ἔπω épō

Meaning

to speak or say (by word or writing)

In the King James Version: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell

Derivation: a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046 (ἐρέω), G4483 (ῥέω), and G5346 (φημί));

Where it is used

• Matthew 2:5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
• Matthew 2:8 And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
• Matthew 2:13 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
• Matthew 3:7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
• Matthew 3:15 “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
• Matthew 4:3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
• Matthew 4:4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
• Matthew 4:9 “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
• Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
• Matthew 5:22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
• Matthew 8:4 Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
• Matthew 8:8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
• Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
• Matthew 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
• Matthew 8:19 And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
• Matthew 8:21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Matthew 8:32 “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
• Matthew 9:2 Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
• Matthew 9:3 On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
• Matthew 9:4 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
• Matthew 9:5 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
• Matthew 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
• Matthew 9:15 Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
• Matthew 9:22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
• Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
• Matthew 11:3 to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
• Matthew 11:4 Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
• Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
• Matthew 12:2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
• Matthew 12:3 Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
• Matthew 12:11 He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
• Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
• Matthew 12:25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
• Matthew 12:32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
• Matthew 12:39 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
• Matthew 12:47 Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
• Matthew 12:48 But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
• Matthew 12:49 Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
• Matthew 13:10 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
• Matthew 13:11 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
• Matthew 13:27 The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
• Matthew 13:37 He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
• Matthew 13:52 Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
• Matthew 13:57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
• Matthew 14:2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
• Matthew 14:16 “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
• Matthew 14:18 “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.
• Matthew 14:28 “Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”
• Matthew 14:29 “Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.
• Matthew 15:3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
• Matthew 15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
• Matthew 15:5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
• Matthew 15:10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
• Matthew 15:13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
• Matthew 15:15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
• Matthew 15:16 “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
• Matthew 15:24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
• Matthew 15:26 But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
• Matthew 15:27 “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
• Matthew 15:28 “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.