ἐπί

epi

Greek G1909 Preposition 890 occurrences in 781 verses

ἐπί upon/to/against

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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Concordance 781 verses

Luke 22:52 ἐπ’ἐπὶ

Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
Luke 22:53 ἐπ’

Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
Luke 22:59 Ἐπ’

About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
Luke 23:1 ἐπὶ

Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.
Luke 23:28 ἐπ’ἐφ’ἐπὶ

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
Luke 23:30 ἐφ’

At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
Luke 23:33 ἐπὶ

When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
Luke 23:38 ἐπ’

Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Luke 23:44 ἐφ’

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
Luke 23:48 ἐπὶ

And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
Luke 24:1 ἐπὶ

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
Luke 24:12 ἐπὶ

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
Luke 24:22 ἐπὶ

Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
Luke 24:24 ἐπὶ

Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
Luke 24:25 ἐπὶ

Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Luke 24:47 ἐπὶ

and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
Luke 24:49 ἐφ’

And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
John 1:32 ἐπ’

Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
John 1:33 Ἐφ’ἐπ’

I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
John 1:51 ἐπὶ

Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
John 3:36 ἐπ’

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
John 4:6 ἐπὶ

Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
John 4:27 ἐπὶ

Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”
John 5:2 ἐπὶ

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
John 6:2 ἐπὶ

A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
John 6:16 ἐπὶ

When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
John 6:19 ἐπὶ

When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
John 6:21 ἐπὶ

Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
John 7:30 ἐπ’

So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
John 7:44 ἐπ’

Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
John 8:3 ἐπὶ

The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
John 8:4 ἐπ’

and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
John 8:7 ἐπ’

When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
John 8:59 ἐπ’

At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
John 9:6 ἐπὶ

When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
John 9:15 ἐπὶ

So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
John 11:38 ἐπ’

Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
John 12:14 ἐπ’

Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
John 12:15 ἐπὶ

“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”
John 12:16 ἐπ’

At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
John 13:18 ἐπ’

I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
John 13:25 ἐπὶ

Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
John 17:4 ἐπὶ

I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
John 18:4 ἐπ’

Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”
John 19:13 ἐπὶ

When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
John 19:19 ἐπὶ

Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 19:24 ἐπὶ

So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
John 19:31 ἐπὶ

It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
John 19:33 ἐπὶ

But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
John 20:7 ἐπὶ

The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.