UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to join in helping

Semantic entry: 35.5

Semantic domains: Help, Care For

Subdomains: Help

Definition: to help by joining in an activity or effort

Notes: In a number of instances it is not necessary to specify the joint effort or activity, since this is supplied by the context itself as, for example, in RV LUK 5:7 · LV LUK 5:7 · Read together LUK 5:7 in which ‘coming to help’ indicates clearly the joint efforts. But in some languages it may be important to use a specific expression rather than a generic one. Accordingly, ‘to come and help them’ in RV LUK 5:7 · LV LUK 5:7 · Read together LUK 5:7 may be rendered as ‘to come and work with them.’