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 21:5 | When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. Then kneeling down on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the beach, we prayed |
| Acts 21:23 | So, then, do what we tell you. There are with us four men who have taken upon (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-gen) themselves a vow. |
| Acts 21:24 | Take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses that they may shave their heads, and everyone will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself walk keeping the law. |
| Acts 21:27 | When the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him, |
| Acts 21:32 | At once he took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) them; and when they saw the commanding officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. |
| Acts 21:35 | When he got to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the stairs, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob, |
| Acts 21:40 | And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying: |
| Acts 22:19 | And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I used to go from one synagogue to another imprisoning and flogging those who believed in (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) you. |
| Acts 23:30 | And when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to speak against him to (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) you.” |
| Acts 24:4 | But, that I may not detain you any (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) longer, I beg you to hear us briefly in your kindness. |
| Acts 24:19 | But there are some Jews from Asia who ought to be here before (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) you and bring charges, if they have anything against me. |
| Acts 24:20 | Or let these men themselves tell what wrongdoing they found when I stood before (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the council, |
| Acts 24:21 | other than this one utterance that I cried out while standing among them: ‘It is regarding a resurrection for the dead that I am on trial before (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-gen) you this day.’” |
| Acts 25:6 | After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he took his seat on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the judge’s bench and ordered Paul to be brought. |
| Acts 25:9 | But Festus, wanting to curry favor with the Jews, responded to Paul, saying, “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) me?” |
| Acts 25:10 | Paul answered, “I am now standing before (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. Against the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you yourself know very well. |
| Acts 25:12 | Then Festus, after conferring with the council, replied, “To Caesar you have appealed; to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Caesar you will go.” |
| Acts 25:17 | So when they met here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the judge’s bench and ordered the man to be brought. |
| Acts 25:26 | But I do not have anything definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-gen) you all, and especially before (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) you, King Agrippa, so that, when the examination has been conducted, I may have something to write. |
| Acts 26:2 | “Regarding all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that it is before (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) you that I am about to make my defense today, |
| Acts 26:6 | And now I stand here on trial because (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, |
| Acts 26:16 | But get up and stand on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you a servant and witness both to the things in which you have seen and to those in which I will appear to you. |
| Acts 26:18 | to open their eyes, that they turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ |
| Acts 26:20 | but I declared to those in Damascus first, then also to those in Jerusalem and through all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) God, performing works worthy of repentance. |
| Acts 27:20 | When neither sun nor stars appeared for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) many days, and no small storm continued to rage, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. |
