epi
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1909. epi

epi: on, upon
Original Word: ἐπί
Part of Speech: Preposition
Transliteration: epi
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee')
Short Definition: on, to, against, on the basis of, at
Definition: on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

1909 epí (a preposition) – properly, on (upon), implying what "fits" given the "apt contact," building on the verbal idea. 1909 /epí ("upon") naturally looks to the response (effect) that goes with the envisioned contact, i.e. its apt result ("spin-offs," effects). The precise nuance of 1909 (epí) is only determined by the context, and by the grammatical case following it – i.e. genitive, dative, or accusative case.

Word Origin
a prim. preposition
Definition
on, upon
NASB Word Usage
about (4), above (2), after (2), against (41), among (2), any (2), around (2), basis (4), because (2), because* (2), bedridden* (1), before (24), besides (1), beyond (1), certainly* (2), chamberlain* (1), charge (1), concerning (4), connection (1), embraced* (2), extent* (2), further* (3), inasmuch* (1), onto (1), over (57), passenger* (1), point (1), referring (1), time (3), together* (7), toward (5), truly* (2), under (1), under* (1), view (1), within (1).

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above, after, against, among, as long as

A primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. Over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc. -- about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).

ἐπερώτημα — 1 Occ.
ἔπεχε — 1 Occ.
ἐπέχων — 1 Occ.
ἐπέχοντες — 1 Occ.
ἐπεῖχεν — 1 Occ.
ἐπέσχεν — 1 Occ.
ἐπηρεάζοντες — 1 Occ.
ἐπηρεαζόντων — 1 Occ.
ἐπ' — 145 Occ.
ἐφ' — 82 Occ.
ἐπέβην — 1 Occ.
ἐπιβαίνειν — 1 Occ.
ἐπιβάντες — 2 Occ.
ἐπιβὰς — 1 Occ.
ἐπιβεβηκὼς — 1 Occ.
ἐπέβαλεν — 3 Occ.
ἐπέβαλλεν — 1 Occ.
ἐπέβαλον — 5 Occ.
ἐπιβαλεῖν — 1 Occ.
ἐπιβάλλει — 2 Occ.


Strong's Greek 1909
896 Occurrences


ἐπ' — 145 Occ.
ἐφ' — 82 Occ.
ἐπὶ — 669 Occ.

Matthew 1:11 Prep
BIB: ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς μετοικεσίας
NAS: and his brothers, at the time of the deportation
KJV: brethren, about the time they were carried away
INT: brothers of him at [the time] of the deportation

Matthew 3:7 Prep
BIB: Σαδδουκαίων ἐρχομένους ἐπὶ τὸ βάπτισμα
KJV: Sadducees come to his baptism,
INT: Sadducees coming to the baptism

Matthew 3:13 Prep
BIB: τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰορδάνην
KJV: from Galilee to Jordan unto
INT: Galilee to the Jordan

Matthew 3:16 Prep
BIB: καὶ ἐρχόμενον ἐπ' αὐτόν
KJV: and lighting upon him:
INT: and lighting upon him

Matthew 4:4 Prep
BIB: Γέγραπται Οὐκ ἐπ' ἄρτῳ μόνῳ
KJV: not live by bread alone,
INT: It has been written Not by bread alone

Matthew 4:4 Prep
BIB: ἄνθρωπος ἀλλ' ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι
KJV: alone, but by every word
INT: man but by every word

Matthew 4:5 Prep
BIB: ἔστησεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον
KJV: him on a pinnacle
INT: sets him upon the pinnacle

Matthew 4:6 Prep
BIB: σοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν
KJV: and in [their] hands
INT: you and in [their] hands will they bear up

Matthew 5:15 Prep
BIB: μόδιον ἀλλ' ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν
KJV: a bushel, but on a candlestick; and
INT: a basket but upon the lampstand

Matthew 5:23 Prep
BIB: δῶρόν σου ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον
KJV: thy gift to the altar, and there
INT: offering of you at the altar

Matthew 5:45 Prep
BIB: αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλει ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ
KJV: sun to rise on the evil and
INT: of him he causes to rise on evil and

Matthew 5:45 Prep
BIB: καὶ βρέχει ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ
KJV: and sendeth rain on the just and
INT: and sends rain on righteous and

Matthew 6:10 Prep
BIB: οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς
KJV: will be done in earth, as
INT: heaven [so] also upon earth

Matthew 6:19 Prep
BIB: ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
KJV: treasures upon earth,
INT: for yourselves treasures upon the earth

Matthew 6:27 Prep
BIB: δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν
KJV: one cubit unto his stature?
INT: is able to add to the life span

Matthew 7:24 Prep
BIB: τὴν οἰκίαν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν
KJV: his house upon a rock:
INT: house upon the rock

Matthew 7:25 Prep
BIB: τεθεμελίωτο γὰρ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν
KJV: for it was founded upon a rock.
INT: it had been founded indeed upon the rock

Matthew 7:26 Prep
BIB: τὴν οἰκίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον
KJV: his house upon the sand:
INT: the house upon the sand

Matthew 7:28 Prep
BIB: οἱ ὄχλοι ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ
KJV: were astonished at his
INT: the crowds at the teaching

Matthew 9:2 Prep
BIB: αὐτῷ παραλυτικὸν ἐπὶ κλίνης βεβλημένον
KJV: lying on a bed:
INT: to him a paralytic on a bed lying

Matthew 9:6 Prep
BIB: τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
KJV: hath power on earth to forgive
INT: of man on the earth

Matthew 9:9 Prep
BIB: ἄνθρωπον καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον
KJV: sitting at the receipt of custom:
INT: a man sitting at the tax booth

Matthew 9:15 Prep
BIB: νυμφῶνος πενθεῖν ἐφ' ὅσον μετ'
KJV: mourn, as long as the bridegroom
INT: bridechamber mourn as as long as with

Matthew 9:16 Prep
BIB: ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ
KJV: of new cloth unto an old garment,
INT: of cloth unshrunk on clothing old

Matthew 9:18 Prep
BIB: χεῖρά σου ἐπ' αὐτήν καὶ
KJV: thy hand upon her, and
INT: hand of you upon her and

896 Occurrences


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