βοάω boaō · G0994

to cry out

βοάω, -ῶ ; (βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא ; ] ; 1. absol., 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. ; 2. C. dative, to call on for help (Heb. זעק על, Hos.7:14, al.), Luk.18:7.† ; SYN.: καλέω, to call, invite, summon; κράζω, to cry, harshly or inarticulately, as animals; κραυγάζω, intensive of κράζω. βοάω expresses emotion, whether joy, fear, etc. (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

βοάω, ; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular βοάᾳ, 3rd.pers. plural βοόωσιν, participle βοόων, []: Ionic dialectimperfect βοάασκε []: future βοήσομαι []; Doric dialect βοάσομαι [] (Lyric poetry) is aorist subjunctive): aorist ἐβόησα []; Epic dialect βόησα []; Doric dialect βόασα []; Ionic dialect ἔβωσα []: perfect βεβόηκα []:—middle, βοώμενος []: Epic dialect aorist βοήσατο [], Ionic dialect ἐβώσατο []; participle βοησάμενος []:—passive, Ionic dialect aorist ἐβώσθην []: perfect βεβόημαι [], Ionic …

Where it's used 12 times

Matthew 3:3 · Mark 1:3 · Mark 15:34 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 9:38 · Luke 18:7 · Luke 18:38 · John 1:23 · Acts 8:7 · Acts 17:6 · Acts 25:24 · Galatians 4:27

Source: TBESG G0994; TFLSJ G0994

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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