ἘΠΙΒΟΗΘΕΙΝ, ἐπιβοηθειν
EPIBOĒTHEIN, epiboēthein
Sounds Like: eh-pee-boh-ay-THEH-een
Translations: to help, to come to the aid of, to assist, to give aid
From the root: ἘΠΙΒΟΗΘΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to come to the aid of' or 'to help'. It is formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (upon, to) and the verb 'βοηθέω' (to help, to come to the rescue). It describes the action of providing assistance or support to someone, often in a situation of need or distress. It can be used in sentences where one person or group is actively helping another.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1947 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 4:107
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΒΟΗΘΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΒΟΗΘΟΥΝΤΑΣ — helping, assisting, aiding, coming to the aid of
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