noun · feminine
boētheias
Greekβοήθεια (boētheia)
Strong’sG996
assistance, a help
stem boēthei-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βοήθεια, -ας, ἡ (v.s. βοηθέω),
[in LXX for עֵזֶר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G996 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbo-ay'-thi-ah
aid; specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel
Fromfrom G998;
King Jameshelp.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | boētheias | boētheiais |
| object accusative | boētheian1×βοήθειαν | boētheiain |
| direct address vocative | boētheiar | boētheiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | boētheiau | boētheiaiu |
| to, for dative | boētheia | boētheiai1×βοηθείαις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
boētheia 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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
boētheian“help”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 4:16“help”prosercheneiō oun meta parrēsiau to throno tau chariau, hina lambaneia elesem kai charian heuriskaneia eis eukairan boētheian.Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
boētheiai“supports”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 27:17“supports”han airaratois boētheiai chrele hupozōnarōtois tem ploiem; foberōtois tē mē eis tan Surtian ekpiptaleia, chalaratois tem skeuem, houtōs ferile.After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.