Boetheo denotes giving or seeking aid amid distress, need, opposition, or trial.

The attested use concerns aid directed toward someone in need: people appeal for it in distress or opposition, while aid is also described as given in salvation, temptation, and deliverance.

1. Aid sought or given in need · dominant

   In Acts 16:9, Mark 9:22, Mark 9:24, and Matthew 15:25, second-person active forms occur in direct appeals for aid amid urgent personal need; the APB renders the requests with “help.” Acts 21:28 likewise places a second-person plural present active form in a public cry for assistance, while Hebrews 2:18 describes being able to aid those being tempted.

   Acts 16:9Acts 21:28Hebrews 2:18Mark 9:22Mark 9:24Matthew 15:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly uses “help” or “helped” for clauses containing the term, including appeals, a statement of aid in salvation, and the earth's action toward the woman. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish separate lexical senses.