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βοάω

To cry out

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βοάω G994
Pronunciation boáō

What does βοάω (boáō) mean in the Bible?

βοάω (boáō) is a Greek word meaning "to cry out". βοάω, -ῶ (βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא ;] __1.

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Meaning

to cry out
Extended definition

(βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא ;]

1absol., to cry, call out: Mat.3:3, 27:46, Mrk.1:3 15:34, Luk.3:4 9:38 18:38, Jhn.1:23, Act.8:7 17:6 25:24, Gal.4:27.
2C. dative, to call on for help (Heb. זעק על, Hos.7:14, al.), Luk.18:7.
Synonymsκαλέω, to call, invite, summon; κράζω, to cry, harshly or inarticulately, as animals; κραυγάζω, intensive of κράζω. βοάω expresses emotion, whether joy, fear, etc.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 8×
Present Active Matt 3:3 · Mark 1:3 · Luke 3:4 · John 1:23 · Acts 17:6 · Acts 25:24 · Luke 18:7 · Acts 8:7 8×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Mark 15:34 · Luke 9:38 · Luke 18:38 3×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Gal 4:27 1×
12 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 imperative 1 participle 8
Tense
present 8 aorist 4
Voice
active 12
Mood
participle 8 indicative 3 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:3 βοῶντος present active participle participle Mark 1:3 βοῶντος present active participle participle Mark 15:34 ἐβόησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 3:4 βοῶντος present active participle participle Luke 9:38 ἐβόησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 18:38 ἐβόησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 18:7 βοώντων present active participle participle John 1:23 βοῶντος present active participle participle Acts 8:7 βοῶντα present active participle participle Acts 17:6 βοῶντες present active participle participle Acts 25:24 βοῶντες present active participle participle Galatians 4:27 βόησον aorist active imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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