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 22:52 | Then Jesus said to those who had come out against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him — the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, “Why did you come out as against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a robber, with swords and clubs? |
| Luke 22:53 | Day after day, when I was in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me. But this is your hour, and the hour for the power of darkness. |
| Luke 22:59 | Then after about an hour had passed a certain other person kept insisting, saying, “Surely (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) this person also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” |
| Luke 23:1 | Then the whole assembly of them rose up and brought Jesus before (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Pilate. |
| Luke 23:28 | Turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me, but weep for (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) yourselves and for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) your children. |
| Luke 23:30 | Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ |
| Luke 23:33 | And when they came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the place called “The Skull,” there they crucified him and the criminals — one on his right and one on his left. |
| Luke 23:38 | In fact, there was an inscription above (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him, “This is the King of the Jews.” |
| Luke 23:44 | It was already only about the sixth hour but darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour, |
| Luke 23:48 | And when all who had gathered for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home, beating their breasts. |
| Luke 24:1 | But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb, bringing the anointing spices they had prepared. |
| Luke 24:12 | |
| Luke 24:22 | Moreover, some women of our group astonished us: going to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb early in the morning |
| Luke 24:24 | Then some of those who were with us went to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” |
| Luke 24:25 | So he said to them, “You foolish people, slow of heart to believe in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) all that the prophets have spoken! |
| Luke 24:47 | and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. |
| Luke 24:49 | And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you, but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” |
| John 1:32 | Then John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit coming down as a dove from heaven, and it remained on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him. |
| John 1:33 | I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The one on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining it is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| John 1:51 | Then he said to him, “I tell you the solemn truth: you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God ascending and descending on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the Son of Man.” |
| John 3:36 | The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him. |
| John 4:6 | Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, weary from his journey, sat down by (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the well. It was about the sixth hour. |
| John 4:27 | Just (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) then his disciples came back. They were astonished that he was talking with a woman; however, no one said to her, “What do you want?” or to him, “Why are you talking with her?” |
| John 5:2 | Now in Jerusalem by (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the Sheep Gate there is a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, having covered colonnades. |
| John 6:2 | A large crowd was following him because they saw the miraculous signs he was performing on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) those who were sick. |
