Definition and Meaning:
The term "succor" refers to assistance, help, or relief provided to someone in need. In a biblical context, it often denotes divine aid or support given by God to His people. The concept of succor is deeply rooted in the understanding of God's compassion and mercy towards humanity, as well as the call for believers to support one another.

Biblical References:

1. Divine Succor:
The Bible frequently speaks of God as a source of succor for His people. In times of distress, believers are encouraged to seek God's help. Hebrews 2:18 states, "Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted." This verse highlights Jesus Christ's role in providing succor, as He understands human suffering and is able to offer aid.

2. Human Succor:
The Bible also emphasizes the importance of believers providing succor to one another. In 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 , Paul writes, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." This passage underscores the reciprocal nature of succor among believers, as they are called to extend the comfort they receive from God to others.

3. Old Testament Examples:
The Old Testament provides numerous examples of God providing succor to His people. In Exodus 14:13-14 , Moses tells the Israelites, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still." Here, God's succor is evident in His deliverance of the Israelites from the Egyptians.

4. New Testament Teachings:
The New Testament continues to affirm the theme of succor. In Philippians 4:19 , Paul assures the believers, "And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus." This promise of provision is a form of succor, emphasizing God's readiness to meet the needs of His people.

Theological Significance:

Succor is a manifestation of God's love and faithfulness. It reflects His desire to be intimately involved in the lives of His people, offering them strength and support in times of need. The call for believers to provide succor to one another is an extension of God's love, fostering a community of care and mutual support. This principle is foundational to the Christian life, as it embodies the command to love one's neighbor and bear one another's burdens (Galatians 6:2).

Practical Application:

Believers are encouraged to seek God's succor through prayer and faith, trusting in His ability to provide for their needs. Additionally, they are called to be instruments of succor in the lives of others, offering practical help, encouragement, and comfort. This dual aspect of receiving and giving succor strengthens the body of Christ and reflects the character of God to the world.1. (v. t.) To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city.

2. (v. t.) Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.

3. (n.) The person or thing that brings relief.

SUCCOR; SUCCORER

suk'-er, suk'-er-er ('azar; boetheo, prostatis): Is the translation of 'azar, "to gird" (2 Samuel 8:5, etc.); of boetheo, "to come in aid of" (2 Corinthians 6:2, "In a day of salvation did I succor thee"; Hebrews 2:18, "He is able to succor them that are tempted"); of prostatis, "one standing before" (Romans 16:2, the American Standard Revised Version "helper of many"); of antilepsis (Ecclesiasticus 51:7, the King James Version "I looked for the succour of men, but there was none"); of phugadeuterion (1 Maccabees 1:53, "flee for succor," the Revised Version (British and American) "place of refuge"); of sozo (1 Maccabees 2:44, "for succor," the Revised Version (British and American) "for safety"); of skepe (2 Maccabees 5:9, the Revised Version (British and American) "shelter"); "succors" occurs (The Wisdom of Solomon 17:12, the King James Version boethema, "for fear is nothing else but a betraying (the Revised Version (British and American) "surrender") of the succours which reason offereth"); "succoreth" (1 Maccabees 12:15, boetheo, "help from heaven that succoureth us," the Revised Version (British and American) "to help us"). the Revised Version (British and American) has "succor" for "help" (1 Chronicles 18:5); "O thou my succor," for "O my strength" (Psalm 22:19).

W. L. Walker

997. boetheo -- to come to the aid of
... aid, help. From boethos; to aid or relieve -- help, succor. see GREEK boethos.
(boethei) -- 2 Occurrences. (boetheite) -- 1 Occurrence. (boethesai) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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1947. epikouria -- aid, assistance
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: epikouria Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-ee-koo-ree'-ah) Short Definition: help, aid Definition: succor (against foes ...
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482. antilambano -- to take instead of, take hold of
... help, partake, support. From anti and the middle voice of lambano; to take hold
of in turn, ie Succor; also to participate -- help, partaker, support. ...
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5826. azar -- to help, succor
... 5825, 5826. azar. 5827 . to help, succor. Transliteration: azar Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-zar') Short Definition: help. Word Origin a prim. ...
/hebrew/5826.htm - 6k

3467. yasha -- to deliver
... A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, ie (by implication) to be
safe; causatively, to free or succor -- X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er ...
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5790. uth -- perhaps to help
... root Definition perhaps to help NASB Word Usage sustain (1). speak in season. For
uwsh; to hasten, ie Succor -- speak in season. see HEBREW uwsh. 5789, 5790. ...
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Of the Statue of Apollo at Cum??, Whose Tears are Supposed to have ...
... Book III. Chapter 11."Of the Statue of Apollo at Cum??, Whose Tears are Supposed
to Have Portended Disaster to the Greeks, Whom the God Was Unable to Succor. ...
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Whether Almsgiving is a Matter of Precept?
... 3:18: "Let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth." And in
order to be a person's well-wisher and well-doer, we ought to succor his needs ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether almsgiving is a matter.htm

But Infirmity Pleadeth Its Part, and with Favor of the Crowds ...
... and says, "What way is there among men, who without doubt by being deceived are
turned aside from a deadly harm to others or themselves, to succor men in peril ...
/.../augustine/against lying/section 38 but infirmity pleadeth.htm

Whether it is Lawful to Steal through Stress of Need?
... Now, according to Augustine (Contra Mendac. vii), it is unlawful to steal
in order to succor one's neighbor by giving him an alms. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful to 12.htm

Whether the Son of God in Human Nature Ought to have Assumed ...
... On the contrary, It is written (Heb.2:18): "For in that, wherein He Himself hath
suffered and been tempted, He is able to succor them also that are tempted ...
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Whether Restitution must Always be Made to the Person from whom a ...
... Therefore sometimes we ought to succor some other person rather than make
restitution to one from whom we have taken something. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether restitution must always be.htm

Whether one May Give Alms Out of Ill-Gotten Goods?
... Now it is less sinful to keep back another's property than to commit murder, of
which a man is guilty if he fails to succor one who is in extreme need, as ...
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Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind. Though in Midst of Life we Be.
... Harmony by ERYTHRAEUS, 1608. 1. Though in midst of life we be, Snares of death surround
us; Where shall we for succor flee, Lest our foes confound us? ...
/.../bacon/the hymns of martin luther/xviii mitten wir im leben.htm

Whether we Ought to do Good to All?
... Accordingly we are bound to succor the sinner as to the maintenance of his nature,
but not so as to abet his sin, for this would be to do evil rather than good ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether we ought to do.htm

Whether an Advocate is Bound to Defend the Suits of the Poor?
... more closely united to us." He says "by reason of place," because one is not bound
to search throughout the world for the needy that one may succor them; and ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether an advocate is bound.htm

Succor (8 Occurrences)
... or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress;
to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged ...
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Succorer (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One who affords succor; a helper. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. SUCCOR; SUCCORER. suk'-er, suk ...
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Succour (6 Occurrences)
... (KJV). 2 Samuel 8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king
of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. (See JPS). ...
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Relief (32 Occurrences)
... relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive
or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort ...
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Arameans (61 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah,
David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. (See JPS NAS NIV). ...
/a/arameans.htm - 26k

Ascension (1 Occurrence)
... martyr (Acts 7:56); He appeared to Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:5); He makes intercession
for His people (Romans 8:26 Hebrews 7:25); He is able to succor the tempted ...
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Nob (6 Occurrences)
... An ancient priestly town to which David came on his way South when he fled from
Saul at Gibeah (1 Samuel 21:1). Here he found refuge and succor with Ahimelech. ...
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Rogelim (2 Occurrences)
... ro'-ge-lim, ro-ge'-lim (roghelim; Rhogelleim): The place whence came Barzillai the
Gileadite to succor David in his flight from Absalom (2 Samuel 17:27; 2 ...
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Relieve (14 Occurrences)
... To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like;
to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to ...
/r/relieve.htm - 11k

Achzib (4 Occurrences)
... The cities on the coast doubtless aided one another, and Sidon had become rich and
powerful before this and could succor such a small town in case of attack. ...
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