ἐπί
epi
ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽),
prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT),
with primary sense of superposition, on, upon.
I. C. genitive,
1. of place, answering the question, where?
(a) of the place on which, on, upon: ἐπὶ (τ.) γῆς, Mat.6:10, 19, al.; τ. κεφαλῆς, 1Co.11:10; τ. νεφελῶν, Mat.24:3o, al.; like ἐν, in constr. praegn. after verbs of motion: βάλλειν, Mrk.4:26; σπείρειν, ib. 31; ἔρχεσθαι, Heb.6:7, al.; figuratively, ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας (MM, see word ἀ.); of the subject of thought or speech, Gal.3:16; of power or authority, over, πάντων, Rom.9:5: τ. γάζης, Act.8:27; ἐξουσία, Rev.2:26 20:6;
(b) of vicinity, at, by: τ. θαλάσσης, Jhn.6:9; τ. ὁδοῦ, Mat.21:19; τοῦ βάτου, Mrk.12:26 (see Swete, in l.); with genitive of person(s), in the presence of, before, Mat.28:14, Act.23:30, 1Co.6:1, al.
2. Of time,
(a) with genitive of person(s), in the time of: ἐπὶ Ἐλισαίου, Luk.4:27; ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου, Act.11:28; ἐπὶ Ἀβιάθαρ ἀρχιερέως, when A. was high priest, Mrk.2:26;
(b) with genitive of thing(s), at, at the time of: Mat.1:11, Heb.1:2, 2Pe.3:3; ἐπὶ τ. προσευχῶν, Rom.1:10, Eph.1:16, 1Th.1:2, Phm 4.
II. C. dative, of place, answering the question, where?
(a) lit., on, upon: Mat.9:16, 14:8, al.; after verbs of motion (see supr., I, 1, (a)), Mat.9:16 Act.8:16; above, Luk.23:38; at, by, Mrk.13:29, Jhn.5:2, Act.5:9, al.;
(b) metaphorically, upon, on the ground of, Luk.4:4 (LXX); in the matter of, Mrk.6:52 (see Swete, in l.); upon, of, concerning, Act.5:35, 40; of the ground, reason or motive (Bl., §38, 2; 43, 3), Mat.18:3 19:9, Rom.12:12, al.; ἐφ᾽ ᾧ, for the reason that, because, Rom.5:12 2Co.5:4; after verbs of motion, over, Mat.18:13, Rom.16:19, al.; of a condition (cl.), Rom.8:20, 1Co.9:10; ἐπὶ δυσὶ μάρτυσιν (see Westc. on Heb.9:10), Heb.10:28; of purpose or aim, Eph.2:10, Php.4:10; of authority, over, Mat.24:47 Luk.12:44; of hostility, with dative of person(s) (cl.), against, Luk.12:52; in addition to (cl.), 2Co.7:13; of an adjunct, in, at, on, Php.1:3 2:17.
III. C. accusative,
1. of place of motion upon or over, answering the question, whither?
(a) lit., upon, over: Mat.14:28, 29, Luk.5:19, al. mult.; in NT also, answering the question, where? (as with genitive, dative), Mrk.4:38 11:2, Luk.2:25, Jhn.1:32; ἐπὶ τ. αὐτό, Act.1:15 2:1, al.; of motion to a vicinity, to, Mrk.16:2, Act.8:36, al.;
(b) metaphorically (in wh. "the accusative is more widely prevalent than it strictly should be," Bl., §43, 1); of blessings, evils, etc., coming upon one, with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:13 12:28, Act.2:17, Jhn.18:4, Eph.5:6, al.; of addition (dative in cl.), λύπη ἐπὶ λύπην, Php.2:27; ἐπικαλεῖν ὄνομα ἐπί (see: ἐπικαλέω), Act.15:17, Jas.2:7; καλεῖν ἐπί, to call after, Luk.1:59; of number or degree: ἐπὶ τρίς (cl. εἰς τ.), thrice, Act.10:16 11:10; ἐπὶ πλεῖον, the more, further, Act.4:17 2Ti.2:16 3:9 (see also infr., 2, (a)); ἐφ᾽ ὅσον (see infr., ib.), forasmuch as, Mat.25:40, 45, Rom.11:13; of power, authority, control, Luk.1:33, Act.7:10 Rom.5:14, Heb.3:6, al.; of the direction of thoughts and feelings, unto, towards, Luk.1:17 23:28, Act.9:35, 42, Rom.11:22, Gal.4:9, Eph.2:7, 1Ti.5:5, al.; of purpose, for, Mat.3:7, Luk.23:48; ἐφ᾽ ὅ πάρει (Rec. ἐφ᾽ ᾧ, Mat.26:50; of hostility, against, Mat.24:7, Mrk.3:24-26 10:11 13:8, Luk.9:5, Jhn.13:18, Act.7:54, 1Co.7:36, 2Co.1:23; Of reference, concerning, for (cl. usually dative), Mrk.9:12 15:24, Jhn.19:24, Rom.4:9.
2. Of time,
(a) during, for: Luk.4:25 (WH, txt., omits ἐπί), Act.13:31 16:18, Heb.11:30, al.; ἐφ᾽ ὅσον (χρόνον), as long as, for so long time as, Mrk.9:15 Rom.7:1, al. (for ἐφ᾽ ὅ in another sense, see supr., 1, (b)); ἐφ᾽ ἱκανόν (see: ἱ), Act.20:11; ἐπὶ πλεῖον (see supr., 1, (b)), yet longer, further, Act.20:9 24:4;
(b) on, about, towards (cl. εἰς): Luk.10:35 Act.3:1 4:5.
IV. In composition, ἐπί signifies: up, ἐπαίρω; upon, ἐπίγειος, ἐπιδημέω, ὠπικαθίζω; towards, επιβλέπω, ὠπεκτείνω; over (of superintendence), ἐπιστάτης; again, in addition, ἐπαιτέω; against, ἐπιορκέω, ἐπιβουλή.
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Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 781 verses
- Matthew 27:27 ἐπ’
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
- Matthew 27:29 ἐπὶ
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- Matthew 27:42 ἐπ’
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
- Matthew 27:43 ἐπὶ
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
- Matthew 27:45 ἐπὶ
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- Matthew 28:14 ἐπὶ
If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
- Matthew 28:18 ἐπὶ
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Mark 1:22 ἐπὶ
The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
- Mark 1:45 ἐπ’
But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
- Mark 2:10 ἐπὶ
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
- Mark 2:14 ἐπὶ
As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
- Mark 2:21 ἐπὶ
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
- Mark 2:26 ἐπὶ
During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
- Mark 3:5 ἐπὶ
Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
- Mark 3:24 ἐφ’
If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
- Mark 3:25 ἐφ’
If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
- Mark 3:26 ἐφ’
And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
- Mark 4:1 ἐπὶ
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
- Mark 4:5 ἐπὶ
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
- Mark 4:16 ἐπὶ
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
- Mark 4:20 ἐπὶ
Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
- Mark 4:21 ἐπὶ
Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
- Mark 4:26 ἐπὶ
Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
- Mark 4:31 ἐπὶἐπὶ
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
- Mark 4:38 ἐπὶ
But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
- Mark 5:21 ἐπ’
When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
- Mark 6:25 ἐπὶ
At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
- Mark 6:28 ἐπὶ
The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
- Mark 6:34 ἐπ’
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
- Mark 6:39 ἐπὶ
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
- Mark 6:47 ἐπὶ
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
- Mark 6:48 ἐπὶ
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
- Mark 6:49 ἐπὶ
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
- Mark 6:52 ἐπὶ
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
- Mark 6:53 ἐπὶ
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
- Mark 6:55 ἐπὶ
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
- Mark 7:30 ἐπὶ
And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
- Mark 8:2 ἐπὶ
“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
- Mark 8:4 ἐπ’
His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
- Mark 8:6 ἐπὶ
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
- Mark 8:25 ἐπὶ
Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
- Mark 9:3 ἐπὶ
His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
- Mark 9:12 ἐπὶ
He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
- Mark 9:13 ἐπ’
But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
- Mark 9:20 ἐπὶ
So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
- Mark 9:22 ἐφ’
“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
- Mark 9:37 ἐπὶ
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
- Mark 9:39 ἐπὶ
“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.
- Mark 10:11 ἐπ’
So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
- Mark 10:16 ἐπ’
And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
