verb
boēthamō
Strong’sG997
I come to the rescue of
stem boēth-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
βοηθέω, -ῶ
(< βοή + θέω, to run), [in LXX chiefly for עזר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G997 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbo-ay-theh'-o
to aid or relieve
Fromfrom G998;
King Jameshelp, succor.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(sometimes written βοιηθέω, Refs 4th c.BC+, Ionic dialect βωθέω, only Refs 5th c.BC+, compare βοηθήσω Refs 4th c.BC+; Doric dialect βοᾱθοέω Refs; Aeolic dialect βαθόημι (which see):—middle, future -ήσομαιRefs 4th c.AD+:—come to aid, succour, assist, aid, with dative, τῇ σφετέρῃ Refs 5th c.BC+; ναυσὶ β. τινί πολιορκουμένῳRefs; β. τοῖς τῶν προγόνων ἀτυχήμασιν Refs 5th c.BC+; β. τῷ θεῷ maintain his rights, Epist. Philipp. cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; of a physician, β. τῷ θερμῷ ἐπὶ τὸ ψυχρόν Refs 5th c.BC+
2 absolutely, come to the rescue, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπί τινα against one, Refs 5th c.BC+; β. ἐς.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ.. Refs 5th c.BC+; β. πρός τι contribute to an object, see reading in Refs 4th c.BC+, or keep it off, Refs; χρήμασι with money, Refs it is an antidote to.., Refs 4th c.BC+
3 passive, to be assisted, receive help, παρά τινος LXX+4th c.BC+; ἐβοήθηνLXX+2nd c.AD+; especially of patients, derive benefit, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| boēthamaἐβοήθησά | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | helped | 1× |
| boēthataἐβοήθησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | helped | 1× |
| boēthasōrβοήθει | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | help | 2× |
| boēthavōrβοηθεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | help | 1× |
| boēthasarβοήθησον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | help | 2× |
| boētharaβοηθῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | help | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boēthamō | boēthame | boēthami | boēthama1×ἐβοήθησά | boēthamē | boēthamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | boēthasō | boēthase | boēthasi | boēthasa | boēthasē | boēthaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boēthatō | boēthate | boēthati | boēthata1×ἐβοήθησεν | boēthatē | boēthatelē |
| we 1st person plural | boēthanō | boēthane | boēthani | boēthana | boēthanē | boēthanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | boēthavō | boēthave | boēthavi | boēthava | boēthavē | boēthavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | boēthalō | boēthale | boēthali | boēthala | boēthalē | boēthalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boēthameiō | boēthameia | boēthameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | boēthaseiō | boēthaseia | boēthaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boēthateiō | boēthateia | boēthateiē |
| we 1st person plural | boēthaneiō | boēthaneia | boēthaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | boēthaveiō | boēthaveia | boēthaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | boēthaleiō | boēthaleia | boēthaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | boēthasōr2×βοήθει | boēthasar2×βοήθησον | boēthasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boēthatōr | boēthatar | boēthatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | boēthavōr1×βοηθεῖτε | boēthavar | boēthavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | boēthalōr | boēthalar | boēthalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boēthamoiō | boēthamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | boēthasoiō | boēthasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boēthatoiō | boēthatoia |
| we 1st person plural | boēthanoiō | boēthanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | boēthavoiō | boēthavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | boēthaloiō | boēthaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | boētharō | boēthari | boēthara1×βοηθῆσαι | boētharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | boētharōntos | boētharintos | boētharantos | boētharēntos |
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
boēth 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
boēthama“helped”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 6:2… epakouama su kai en hēmera sōtērēau boēthama si; idou nun kairos euprosdektos, idou …… in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time …
boēthata“helped”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 12:16kai boēthata tas gēas ta gunaika, kai anoigata …But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth …
boēthasōr“help”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular2×
Matthew 15:25… de ercharantas proskunate auto legarōntas; Kurior, boēthasōr mi.… came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
Mark 9:24… tos patros teu paidieu legate; Pisteuamō; boēthasōr mu ta apistia.… father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
boēthavōr“help”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 21:28krazarōntois; Androir Israēlitoir, boēthavōr; houtos atō tos anthrōpos tos kata …crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who …
boēthasar“help”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular2×
Mark 9:22… apolateia auton; alla ei tinem dunosō, boēthasar ni splanchnizirantos epi nin.… anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
Acts 16:9… auton kai legarōntos; Diabainarantos eis Makedonian boēthasar ni.… him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
boēthara“help”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Hebrews 2:18… paschatē autos peirazirantos, dunotō toi peirazorōntoi boēthara.… was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.