βοάω

βοάω, -ῶ

(βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא ;]

1. absol., to cry, call out: Matt 3,3; 27,46, Mark 1,3; 15,34, Luk 3,4; 9,38; 18,38, Joh 1,23, ApG 8,7; 17,6; 25,24, Gal 4,27.

2. C. dative, to call on for help (Heb. זעק על, Hos 7,14, al.), Luk 18,7.†

SYN.: καλέω, to call, invite, summon; κράζω, to cry, harshly or inarticulately, as animals; κραυγάζω, intensive of κράζω. βοάω expresses emotion, whether joy, fear, etc.