative, to call on for help (Heb. זעק על, Hos.7:14, al.), Luk.18:7.† SYN.: καλέω, to call, invite, summon; κράζω, to cry, harshly or inarticulately, as animals; κραυγάζω, intensive of κράζω. βοάω expresses emotion, whether joy, fear, etc. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I shout, call aloud, proclaim.

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How translators render G994

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
of one calling 4
cried out 2
cry aloud 1
cry out 1
crying out 1
he called out 1
shouting 1
vvv 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
of one crying 4
cried 2
cry 2
crying 2
he cried 1

Verses containing G994

Page 1 of 1. 12 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

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  2. Mark 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

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  3. Mark 15:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

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  4. Luke 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

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  5. Luke 9:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.

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  6. Luke 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

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  7. Luke 18:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

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  8. John 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

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  9. Acts 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

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  10. Acts 17:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

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  11. Acts 25:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

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  12. Galatians 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”

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