Strong's #996: boetheia (pronounced bo-ay'-thi-ah)

from 998; aid; specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel:--help.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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boētheia

1) help

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: from G998

Citing in TDNT: 1:628, 108

Usage:

This word is used 2 times:

 

Acts 27:17: "Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and,"
Hebrews 4:16: "mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."