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
| Matthew 15:32 | Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.” |
| Matthew 15:35 | And instructing the crowd to sit down on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the ground, |
| Matthew 16:18 | And I say to you, you are Peter, and on (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. |
| Matthew 16:19 | I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth will have been loosed in heaven.” |
| Matthew 17:6 | And when the disciples heard this, they were overcome with fear and fell face down (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) on the ground. |
| Matthew 18:5 | And whoever welcomes a child like this in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) my name welcomes me. |
| Matthew 18:12 | What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the slopes and go in search of the one that has wandered off? |
| Matthew 18:13 | And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) it more than over (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the ninety-nine that did not go astray. |
| Matthew 18:16 | But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you so that every matter may be confirmed on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the evidence of two or three witnesses. |
| Matthew 18:18 | “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth will have been loosed in heaven. |
| Matthew 18:19 | “Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth are in agreement about anything whatever you may ask, it will be done for you by my Father who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 18:26 | So the servant fell to the ground prostate before him, saying, ‘Have patience with (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) me, and I will repay you everything.’ |
| Matthew 18:29 | Therefore his fellow servant fell to the ground and pleaded with him, saying ‘Have patience with (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) me, and I will repay you.’ |
| Matthew 19:9 | But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” |
| Matthew 19:28 | Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth that in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. |
| Matthew 21:5 | “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a donkey, and on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” |
| Matthew 21:7 | They brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their cloaks on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) them; and he sat on them. |
| Matthew 21:19 | And seeing a fig tree by (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the road, he went over to (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And at once the fig tree withered away. |
| Matthew 21:44 | |
| Matthew 22:5 | But they paid no attention and went on their way, one to his farm, another to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his business, |
| Matthew 22:9 | Go therefore to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the busy intersections and invite everyone you can find to the wedding feast.’ |
| Matthew 22:33 | And when the crowd heard this, they were astounded at (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) his teaching. |
| Matthew 22:34 | Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they met together (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) |
| Matthew 23:2 | saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees now occupy the chair of Moses. |
| Matthew 23:4 | For they tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. |
