properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas
g2036 (ἔπω) and
g5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while
g4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and
g2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean; ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter; a primary verb