GreekG0994Verb

βοάω

boaō

12Occurrences
G0994Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to halloo, i.e. shout (for help or in a tumultuous way)

apparently a prolonged form of a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.absol., to cry, call out
2.C. dative, to call on for help (Heb. זעק על
Synonyms
καλέω, to call, invite, summon; κράζω, to cry, harshly or inarticulately, as animals; κραυγάζω, intensive of κράζω. *βοάω *expresses emotion, whether joy, fear, etc.
LXX: chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

βοάω appears 12 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
4
Acts
3
Mark
2
Galatians
1
John
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

Acts 17:6BSB

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,

Acts 8:7BSB

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

John 1:23BSB

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.’”

Luke 18:38BSB

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

Luke 9:38BSB

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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