a word

Greek Noun Neuter

ἔπος, -εος (-ους), τό [in LXX: Zec.7:3, Sir.44:5 *;] a word: ὡς ἔ. εἰπεῖν (cl.), so to speak: Heb.7:9. SYN.: λόγος, reasoned speech; ῥῆμα, mere articulated utterance; ἔ, the articulated expression of a thought (AS)

a word

Greek Noun Neuter

ἔπος, older ϝέπος [Refs], etc, εος, τό (Sanskrit vácas 'word', 'hymn', compare εἶπον): I) word, παύρῳ ἔπει in short utterance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, that which is uttered in words, speech, tale, ἔπος ἐρέειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; joined with μῦθος, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —Special uses, I.1) song or lay accompanied by music, [Refs] I.2) pledged word, promise, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τελέσαι ἔπος fulfil, keep one's word,[Refs 4th c.BC+] I.3) word in season, counsel, [Refs 8th c.BC+] I.4) word of a deity, oracle, [Refs 8th c.BC+] I.5) saying, proverb, τὸ παλαιὸν ἔπος [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.6) word, opposed to deed, ἔπε᾽ ἀκράαντα words of none effect, opposed to ἔτυμα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἔργον, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to βίη, [Refs 8th c.BC+] I.7) subject of a speech, message, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) later usages, II.1) joined with ἔργον or πρᾶγμα [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) κατ᾽ ἔπος word by word, κατ᾽ ἔ. βασανιεῖν φησι τὰς τραγῳδίας [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) πρὸς ἔπος at the first word, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.3.b) word in exchange for word, ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀποκρίνεσθαι, of an oracle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3.c) οὐδὲν πρὸς ἔ. to no purpose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, nothing to the purpose, ἐὰν μηδὲν πρὸς ἔ. ἀποκρίνωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί πρὸς ἔπο; [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν almost, practically, qualifying a too absolute expression, especially with πᾶς and οὐδείς (not with metaphors), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ὄντως or ἀκριβεῖ λόγῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in Trag, ὡς εἰπεῖν ἔ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) ἑνὶ ἔπει in one word, briefly, ἑνὶ ἔπεϊ πάντα συλλαβόντα λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) of single words, especially with reference to etymology or usage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀρθότης ἐπῶν,=ὀρθοέπεια (which see), [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) in plural, epic poetry, opposed to μέλη (lyric poetry), ἰαμβεῖα, διθύραμβοι, etc, ῥαπτῶν ἐπέων ἀοιδοί [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.b) generally, poetry, even lyrics, [Refs 7th c.BC+] IV.c) lines, verses, especially of spoken lines in the drama, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: singular, verse, line of poetry, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; group of verses, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.d) lines of writing, μυρίων ἐπῶν μῆκος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ὅλοις ἑπτὰ ἔπεσι παραδραμεῖν, of a historian, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Neuter

a word; X say; from g2036 (ἔπω)