What does βοηθέω (boēthéō) mean in the Bible?
βοηθέω (boēthéō): Active response to urgent need: to run toward and actively assist someone in distress or danger
Greek · G997
βοηθέω
To aid or relieve
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βοηθέω G997
Pronunciation boēthéō
What does βοηθέω (boēthéō) mean in the Bible?
βοηθέω (boēthéō): Active response to urgent need: to run toward and actively assist someone in distress or danger
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G997?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] help (2), help (2), help us (1), helped (1), I helped (1).
Where does βοηθέω (boēthéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Mark (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] help 2× Mark 9:22, Acts 16:9
help 2× Matthew 15:25, Mark 9:24
help us 1× Acts 21:28
helped 1× Revelation 12:16
I helped 1× 2 Corinthians 6:2
to help 1× Hebrews 2:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 15:25 βοήθει to help Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Mark 9:22 βοήθησον to [and] help Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Mark 9:24 βοήθει to help Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Acts 16:9 βοήθησον to [and] help Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Acts 21:28 βοηθεῖτε to help us Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2 Corinthians 6:2 ἐβοήθησά to I helped Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Hebrews 2:18 βοηθῆσαι to to help Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Revelation 12:16 ἐβοήθησεν to helped Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 15:25
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Acts 2 2 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
βοήθει 2x boēthei Matthew 15:25, Mark 9:24
βοήθησον 2x boēthēson Mark 9:22, Acts 16:9
βοηθεῖτε 1x boētheite Acts 21:28
βοηθῆσαι 1x boēthēsai Hebrews 2:18
ἐβοήθησά 1x eboēthēsa 2 Corinthians 6:2
ἐβοήθησεν 1x eboēthēsen Revelation 12:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2x Mark 9:22, Acts 16:9
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2x Matthew 15:25, Mark 9:24
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 6:2
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Revelation 12:16
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Hebrews 2:18
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Acts 21:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active response to urgent need: to run toward and actively assist someone in distress or danger
Strong's G997
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 3 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to aid or relieve
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Active response to urgent need: to run toward and actively assist someone in distress or danger
(βοή + θέω, to run), [in LXX chiefly for עזר ;] to come to aid, to help, succour: absol., Act.21:28; with dative, Mat.15:25, Mrk.9:22, 24 Act.16:9, 2Co.6:2" (LXX), Heb.2:18, Rev.12:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 15:25 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
βοήθει bohqei
I come to the rescue of
Read verse Mark 9:22 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
βοήθησον bohqhson
I come to the rescue of
Read verse Mark 9:24 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
βοήθει bohqei
I come to the rescue of
Read verse Acts 16:9 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
βοήθησον bohqhson
I come to the rescue of
Read verse Acts 21:28 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
βοηθεῖτε. bohqeite
I come to the rescue of
Read verse 2 Corinthians 6:2 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐβοήθησά ebohqhsa
I come to the rescue of
Read verse Hebrews 2:18 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
βοηθῆσαι. bohqhsai
I come to the rescue of
Read verse Revelation 12:16 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐβοήθησεν ebohqhsen
I come to the rescue of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 5×
Present Active Matt 15:25 · Mark 9:24 · Acts 21:28 3×
Aorist Active Mark 9:22 · Acts 16:9 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active 2 Cor 6:2 · Rev 12:16 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Heb 2:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 3
Voice
active 8
Mood
imperative 5 indicative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:25 βοήθει present active imperative imperative Mark 9:22 βοήθησον aorist active imperative imperative Mark 9:24 βοήθει present active imperative imperative Acts 16:9 βοήθησον aorist active imperative imperative Acts 21:28 βοηθεῖτε present active imperative imperative 2 Corinthians 6:2 ἐβοήθησά aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 2:18 βοηθῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 12:16 ἐβοήθησεν aorist active indicative completed
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)
Word Origins
βοηθέω is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain