Boētheia βοήθεια
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| βοήθεια | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | boētheia |
| Strong's number | G996 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | help |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (1) |
Boētheia (Greek βοήθεια, Strong's G996) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “help”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
βοήθεια, -ας, ἡ (see: βοηθέω),
[in LXX for עֵזֶר, etc. ;]
help: Heb.4:16; pl., helps, "frapping," a technical nautical term (MM, Exp., x; DB, ext., 367): Act.27:17.†
(AS)
[in LXX for עֵזֶר, etc. ;]
help: Heb.4:16; pl., helps, "frapping," a technical nautical term (MM, Exp., x; DB, ext., 367): Act.27:17.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | helps (1), help (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ropes (1), help (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Boētheia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 27:17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.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.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).