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 10:21 “Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) parents and have them put to death.
Matthew 10:27 What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the housetops.
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the ground apart from your Father.
Matthew 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 12:18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Matthew 12:26 So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
Matthew 12:28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you.
Matthew 12:49 And stretching out his hand toward (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) his disciples, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers!
Matthew 13:2 And great crowds gathered around him so that he got into a boat and sat down, and all the crowd stood on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the beach.
Matthew 13:5 Other seed fell on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) rocky places, where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprouted because it had no depth of soil.
Matthew 13:7 Other seed fell among (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.
Matthew 13:8 Other seed fell on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
Matthew 13:20 As for the one who was sown on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) rocky places, this is the one who hears the message and immediately receives it with joy;
Matthew 13:23 As for the one who was sown on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) good soil, this is the one who hears the message and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”
Matthew 13:48 and when it was full, they pulled it up onto (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the shore; and they sat down and put the good fish into baskets, but the bad they threw away.
Matthew 14:8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) a platter.”
Matthew 14:11 And his head was brought on (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
Matthew 14:14 And when he came ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) them and healed their sick.
Matthew 14:19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, said a blessing, and broke the loaves. He gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
Matthew 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the sea.
Matthew 14:26 When the disciples saw him walking on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the sea, they were frightened and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
Matthew 14:28 And Peter answered him, saying, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to come to you on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the water.”
Matthew 14:29 And he said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat, stepped out on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the water and headed toward Jesus.
Matthew 14:34 And when they had crossed over, they came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) land at Gennesaret.