אֵפוֹ epho
Hebrew word for “then” · Strong’s H645 · used 15 times in 15 verses
Meaning
1) then, now, so; 1a) (who) then, (what) then (with interrog); 1b) then (with imperative-i.e. know then); 1c) if...then (with adv)
How it is translated
Glosses given for epho in context, with how often each is used:
- then 15
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | 5 | 0.6 | |
| Genesis | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 27 (2), Job 19 (2), Genesis 43 (1), Exodus 33 (1), Judges 9 (1), 2 Kings 10 (1), Job 9 (1), Job 17 (1), Job 24 (1), Proverbs 6 (1)
Forms
- אפוא 11
- אפו 4
Words used with it
Words that share verses with epho more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מִי mi “who?” 6
- מָה mah “what?” 4
- יָדַע yada “to know” 4
- ךְ kh “you” 3
- אַיֵּה ayyeh “where?” 2
- מִלָּה millah “speech” 2
- יִצְחָק yitschaq “Isaac” 2
- שָׁפַט shaphat “to judge” 2
- אִם im “if” 3
- נָא na “please” 2
- שׂוּם sum “to set” 2
- זֹאת zot “this” 2
Key verses
The verses using epho that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 27:33 — And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and…
- Genesis 27:37 — And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I…
- Genesis 43:11 — And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a…
- Exodus 33:16 — For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and…
- 2 Kings 10:10 — Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that…
- Job 9:24 — The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
- Job 19:6 — Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
- Job 19:23 — Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
- Job 24:25 — And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
- Isaiah 19:12 — Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
- Isaiah 22:1 — The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
- Hosea 13:10 — I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
See all 15 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.