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 23:9 | And do not call anyone on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth your ‘father,’ for you have but one Father, and he is in heaven. |
| Matthew 23:35 | so that upon (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you will come all the righteous blood shed on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. |
| Matthew 23:36 | I tell you the truth, all these things will come upon (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) this generation. |
| Matthew 24:2 | And he responded to them, saying, “You see all these things, do you not? I tell you the truth, not even one stone will be left here upon (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) another that will not be thrown down.” |
| Matthew 24:3 | And when he was seated on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when are these things to take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and the consummation of the age?” |
| Matthew 24:5 | For many will come in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. |
| Matthew 24:7 | For nation will rise up against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) nation and kingdom against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. |
| Matthew 24:17 | the one on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the housetop must not go down to gather up what is in his house, |
| Matthew 24:30 | And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. |
| Matthew 24:33 | So also, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, at (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the very door. |
| Matthew 24:45 | “Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) his household to give other servants their food at the proper time? |
| Matthew 24:47 | I tell you the truth, he will put that servant in charge of (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) all his possessions. |
| Matthew 25:21 | His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been trustworthy in (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a few things; I will put you in charge of (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ |
| Matthew 25:23 | His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been trustworthy in (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a few things; I will put you in charge of (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ |
| Matthew 25:31 | “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) his glorious throne. |
| Matthew 25:40 | And the King will answer them, saying, ‘I tell you the truth, insofar as (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ |
| Matthew 25:45 | Then he will answer them, saying, ‘I tell you the truth, insofar as (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ |
| Matthew 26:7 | a woman came to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive perfume that she poured over (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) his head as he reclined at table. |
| Matthew 26:12 | For by pouring this perfume on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) my body, she has prepared me for burial. |
| Matthew 26:39 | And going a short distance beyond them, he threw (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) face himself face, to the ground, praying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not as I will but as you will.” |
| Matthew 26:50 | Jesus said to him, “Comrade, do what (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you came to do.” Then they came forward, laid hands on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Jesus and took him into custody. |
| Matthew 26:55 | At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as though I were a robber? Every day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me. |
| Matthew 26:64 | Jesus said to him, “It is as you have said. Yet I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of The Power and coming on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the clouds of heaven.” |
| Matthew 27:19 | But while Pilate was sitting on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; for I have suffered many things in a dream today on account of him.” |
| Matthew 27:25 | And all the people answered, saying, “Let his blood be on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) us and on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) our children!” |
