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

James 2:7 Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the honorable name by which you were called?
James 2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the altar?
James 5:1 Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the miseries that are coming your way.
James 5:5 You have lived on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the earth in self-indulgence and luxury. You have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.
James 5:7 Be patient, therefore, dear friends, until the coming of the Lord. Note how the farmer waits for the precious harvest of the earth, being patient for (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) it until it receives the early and latter rains.
James 5:14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
James 5:17 Elijah was a man exactly like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months no rain fell on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the earth.
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:20 He was chosen in advance, before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) the end of the times for you
1 Peter 2:6 For it says in scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and the one who believes in (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him will never be put to shame.”
1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tree so that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
1 Peter 2:25 For you were like sheep, going astray, but now you have turned back to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) those who do evil.”
1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, that is, the Spirit of God, is resting on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you.
1 Peter 5:7 casting all your anxieties on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him, because he cares about you.
2 Peter 1:13 Indeed, I consider it the right thing to do, as (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) long as I am in this body, to keep refreshing your memory,
2 Peter 2:22 What has happened to them illustrates the true proverb: “A dog returns to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) its own vomit, and a sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
2 Peter 3:3 Above all you must understand that in (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) the last days scoffers will come with scoffing, following their own lusts
1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
3 John 1:10 For this reason, should I come, I will bring up the things he is doing, disparaging us with malicious talk. And not satisfied with (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He even prevents those who would like to and puts them out of the church.
Jude 1:18 how they said to you, “In (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) the final age there will be scoffers driven by their own ungodly desires.”
Revelation 1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the tribes of earth will wail on account of (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him. So shall it be! Amen.
Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. And he laid his right hand on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me, saying, “Do not fear! I am the First and the Last,
Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, is this: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives it.