verb
boamō
Greekβοάω (boaō)
Strong’sG994
I shout, call aloud
stem bo-12 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βοάω, -ῶ
(< βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא;]
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.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G994 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbo-ah'-o
to halloo, i.e. shout (for help or in a tumultuous way)
Fromapparently a prolonged form of a primary verb;
King Jamescry.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| boataἐβόησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | cried out | 3× |
| boasarβόησον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | shout | 1× |
| boarōtouβοῶντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | crying out | 4× |
| boarōtoisβοῶντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | shouting | 2× |
| boarōteimβοῶντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | crying out | 1× |
| boarōtoiuβοώντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | cry out | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boamō | boame | boami | boama | boamē | boamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | boasō | boase | boasi | boasa | boasē | boaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boatō | boate | boati | boata3×ἐβόησεν | boatē | boatelē |
| we 1st person plural | boanō | boane | boani | boana | boanē | boanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | boavō | boave | boavi | boava | boavē | boavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | boalō | boale | boali | boala | boalē | boalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boameiō | boameia | boameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | boaseiō | boaseia | boaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boateiō | boateia | boateiē |
| we 1st person plural | boaneiō | boaneia | boaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | boaveiō | boaveia | boaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | boaleiō | boaleia | boaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | boasōr | boasar1×βόησον | boasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boatōr | boatar | boatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | boavōr | boavar | boavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | boalōr | boalar | boalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boamoiō | boamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | boasoiō | boasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boatoiō | boatoia |
| we 1st person plural | boanoiō | boanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | boavoiō | boavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | boaloiō | boaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | boarō | boari | boara | boarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 8 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | boarōtos8× | boaritos | boaratos | boarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
boata“cried out”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Mark 15:34“cried out”kai ta enata hōra boata tos Iēsus fōna mega; Elōi elōi lema sabachthaniasa? hem atō methermēneuirōtem Tor theor mu tor theor mu, eis tinem enkataleipasa min?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?”
Luke 9:38“cried out”kai idou anēros apo tou ochlou boata legarōtos; Didaskalor, demō su epiblepara epi ton huion mu, hoti monogenos mi atō,Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
Luke 18:38“called out”kai boata legarōtos; Iēsur huior David, elēasar min.So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
boasar“shout”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Galatians 4:27“shout”grafitē gar; Eufrainisar, steirar tar ouk tiktarōtar, rēgnuasar kai boasar, tar ouk ōdinarōtar; hoti polleim teim tekneim tau erēmau mallon ē tau echarōtau ton anēron.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.”
boarōtou“crying out”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine4×
Matthew 3:3“crying out”houtos gar atō tos legiratos dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou; Fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Hetoimazavar tan hodan kuriou, euthuain poiavōr tain tribain autou.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.’”
Mark 1:3“crying”fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Hetoimazavar tan hodan kuriou, euthuain poiavōr tain tribain autou,“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Luke 3:4“crying out”hōs grafitē en bibla logoiu Ēsaiou tou profētou; Fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Hetoimazavar tan hodan kuriou, euthuain poiavōr tain tribain autou.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.
John 1:23“crying out”fēate; Mis fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Euthunavar tan hodan kuriou, kathōs legata Ēsaios tos profētos.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.’”
boarōtois“shouting”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 17:6“shouting”mē heuriskaratois de autoin surale Iasōnon kai tinoin adelfoin epi toin politarchoin, boarōtois hoti Tois tan oikoumenan anastataratois houtois kai enthade pareialō,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 25:24“shouting”kai fēatō tos Fēstos; Agrippaor basilevor kai pantoir toir sumpareiarōtoir ni anēroir, theōravō houton peri hou hapantem tem plēthem toiu Ioudaioiu entunchanala mi en tē Hierosolumei kai enthade, boarōtois mē darō auton zōarō mēketi.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.
boarōteim“crying out”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×
Acts 8:7“crying out”pollois gar toiu echarōtoiu pneumeim akatharteim boarōteim fōna mega exerchele, pollois de paraluirētois kai chōlois therapeuila;With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
boarōtoiu“cry out”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 18:7“cry out”tos de theos ouk mē poiateia tan ekdikēsian toiu eklektoiu autou toiu boarōtoiu auto hēmerau kai nuxau, kai makrothumatō epi autoi?Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?