Vocabulary Form
ἐπί
Definition

gen: on, over, when;
dat: on the basis of, at;
acc: on, to, against

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
890
GK
2093
Cognates

The epidermis (ejpidermivV) is the outer layer of skin, "that which is on the skin."

Mnemonic Singing

When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace.

Song
Notes

When ἐπί is followed by a word beginning with a vowel and smooth breathing, the iota elides (ἐπ᾿). If the following word begins with a rough breathing, the iota elides and the π aspirates to a phi (ἐφ᾿).

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 1:11 Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the time of the deportation to Babylon.
Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Matthew 3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the Jordan river to be baptized by him.
Matthew 3:16 And when Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up from the water, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him.
Matthew 4:4 But he replied, “Man does not live on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) bread alone, but on (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him into the holy city, placed him on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the pinnacle of the temple,
Matthew 4:6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it stands written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) their hands they will hold you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
Matthew 5:15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under the meal-tub, but on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Matthew 5:23 Therefore if you are bringing your gift to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
Matthew 5:45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the evil and on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the good, and sends rain on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the just and on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the unjust.
Matthew 6:10 may your kingdom come, may your will be done, on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal;
Matthew 6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his height?
Matthew 7:24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine, and does them, is like the wise man, who built his house upon (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) rock.
Matthew 7:25 When the rain came down, and the waters rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, it did not collapse because it had been founded on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) rock.
Matthew 7:26 But everyone who hears these words of mine, and does not do them, will be like the foolish man who built his house on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) sand.
Matthew 7:28 Now when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) his teaching,
Matthew 9:2 And some people brought to him a paralyzed man lying on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take courage, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
Matthew 9:6 But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home.”
Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” So Matthew got up and followed him.
Matthew 9:15 And Jesus said to them, “Certainly the wedding guests can’t mourn as long as (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away and then they will fast!
Matthew 9:16 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment, and the tear will be worse.
Matthew 9:18 As he was saying these things a ruler came and bowed down before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come, lay your hand on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) her and she will live again.”
Matthew 10:13 If the household is worthy, let your greeting of peace come upon (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 10:18 and you will be brought before (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.