'Answer' in the Bible

Then he said to Gehazi, "Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand, and go your way. If you meet any man, don't greet him; and if anyone greets you, don't answer him again. Then lay my staff on the face of the child."

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Don't answer him."