Strong G995βοή
outcry
- Transliteration
- boē
- Pronunciation
- bo-ay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G994; a halloo that is call (for aid etc.): - cry.
Detailed definition
βοή, -ῆς, ἡ,
[in LXX for זְעָקָה, etc.;]
a cry: Jas.5:4.†
(AS)
[in LXX for זְעָקָה, etc.;]
a cry: Jas.5:4.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G995 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cry1
First verses
- James 5:4Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
βοή,
Doric dialect βοά, ἡ, loud cry, shout, in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)] mostly battle-cry, βοὴν ἀγαθός [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.408, +others)]; βοᾶς δ᾽ ἔτι μηδ᾽ ὄνομ᾽ εἴη let there be not even the name of war, [Refs (Thcoc. 16.97)]; later of prayer, Ἑλληνικὸν νόμισμα θυστάδος β. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 269)]; κακοφάτιδα β. cry of mourning, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pers.” 936 (Lyric poetry); β. καὶ οἶκτος 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.48; κραυγὴ καὶ β. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 54.9)]; also, song of joy, ἴτω ξύναυλος βοὰ χαρᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 879 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 3.67, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 212)]; of oracles, ἀείδουσα.. βοὰς ἂς ἂν Ἀπόλλων κελαδήσῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 92 (Lyric poetry))]; shout, murmur of a crowd, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 700c (_plural_); θόρυβος καὶ β. [prev. author] “Ti.” 70e)]; of things, roar of the sea, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.48)]; sound of musical instruments, αὐλοὶ φόρμιγγές τε βοὴν ἔχον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.495, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 3.8, “P.” 10.39 (_plural_); β. σάλπιγγος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 394)]; cry of birds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1021; θηρίων β. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1085)]; βοὴν θωΰσσειν, ἀϋτεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 335, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1092 (Lyric poetry); ἐφθέγξατο βοή τις [prev. author] “IT” 1386; βοάσομαι τὰν ὑπέρτονον βοάν 5th c.BC: Phrynichus Comicus 46 (Lyric poetry); βοὴν ἱστάναι 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 196.2)]; ὅσον καὶ ἀπὸ βοῆς ἕνεκα as far as sound went, only in appearance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.92, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.31.)]
II ={βοήθεια}, aid called for, succour, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 730, “Ag.” 1349. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1057 (Lyric poetry))]. (g[uglide]o[uglide]ā, cf. Sanskrit jō-guvē (intensive of gávatē) 'proclaim aloud'.)
Doric dialect βοά, ἡ, loud cry, shout, in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)] mostly battle-cry, βοὴν ἀγαθός [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.408, +others)]; βοᾶς δ᾽ ἔτι μηδ᾽ ὄνομ᾽ εἴη let there be not even the name of war, [Refs (Thcoc. 16.97)]; later of prayer, Ἑλληνικὸν νόμισμα θυστάδος β. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 269)]; κακοφάτιδα β. cry of mourning, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pers.” 936 (Lyric poetry); β. καὶ οἶκτος 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.48; κραυγὴ καὶ β. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 54.9)]; also, song of joy, ἴτω ξύναυλος βοὰ χαρᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 879 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 3.67, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 212)]; of oracles, ἀείδουσα.. βοὰς ἂς ἂν Ἀπόλλων κελαδήσῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 92 (Lyric poetry))]; shout, murmur of a crowd, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 700c (_plural_); θόρυβος καὶ β. [prev. author] “Ti.” 70e)]; of things, roar of the sea, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.48)]; sound of musical instruments, αὐλοὶ φόρμιγγές τε βοὴν ἔχον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.495, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 3.8, “P.” 10.39 (_plural_); β. σάλπιγγος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 394)]; cry of birds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1021; θηρίων β. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1085)]; βοὴν θωΰσσειν, ἀϋτεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 335, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1092 (Lyric poetry); ἐφθέγξατο βοή τις [prev. author] “IT” 1386; βοάσομαι τὰν ὑπέρτονον βοάν 5th c.BC: Phrynichus Comicus 46 (Lyric poetry); βοὴν ἱστάναι 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 196.2)]; ὅσον καὶ ἀπὸ βοῆς ἕνεκα as far as sound went, only in appearance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.92, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.31.)]
II ={βοήθεια}, aid called for, succour, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 730, “Ag.” 1349. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1057 (Lyric poetry))]. (g[uglide]o[uglide]ā, cf. Sanskrit jō-guvē (intensive of gávatē) 'proclaim aloud'.)