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boētheō G997

βοηθέω (boētheō) means “to help” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

βοηθέω Greek · G997 8 tagged occurrences in 8 verses

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

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0997

βοηθέω · boētheō · to help

βοηθέω, -ῶ (βοή + θέω, to run), [in LXX chiefly for עזר ;] to come to aid, to help, succour: absol., Act.21:28; with dative, Mat.15:25, Mrk.9:22, 24 Act.16:9, 2Co.6:2" (LXX), Heb.2:18, Rev.12:16.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I come to the rescue of, come to help, help.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G997

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
and help 2
help 2
help us 1
helped 1
i helped 1
to help 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and help 2
help 2
have i succoured 1
help thou 1
helped 1
to succour 1

Verses containing G997

Page 1 of 1. 8 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 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

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  2. Mark 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

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  3. Mark 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

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  4. Acts 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

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  5. Acts 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”

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  6. 2 Corinthians 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!

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  7. Hebrews 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.

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  8. Revelation 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.

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