boētheō · help

What it means

boētheō (βοηθέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “help”.

Come to the aid of.

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 come to someone in trouble to give what they need.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

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

• help ×6
• helped ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• Acts×2
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Hebrews×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 15:25

  But she came and was bowing down before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

• Mark 9:22

  and often it has thrown him both into fire and into water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us!”

• Mark 9:24

  At once the father of the child cried out and was saying, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

• Acts 16:9

  And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing and urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

• Acts 21:28

  crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place; and moreover he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

• 2 Corinthians 6:2

  For he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you, and on a day of salvation I helped you.” Look, now is the very acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation.

• Hebrews 2:18

  For because he himself has suffered when tested, he is able to help those who are being tested.

• Revelation 12:16

  And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had thrown out of his mouth.