Greek · Strong's G997
βοηθέω
boetheobo-ay-theh'-o
to aid or relieve
1890 spelling: boēthéō
- β2
- ο70
- η8
- θ9
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 894
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to aid or relieve
Rendered in the KJV as
help, succor.
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- βοήθει2
- βοήθησον2
- βοηθεῖτε.1
- βοηθῆσαι.¶1
- ἐβοήθησά1
- ἐβοήθησεν1
How it is rendered · 5
- do help4
- do help.1
- gave help1
- I helped1
- to help.1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singular2
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAM-2S · 2
- V-PAM-2S · 2
- V-AAI-1S · 1
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-AAN · 1
- V-PAM-2P · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Mark carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew1 occurrence
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 9:22βοήθησονboēthēsonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singular“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.”here: do help
- Mark 9:24βοήθειboētheiverb · present active, command · 2nd person singularImmediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”here: do help
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 16:9βοήθησονboēthēsonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singularDuring the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”here: do help
- Acts 21:28βοηθεῖτε.boētheiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluralcrying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches 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.”here: do help.