ΒΟΆΩ: βοάω, -ῶ [ (< βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא ;] ] 1. . absol., to cry, call out: Mt 3:3, 27:46, Mk 1:3 15:34, Lk 3:4 9:38 18:38, Jo 1:23, Ac 8:7 17:6 25:24, Ga 4:27.
2. . C. dat., to call on for help (Heb. זעק על, Ho 7:14, al.), Lk 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.