STRONGS G994:
βοάω,
-ῶ; [imperfect
ἐβόων,
Acts 21:34 Rec.]; 1 aorist
ἐβόησα; (
βοή); from Homer down; in the
Sept. mostly for
קָרָא,
זָעַק,
צָעַק,
to cry aloud, shout, (Latin
boo);
1. to raise a cry: of joy,
Galatians 4:27 (from
Isaiah 54:1); of pain,
Matthew 27:46 L marginal reading Tr WH;
Acts 8:7.
2. to cry i. e. speak with a high, strong voice:
Matthew 3:3,
Mark 1:3,
Luke 3:4,
John 1:23 (all from
Isaiah 40:3);
Mark 15:34;
Luke 9:38 (R G
ἀναβ.); [
Luke 18:38];
Acts 17:6;
Acts 21:34 Rec.;
Acts 25:24 (R G
ἐπιβ.).
3. πρός τινα to cry to one for help, implore his aid:
Luke 18:7 [T Tr WH αὐτῷ; cf. Winer's Grammar, 212 (199)], (
1 Samuel 7:8;
1 Chronicles 5:20;
Hosea 7:14, etc. for
אֶל זָעַק). [Compare:
ἀνα-,
ἐπιβοάω.]
[Synonyms: βοδω, καλέω, κράζω, κραυγάζω: It is not uninstructive to notice that in classic usage καλεῖν denotes 'to cry out' for a purpose, to call; βοᾶν to cry out as a manifestation of feeling; κράζειν to cry out harshly, often of an inarticulate and brutish sound; thus καλεῖν suggests intelligence; βοᾶν sensibilities; κράζειν instincts; hence, βοᾶν especially a cry for help. κραυγάζειν, intensive of κράζω, denotes to cry coarsely, in contempt, etc. Cf. Schmidt ch. 3.]
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