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Koine Greek wordlink #100834

SR GNT Acts 21:28 βοηθεῖτε (boaʸtheite) ‘crying_out men ones_from_Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) be giving_help this is the’ Strongs=9970 Lemma=boētheō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural

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Only use of identical word form βοηθεῖτε (V-MPA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βοηθεῖτε’ (V-MPA2..P) is always and only glossed as ‘be giving_help’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘boētheō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘be giving_help’, ‘to give_help’, ‘I gave_help’, ‘gave_help’, ‘give_help’.

Greek words (3) other than βοηθεῖτε (V-MPA2..P) with a gloss related to ‘giving_help’

MARK 9:24 βοήθει (boaʸthei) V-MPA2..S ‘little_child was saying I am believing be giving_help of me for the unbelief’ SR GNT Mark 9:24 word 19

MAT 15:25 βοήθει (boaʸthei) V-MPA2..S ‘to him saying master be giving_help to me’ SR GNT Mat 15:25 word 9

PHP 4:3 συλλαμβάνου (sullambanou) V-MPM2..S Lemma=sullambanō ‘you genuine companion be giving_help to them who in’ SR GNT Php 4:3 word 9

Key: V=verb MPA2..P=imperative,present,active,2nd person plural MPA2..S=imperative,present,active,2nd person singular MPM2..S=imperative,present,middle,2nd person singular