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
| Acts 8:1 | Now Saul was in agreement with his execution. There arose on that day a great persecution against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. |
| Acts 8:2 | Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him. |
| Acts 8:16 | for he had not yet fallen on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) any one of them, but they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. |
| Acts 8:17 | Then Peter and John laid hands on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) them and they received the Holy Spirit. |
| Acts 8:24 | And answering, Simon said, “You pray for me to the Lord so that nothing of what you have said may come upon (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me.” |
| Acts 8:26 | Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, saying, “Rise and go toward the south on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. |
| Acts 8:27 | And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) charge of all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship |
| Acts 8:28 | and was returning, seated in (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) his carriage, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. |
| Acts 8:32 | Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: “As a sheep to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the slaughter he was led, and as a lamb dumb before its shearer, so he opens not his mouth. |
| Acts 8:36 | And as they traveled along the road they came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” |
| Acts 9:4 | and falling to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” |
| Acts 9:11 | Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the street called ‘Straight,’ and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for even now he is praying, |
| Acts 9:17 | So Ananias went entered the house; he placed his hands on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” |
| Acts 9:21 | And all who heard him were astonished and said, “Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was trying to destroy those who called on this name? And has he not come here for the very purpose of bringing them bound before (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the chief priests?” |
| Acts 9:33 | And he found there a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. |
| Acts 9:35 | And all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the Lord. |
| Acts 9:42 | And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the Lord. |
| Acts 10:9 | The following day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the housetop to pray about the sixth hour. |
| Acts 10:10 | And he became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) a trance, |
| Acts 10:11 | and he saw the heavens opened and certain object descending, like a great sheet, being let down by its four corners upon (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the earth. |
| Acts 10:16 | This happened three times (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc), and immediately the object was taken up at once to heaven. |
| Acts 10:17 | Now while Peter was perplexed within himself as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the gate |
| Acts 10:25 | When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell at (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his feet and worshiped him. |
| Acts 10:34 | So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) I understand that God is not one who shows partiality; |
| Acts 10:39 | And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom also they put to death by hanging him on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) a tree. |
