Gloss
(gen.) on, over, when; (dat.) on, at, in, while; (acc.) across, over, on, to, for, while
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐπί
Greek transliteration
epi
Simplified transliteration
epi
Numbers
Strong's number
1909
GK Number
2093
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
890
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
prep
Definition
(1) with the gen., upon, on, Mt. 4:6; 9:2; 27:19; in, of locality, Mk. 8:4; near upon, by, at, Mt. 21:19; Jn. 21:1; upon, over, of authority, Mt. 2:22; Acts 8:27; in the presence of, especially in a judicial sense, 2 Cor. 7:14; Acts 25:9; in the case of, in respect of, Jn. 6:2; Gal. 3:16; in the time of, at the time of, Acts 11:28; Rom. 1:10; ἐπ᾿ ἀληθειας, really, bona fide, Mk. 12:32; (2) with the dat., upon, on, Mt. 14:8; Mk. 2:21; Lk. 12:44; close upon, by, Mt. 24:33; Jn. 4:6; in the neighborhood or society of, Acts 28:14; over, of authority, Mt. 24:47; to, of addition, besides, Mt. 25:20; Eph. 6:16; Col. 3:14; supervening upon, after, 2 Cor. 1:4; 7:4; immediately upon, Jn. 4:27; upon, of the object of an act, towards, to, Mk. 5:33; Lk. 18:7; Acts 5:35; against, of hostile posture or disposition, Lk. 12:52; in dependence upon, Mt. 4:4; Lk. 5:5; Acts 14:3; upon the ground of, Mt. 19:9; Lk. 1:59; Phil. 1:3; Heb. 7:11; 8:6; 9:17; with a view to, Gal. 5:13; 1 Thess. 4:7; (3) with the acc., upon, with the idea of previous or present motion, Mt. 4:5; 14:19, 26; towards, of place, to, Mt. 3:13; 22:34; towards, of the object of an action, Lk. 6:35; 9:38; against, of hostile movement, Mt. 10:21; over, of authority, Lk. 1:33; to the extent of, both of place and time, Rev. 21:16; Rom. 7:1; near, by, Mt. 9:9; about, at, of time, Acts 3:1; in order to, with a view to, for the purpose of, Mt. 3:7; Lk. 7:44
Greek-English Concordance for ἐπί
| Luke 12:42 | And the Lord said, “Who, then, is the faithful and wise steward, whom the master will put in charge of (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) his servants, to give the food ration at the proper time? |
| Luke 12:44 | I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) all his possessions. |
| Luke 12:49 | “I came to cast fire on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the earth, and would that it were already kindled! |
| Luke 12:52 | For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) two and two against (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) three; |
| Luke 12:53 | father will be divided against (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) son and son against (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) father, mother against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) daughter and daughter against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) mother, mother-in-law against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) mother-in-law.” |
| Luke 12:54 | He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the west, you say at once, rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens. |
| Luke 12:58 | So when you go with your opponent before (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) the magistrate, make an effort to receive a settlement from him on the way; otherwise he will drag you off to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison. |
| Luke 13:4 | Or those eighteen on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them — do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? |
| Luke 13:17 | As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, while all the people rejoiced at (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) all the glorious things that were done by him. |
| Luke 14:31 | Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand troops to oppose the one coming against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him with twenty thousand? |
| Luke 15:4 | “Which man among you, who has a hundred sheep, should he lose one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the one that is lost until he finds it? |
| Luke 15:5 | And when he finds it, would he not place it on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his shoulders, rejoicing? |
| Luke 15:7 | I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) one sinner who repents than over (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. |
| Luke 15:10 | Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) one sinner who repents.” |
| Luke 15:20 | So he left that place and went to his father. While he was still a long way from home, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and fell upon (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his neck and kissed him. |
| Luke 17:16 | and fell on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks — and he was a Samaritan. |
| Luke 17:31 | “On that day the one who is on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the housetop, and his belongings are in the house, must not go down to get them, and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. |
| Luke 17:34 | I tell you, on that night there will be two in (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) one bed; one will be taken and the other left behind. |
| Luke 17:35 | There will be two women grinding at (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the mill together; one will be taken and the other left behind.” |
| Luke 18:4 | He didn’t want to for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a time. But later on he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, |
| Luke 18:7 | Will not God certainly vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night, and have patience with (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) them? |
| Luke 18:8 | I tell you, he will vindicate them without delay; but will the Son of Man, when he comes, find faith on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth?” |
| Luke 18:9 | He also told this parable to some who were confident in (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-dat) themselves, because they were righteous, and treated others with contempt. |
| Luke 19:4 | So he ran on ahead and climbed up into (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a sycamore-fig tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. |
| Luke 19:5 | As he came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) that spot, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb down, for today I must stay at your house.” |
