Vocabulary Form
ἐπί
Definition

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

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.

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

Luke 22:52 Then Jesus said to those who had come out against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him — the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, “Why did you come out as against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a robber, with swords and clubs?
Luke 22:53 Day after day, when I was in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me. But this is your hour, and the hour for the power of darkness.
Luke 22:59 Then after about an hour had passed a certain other person kept insisting, saying, “Surely (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) this person also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.”
Luke 23:1 Then the whole assembly of them rose up and brought Jesus before (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Pilate.
Luke 23:28 Turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me, but weep for (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) yourselves and for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) your children.
Luke 23:30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
Luke 23:33 And when they came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the place called “The Skull,” there they crucified him and the criminals — one on his right and one on his left.
Luke 23:38 In fact, there was an inscription above (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him, “This is the King of the Jews.”
Luke 23:44 It was already only about the sixth hour but darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour,
Luke 23:48 And when all who had gathered for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home, beating their breasts.
Luke 24:1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb, bringing the anointing spices they had prepared.
Luke 24:12
Luke 24:22 Moreover, some women of our group astonished us: going to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb early in the morning
Luke 24:24 Then some of those who were with us went to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”
Luke 24:25 So he said to them, “You foolish people, slow of heart to believe in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) all that the prophets have spoken!
Luke 24:47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
Luke 24:49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you, but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
John 1:32 Then John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit coming down as a dove from heaven, and it remained on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him.
John 1:33 I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The one on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining it is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
John 1:51 Then he said to him, “I tell you the solemn truth: you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God ascending and descending on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the Son of Man.”
John 3:36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him.
John 4:6 Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, weary from his journey, sat down by (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the well. It was about the sixth hour.
John 4:27 Just (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) then his disciples came back. They were astonished that he was talking with a woman; however, no one said to her, “What do you want?” or to him, “Why are you talking with her?”
John 5:2 Now in Jerusalem by (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the Sheep Gate there is a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, having covered colonnades.
John 6:2 A large crowd was following him because they saw the miraculous signs he was performing on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) those who were sick.