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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 998. βοηθός (boéthos) -- Helper, aid, assistant</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/998.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/16-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/998.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 998</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/997.htm" title="997">◄</a> 998. boéthos <a href="../greek/999.htm" title="999">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">boéthos: Helper, aid, assistant</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βοηθός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>boéthos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bo-ay-thos'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bo-ay-thos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Helper, aid, assistant<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a helper.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb βοηθέω (boétheó), meaning "to help" or "to come to the aid of."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of a helper is עֵזֶר (ezer), as seen in Genesis 2:18, where God says, "I will make a helper suitable for him."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "boéthos" is used to describe someone who provides assistance or support. In the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of a helper who comes to the aid of someone in need, emphasizing the act of providing timely and effective help.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of a helper was significant in various contexts, including military, familial, and social settings. Helpers were often seen as essential for success and survival, whether in battle, household management, or community life. The term "boéthos" would have resonated with early Christians as they understood the importance of mutual support within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>998</b> <i>boēthós</i> ( a masculine noun) – a <i>helper</i> bringing the right aid <i>in time</i>, i.e. to meet an <i>urgent</i>, <i>real need</i>. <a href="/greek/997.htm">See 997</a> (<i>boētheō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/997.htm">boétheó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>helping, a helper<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>helper (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 998: βοηθός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βοηθός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βοηθόν</span>, <span class="accented">helping</span> (<span class="greek2">νεης</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 5, 97; <span class="greek2">στήριγμα</span>, Tobit 8:6); mostly as a substantive (so from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down) <span class="accented">a helper</span>: <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-6.htm">Hebrews 13:6</a> (of God, from <a href="/interlinear/psalms/117-7.htm">Psalm 117:7</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 118:7>), as often in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>helper. <p>From <a href="/greek/995.htm">boe</a> and theo (to run); a succorer -- helper. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/995.htm">boe</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βοηθέ βοηθοί βοηθοίς βοηθόν βοηθος βοηθός βοηθού βοηθούς βοηθώ βόθροις βόθρον βόθρος βόθρου boethos boethós boēthos boēthós<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hebrews/13-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 13:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Κύριος ἐμοὶ <b>βοηθός</b> καὶ οὐ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THE LORD <span class="itali">IS MY HELPER,</span> I WILL NOT BE AFRAID.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The Lord [is] my <span class="itali">helper,</span> and I will<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [The] Lord [is] to me <span class="itali">helper</span> and not<p><b><a href="/greek/998.htm">Strong's Greek 998</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_998.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/boe_thos_998.htm">βοηθός — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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