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
| John 6:16 | Now when evening had come, his disciples went down to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the lake, |
| John 6:19 | When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the lake and approaching the boat, and they were terrified. |
| John 6:21 | Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore toward which they were going. |
| John 7:30 | So they were anxious to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him, because his hour had not yet come. |
| John 7:44 | Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him. |
| John 8:3 | The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) adultery, and making her stand before them, |
| John 8:4 | they said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) the very act of committing adultery. |
| John 8:7 | When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “The man among you without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) her.” |
| John 8:59 | Then they picked up stones to throw at (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. |
| John 9:6 | After saying this, he spat on the ground and made mud with his saliva; then he daubed the mud on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the man’s eyes |
| John 9:15 | Then the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He daubed mud on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.” |
| John 11:38 | Then Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying across (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) it. |
| John 12:14 | And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) it; as it is written, |
| John 12:15 | “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, seated on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a donkey’s colt!” |
| John 12:16 | His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him, and that they had done these things to him. |
| John 13:18 | I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me.’ |
| John 13:25 | So that disciple, leaning back against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” |
| John 17:4 | I glorified you on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth, having completed the task that you gave me to do; |
| John 18:4 | Then Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen to (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him, stepped forward and said to them, “Who is it that you are looking for?” |
| John 19:13 | On hearing these words, Pilate brought Jesus out and sat down on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the judge’s bench in the place called “Stone Pavement,” or in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.” |
| John 19:19 | And Pilate wrote an inscription and fastened it to (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” |
| John 19:24 | So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see who will get it” — that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things. |
| John 19:31 | Then, since it was the day of Preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and their bodies taken down. |
| John 19:33 | But when they came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. |
| John 20:7 | and the face cloth that had been on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) Jesus’ head; it was not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. |
