βοάωboáō
to halloo, i.e. shout (for help or in a tumultuous way)
Greek (New Testament) · G994
Meanings
1. absolutely, to cry, call out: Matthew 3:3, Matthew 27:46, Mark 1:3, Mark 15:34, Luke 3:4, Luke 9:38, Luke 18:38, John 1:23, Acts 8:7, Acts 17:6, Acts 25:24, Galatians 4:27.
2. C. dative, to call on for help (Heb. זעק על, Hosea 7:14, and elsewhere), Luke 18:7.
Synonyms
καλέω, to call, invite, summon; κράζω, to cry, harshly or inarticulately, as animals; κραυγάζω, intensive of κράζω. βοάω expresses emotion, whether joy, fear, etc.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’”
- Mark 1:3 He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’”
- Mark 15:34 Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
- Luke 3:4 Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!
- Luke 9:38 A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.
- Luke 18:7 Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.