boaō · cry out

What it means

boaō (βοάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “cry out”.

Shout loudly.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To call aloud, ask God for help.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• one crying out ×4
• cried out ×3
• shouting ×2
• cry out ×1
• crying ×1
• shout ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

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

• Matthew 3:3

  For this is the one spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, when he says, “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

• Mark 1:3

  a voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

• Mark 15:34

  And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

• Luke 3:4

  as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

• Luke 9:38

  And look, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he is my only child.

• Luke 18:7

  And will God not surely bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay long over them?

• Luke 18:38

  And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

• John 1:23

  He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

• Acts 8:7

  For from many of those who had unclean spirits, the spirits were coming out, crying with a loud voice; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

• Acts 17:6

  But not finding them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have upset the inhabited world have come here too,

• Acts 25:24

  And Festus says, “King Agrippa, and all you men who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

• Galatians 4:27

  For it is written: Rejoice, barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in labor; because many are the children of the desolate one, more than of her who has a husband.