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Strong's G994 βοάω (boao)

Boao means “cry” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H994 — bi (“alas”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G994
Language Greek
Linked Usages 152
Books 39

Strong's G994 Quick Answer

Strong's G994 βοάω (boao) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. boao (bo-ah'-o) v. 1. to cry, i.e. shout (for help or in a tumultuous way) [apparently a prolonged form of a primary verb] It has 152 linked Bible usages across 39 books. Visible English usage signals include crying and cry. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
boao (bo-ah'-o) v. 1. to cry, i.e. shout (for help or in a tumultuous way) [apparently a prolonged form of a primary verb]
Usage
152 linked usages
Books
39 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
crying and cry

Meaning and Definition

boao (bo-ah'-o) v. 1. to cry, i.e. shout (for help or in a tumultuous way) [apparently a prolonged form of a primary verb] KJV: cry

Original Word
βοάω
Transliteration
boao
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G994. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to cry out

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G994 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render boao, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

crying Matthew 3:3 cry Luke 18:7

How Strong's G994 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 112 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G994 (βοάω) appears 140 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G994 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G994 in the New Testament

11 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 3:3 KJV

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Mark 1:3 KJV

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Mark 15:34 KJV

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Strong's G994 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

112 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 4:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood cries to me out of the ground.

Genesis 29:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.

Genesis 39:14 Septuagint / Brenton

that she called those that were in the house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock us—he came in to me, saying, Lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

Strong's G994 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

28 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G994 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G994.

Genesis 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood cries to me out of the ground.
Genesis 29:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
Genesis 39:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that she called those that were in the house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock us—he came in to me, saying, Lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
Genesis 39:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled, and went forth out.
Genesis 39:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled and departed forth.
Exodus 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses and Aaron went forth from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord concerning the restriction of the frogs, as Pharaoh appointed him.
Exodus 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Why criest thou to me? speak to the children of Israel, and let them proceed.
Exodus 15:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree, and he cast it into the water, and the water was sweetened: there he established to him ordinances and judgments, and there he proved him,
Exodus 17:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, What shall I do to this people? yet a little while and they will stone me.
Numbers 12:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, O God, I beseech thee, heal her.
Deuteronomy 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thy heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee.
Deuteronomy 22:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
ye shall bring them both out to the gate of their city, and they shall be stoned with stones, and they shall die; the damsel, because she cried not in the city; and the man, because he humbled his neighbor’s spouse: so shalt thou remove the evil one from yourselves.
Deuteronomy 22:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to help her.
Joshua 6:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Cry not out, nor let anyone hear your voice, until he himself declare to you the time to cry out, and then ye shall cry out.
Joshua 15:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass as she went out that she counseled him, saying, I will ask of my father a field; and she cried from off her ass; and Caleb said to her, What is it?
Judges 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali out of Kedesh, and there went up at his feet ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.
Judges 6:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel was greatly impoverished because of Midian.
Judges 7:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the host fled as far as Beth-shittah Zererah Abel-meholah to Tabbath; and the men of Israel from Naphtali, and from Asher, and from all Manasseh, came to help, and followed after Midian.
Judges 7:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon sent messengers into all Mount Ephraim, saying, Come down to meet Midian, and take to yourselves the water as far as Beth-barah and Jordan: and every man of Ephraim cried out, and they took the water beforehand unto Beth-barah and Jordan.
Judges 9:54 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he cried out quickly to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, lest at any time they should say, A woman slew him: and his young man thrust him through and he died.
Judges 10:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken God, and served Baalim.
Judges 10:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and from the Sidonians, and Amalek, and Midian, who afflicted you? and ye cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand?
Judges 10:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go, and cry to the gods whom ye have chosen to yourselves, and let them save you in the time of your affliction.
Judges 12:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of Ephraim assembled themselves, and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthah, Wherefore didst thou go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house over thee with fire.
Judges 12:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jephthah said to them, I and my people and the children of Ammon were very much engaged in war; and I called for you, and ye did not save me out of their hand.
Judges 18:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They went some distance from the house of Micah, and, behold, Micah and the men in the houses near Micah’s house, cried out, and overtook the children of Dan.
Judges 18:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Dan turned their face, and said to Micah, What is the matter with thee that thou hast cried out?
1 Kingdoms 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they send away the ark of God to Ashkelon; and it came to pass when the ark of God went into Ashkelon, that the men of Ashkelon cried out, saying, Why have ye brought back the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people?
1 Kingdoms 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the Lord thy God for us, and he shall save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 Kingdoms 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it up as a whole burnt offering with all the people to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
1 Kingdoms 8:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because ye have chosen to yourselves a king.
1 Kingdoms 11:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took two cows, and cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoso comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall they do to his oxen: and a transport from the Lord came upon the people of Israel, and they came out to battle as one man.
1 Kingdoms 12:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When Jacob and his sons went into Egypt, and Egypt humbled them, then our fathers cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron; and they brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he made them to dwell in this place.
1 Kingdoms 12:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned, for we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and the groves: and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
1 Kingdoms 15:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have repented that I have made Saul to be king: for he has turned back from following me, and has not kept my word. And Samuel was grieved, and cried to the Lord all night.
1 Kingdoms 24:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David rose up and went after him out of the cave: and David cried after Saul, saying, My lord, O king! and Saul looked behind him, and David bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance to him.
2 Kingdoms 15:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Absalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Absalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
2 Kingdoms 18:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman cried at the gate, and said, And look, another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings glad tidings.
2 Kingdoms 18:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahimaaz cried out and said to the king, Peace. And he did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hands against my lord the king.
2 Kingdoms 20:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to Amasa, Call to me the men of Judah for three days, and do thou be present here.
2 Kingdoms 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Amasa went to call Judah, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.
2 Kingdoms 20:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, Hear, hear; say, I pray ye, to Joab, Draw near hither, and I will speak to him.
2 Kingdoms 22:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, And will cry to my God, And he shall hear my voice out of his temple, And my cry shall come into his ears.
2 Kingdoms 22:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; To the Lord, but he hearkens not to them.
3 Kingdoms 17:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he arose and went to Zarephath, and came to the gate of the city: and, behold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks; and Elijah cried after her, and said to her, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
3 Kingdoms 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she went to fetch it; and Elijah cried after her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of the bread that is in thy hand.
3 Kingdoms 18:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do ye call loudly on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord my God, and it shall come to pass that the God who shall answer by fire, he is God. And all the people answered and said, The word which thou hast spoken is good.
3 Kingdoms 21:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass as the king passed by, that he cried aloud to the king, and said, Thy servant went out to war, and, behold, a man brought another man to me, and said to me, Keep this man; and if he should by any means escape, then thy life shall go for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
4 Kingdoms 4:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant feared the Lord: and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his servants.
4 Kingdoms 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the axe head fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.
4 Kingdoms 6:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, and a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
4 Kingdoms 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So they went and cried toward the gate of the city, and reported to them, saying, We went into the camp of Syria, and, behold, there is not there a man, nor voice of man, only horses tied and asses, and their tents as they were.
4 Kingdoms 7:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the porters cried aloud, and reported to the house of the king within.
4 Kingdoms 8:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after the expiration of the seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines to the city; and came to cry to the king for her house and for her lands.
4 Kingdoms 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life the dead son, behold, the woman whose son Elisha restored to life came crying to the king for her house and for her lands. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
4 Kingdoms 11:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood near a pillar according to the manner; and the singers and the trumpeters were before the king and all the people of the land even rejoicing and sounding with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her garments, and cried, A conspiracy, a conspiracy.
4 Kingdoms 18:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they cried to Hezekiah: and there came to him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah the steward, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
4 Kingdoms 18:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and spoke, and said, Hear the words of the great king of the Assyrians:
4 Kingdoms 20:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaiah the prophet cried to the Lord: and the shadow returned back ten degrees on the dial.
1 Chronicles 5:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they prevailed against them: and the Hagrites were given into their hands, they and all their tents: for they cried to God in the battle, and he hearkened to them, because they trusted on him.
1 Chronicles 21:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings: and he cried to the Lord, and he answered him by fire out of heaven on the altar of whole burnt offerings, and it consumed the whole burnt offering.
2 Chronicles 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judah looked back, and, behold, the battle was against them before and behind: and they cried to the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
2 Chronicles 13:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of Judah shouted: and it came to pass, when the men of Judah shouted, that the Lord smote Jeroboam and Israel before Abijah and Judah.
2 Chronicles 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, O Lord, it is not impossible with thee to save by many or by few: strengthen us, O Lord our God; for we trust in thee, and in thy name have we come against this great multitude. O Lord our God, let not man prevail against thee.
2 Chronicles 18:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel: and they compassed him about to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord delivered him; and God turned them away from him.
2 Chronicles 20:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If there should come upon us evils, sword, judgment, pestilence, famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee (for thy name is upon this house), and we will cry to thee because of the affliction, and thou shalt hear, and deliver.
2 Chronicles 20:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, Judah, and the dwellers in Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honored; trust in his prophet, and ye shall prosper.
2 Chronicles 23:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood in his place, and the princes and trumpets were at the entrance, and the princes were round the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded the trumpets, and there were the singers singing with instruments, and singing hymns of praise. And Athaliah rent her robe, and cried, Ye surely are plotting against me.
2 Chronicles 32:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language to the people of Jerusalem on the wall, calling them to assist them, and pull down the walls, that they might take the city.
2 Chronicles 32:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz prayed concerning these things, and they cried to heaven.
Nehemiah 9:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.
Esther 4:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Mordecai having perceived what was done, rent his garments, and put on sackcloth, and sprinkled dust upon himself; and having rushed forth through the open street of the city, he cried with a loud voice, A nation that has done no wrong is going to be destroyed.
Job 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they cried with a loud voice, and wept, And rent every one his garment, And sprinkled dust upon their heads,
Job 30:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They will cry out among the rustling bushes.
Job 35:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; They will call for help because of the arm of many.
Job 36:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the hypocrites in heart will array wrath against themselves; They will not cry, because he has bound them.
Job 37:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
After him shall be a cry with a loud voice; He shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, Yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.
Ecclesiastes 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wisdom will help the wise man More than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Isaiah 5:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They rage as lions, and draw nigh as a lion’s whelps: and he shall seize, and roar as a wild beast, and he shall cast them forth, and there shall be none to deliver them.
Isaiah 5:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall roar on account of them in that day, as the sound of the swelling sea; and they shall look to the land, and, behold, there shall be thick darkness in their perplexity.
Isaiah 12:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in that day thou shalt say, Sing to the Lord, call aloud upon his name, proclaim his glorious deeds among the Gentiles; make mention that his name is exalted.
Isaiah 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the earth cries aloud with joy:
Isaiah 15:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For Heshbon and Elealeh have cried: their voice was heard to Jahaz: therefore the loins of the region of Moab cry aloud; her soul shall know.
Isaiah 15:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The heart of the region of Moab cries within her to Zoar; for it is as a heifer of three years old: and on the ascent of Eglath they shall go up to thee weeping by the way of Horonaim: she cries, Destruction, and trembling.
Isaiah 22:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The city is filled with shouting men: thy slain are not slain with swords, nor are thy dead those who have died in battle.
Isaiah 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
these shall cry aloud; and they that are left on the land shall rejoice together in the glory of the Lord: the water of the sea shall be troubled.
Isaiah 27:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am burned up; they that dwell in her shall cry, Let us make peace with him, let us make peace,
Isaiah 31:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus said the Lord to me, As a lion would roar, or a lion’s whelp over prey which he has taken, and cry over it, until the mountains are filled with his voice, and the animals are awestruck and tremble at the fierceness of his wrath: so the Lord of hosts shall descend to fight upon the Mount Zion, even upon her mountains.
Isaiah 34:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And devils shall meet with satyrs, and they shall cry one to the other: there shall satyrs rest, having found for themselves a place of rest.
Isaiah 36:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians:
Isaiah 40:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God.
Isaiah 40:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The voice of one saying, Cry; and I said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.
Isaiah 42:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice, thou wilderness, and the villages thereof, the hamlets, and the dwellers in Kedar: the inhabitants of the rock shall rejoice, they shall shout from the top of the mountains.
Isaiah 42:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord God of hosts shall go forth, and crush the war: he shall stir up jealousy, and shall shout mightily against his enemies.
Isaiah 44:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
One shall say, I am God’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand, I am God’s, and shall call himself by the name of Israel.
Isaiah 44:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice, ye heavens; for God has had mercy upon Israel: sound the trumpet, ye foundations of the earth: ye mountains, shout with joy, ye hills, and all the trees therein: for God has redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.
Isaiah 46:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They bear it upon the shoulder, and go; and if they put it upon its place, it remains, it cannot move: and whosoever shall cry to it, it cannot hear; it cannot save him from trouble.
Isaiah 54:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that dost not travail: for more are the children of the desolate than of her that has a husband: for the Lord has said,
Isaiah 58:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then shalt thou cry, and God shall hearken to thee; while thou art yet speaking he will say, Behold, I am here. If thou remove from thee the band, and the stretching forth of the hands, and murmuring speech;
Jeremiah 12:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, even these have dealt treacherously with thee; and they have cried out, they are gathered together in pursuit of thee; trust not thou in them, though they shall speak fair words to thee.
Jeremiah 22:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and utter thy voice to Bashan, and cry aloud to the extremity of the sea: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
Jeremiah 31:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore howl ye for Moab on all sides; cry out against the shorn men in a gloomy place. I will weep for thee,
Lamentations 2:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their heart cried to the Lord, Ye walls of Zion, Pour down tears like torrents day and night: Give thyself no rest; Let not the apple of thine eyes cease.
Lamentations 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, though I cry and shout, He shuts out my prayer.
Daniel 3:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, ye peoples, tribes, and languages,
Daniel 5:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; and he said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation, shall be clothed with scarlet, and there shall be a golden chain upon his neck, and he shall be the third ruler in my kingdom.
Daniel 6:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he drew near to the den, he cried with a loud voice, Daniel, servant of the living God, has thy God, whom thou servest continually, been able to deliver thee from the lion’s mouth?
Hosea 7:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their hearts did not cry to me, but they howled on their beds: they pined for oil and wine.
Joel 1:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To thee, O Lord, will I cry: for fire has devoured the fair places of the wilderness, and a flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
Jonah 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he hearkened to me, Even to my cry out of the belly of hell: thou heardest my voice.
Habakkuk 1:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and thou wilt not hearken? how long shall I cry out to thee being injured, and thou wilt not save?
Habakkuk 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beetle out of the timber shall speak.
Matthew 3:3 New Testament, KJV
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mark 1:3 New Testament, KJV
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mark 15:34 New Testament, KJV
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Luke 3:4 New Testament, KJV
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luke 18:7 New Testament, KJV
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Luke 18:38 New Testament, KJV
And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
John 1:23 New Testament, KJV
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
Acts 8:7 New Testament, KJV
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G994, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 21 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 152 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G994 FAQ

What does boao (βοάω) mean?

Boao (Strong's G994) is a Greek word most simply glossed "cry". boao (bo-ah'-o) v. 1. to cry, i.e. shout (for help or in a tumultuous way) [apparently a prolonged form of a primary verb]

How many times is boao (βοάω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 152 linked usages for Strong's G994 across 39 books.

Where can I study boao (βοάω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G994 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate boao (βοάω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as crying and cry. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G994 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 112 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 28 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G994, with linked reader references where each row is available.