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
| Romans 11:22 | Consider therefore the kindness and the severity of God — severity to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off. |
| Romans 12:20 | To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his head.” |
| Romans 15:3 | For Christ did not please himself; but as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me.” |
| Romans 15:12 | And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even he who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him will the Gentiles hope.” |
| Romans 15:20 | And thus I have always made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was known, lest I should build on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) someone else’s foundation; |
| Romans 16:19 | Your obedience is known to all and thus I am rejoicing over (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-dat) you. But I want you to be wise as to what is good, and innocent as to what is evil. |
| 1 Corinthians 1:4 | I am always giving thanks to my God for you because (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus, |
| 1 Corinthians 2:9 | But, as it is written, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has the mind of man imagined, the things that God has prepared for those who love him.” |
| 1 Corinthians 3:12 | If anyone is building on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the foundation with gold, silver, gems, wood, hay, straw — |
| 1 Corinthians 6:1 | When any of you has a legal dispute against another, how dare he go to law before (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) heathen judges and not before (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the saints? |
| 1 Corinthians 6:6 | but brother goes to court against brother, and that before (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) unbelievers? |
| 1 Corinthians 7:5 | Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a set time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer; then come together (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:36 | If someone believes he is not treating his virgin in an appropriate manner, if his passions are strong, and so it has to be, he should do what he desires, it is no sin — let them marry. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:39 | A wife is bound for (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) such a time as her husband is alive. But if her husband should die, she is free to marry whom she wishes, only in the Lord. |
| 1 Corinthians 8:5 | For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), |
| 1 Corinthians 9:10 | Or does he not speak entirely for our sake. To be sure, it was written for our sake, because the one plowing should plow in (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) hope and the one threshing thresh in (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) hope of sharing in the crop. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:10 | For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) her head, because of the angels. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:20 | Therefore when you gather in (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the assembly, it is not to eat a supper in honor of the Lord. |
| 1 Corinthians 13:6 | it takes no pleasure in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:16 | Otherwise, if you are praising God by the Spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say, “Amen,” to (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) your thanksgiving since he does not know what you are saying? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:23 | So if the whole church assembles in (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the same place and everyone is speaking in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:25 | and the secrets of his heart are laid bare. Thus he will fall on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his face and worship God, declaring, “God is really among you.” |
| 1 Corinthians 16:17 | But I rejoice at (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus because they have supplied what was lacking from you, |
| 2 Corinthians 1:4 | who encourages us in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) all our troubles, so that we may be able to encourage those experiencing any trouble with the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:9 | Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should no longer trust in (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-dat) ourselves, but in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the God who raises the dead. |
