ἐπί
upon
also: on, at, by, before fuller range ↓
G1909
Strong's Greek
epí
Transliteration
/ep-ee'/
Pronunciation
Usage in the GNT
888
appearances
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Thayer Definition
1. upon, on, at, by, before
2. of position, on, at, by, over, against
3. to, over, on, at, across, against
Strong's concordance entry
A primary preposition properly meaning superimposition (of time place order etc.) as a relation of distribution [with the genitive case] that is 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).
Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Preposition
- A relational word governing a noun in a particular case.
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Acts 153 verses
- Acts 8:1 ἐπὶ prep Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
- Acts 8:2 ἐπ’ prep Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.
- Acts 8:16 ἐπ’ prep for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
- Acts 8:17 ἐπ’ prep Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 8:24 ἐπ’ prep Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me."
- Acts 8:26 ἐπὶ prep But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert."
- Acts 8:27 ἐπὶ prep He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
- Acts 8:28 ἐπὶ prep He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- Acts 8:32 ἐπὶ prep Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, So he doesn't open his mouth.
- Acts 8:36 ἐπί prep As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"
- Acts 9:4 ἐπὶ prep He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
- Acts 9:11 ἐπὶ prep The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
- Acts 9:17 ἐπ’ prep Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
- Acts 9:21 ἐπὶ prep All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"
- Acts 9:33 ἐπὶ prep There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
- Acts 9:35 ἐπὶ prep All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
- Acts 9:42 ἐπὶ prep And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
- Acts 10:9 ἐπὶ prep Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
- Acts 10:10 ἐπ’ prep He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.
- Acts 10:11 ἐπὶ prep He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
- Acts 10:16 ἐπὶ prep This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.
- Acts 10:17 ἐπὶ prep Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,
- Acts 10:25 ἐπὶ prep When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.
- Acts 10:34 ἐπ’ prep Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;
- Acts 10:39 ἐπὶ prep We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree.
- Acts 10:44 ἐπὶ prep While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.
- Acts 10:45 ἐπὶ prep They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.
- Acts 11:10 ἐπὶ prep This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.
- Acts 11:11 ἐπὶ prep Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.
- Acts 11:15 ἐπ’ ἐφ’ prep prep As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
- Acts 11:17 ἐπὶ prep If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?"
- Acts 11:19 ἐπὶ prep They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.
- Acts 11:21 ἐπὶ prep The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
- Acts 11:28 ἐφ’ ἐπὶ prep prep One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.
- Acts 12:10 ἐπὶ prep When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
- Acts 12:12 ἐπὶ prep Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
- Acts 12:20 ἐπὶ prep Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.
- Acts 12:21 ἐπὶ prep On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
- Acts 13:11 ἐπὶ ἐπ’ prep prep Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!" Immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
- Acts 13:12 ἐπὶ prep Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
- Acts 13:31 ἐπὶ prep and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.
- Acts 13:50 ἐπὶ prep But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.
- Acts 13:51 ἐπ’ prep But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
- Acts 14:3 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
- Acts 14:10 ἐπὶ prep said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" He leaped up and walked.
- Acts 14:13 ἐπὶ prep The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.
- Acts 14:15 ἐπὶ prep "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
- Acts 15:10 ἐπὶ prep Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
- Acts 15:17 ἐφ’ ἐπ’ prep prep That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; All the Gentiles who are called by my name, Says the Lord, who does all these things.
- Acts 15:19 ἐπὶ prep "Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,
- Acts 15:31 ἐπὶ prep When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.
- Acts 16:18 ἐπὶ prep She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour.
- Acts 16:19 ἐπὶ prep But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
- Acts 16:31 ἐπὶ prep They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
- Acts 17:2 ἐπὶ prep Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
- Acts 17:6 ἐπὶ prep When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
- Acts 17:14 ἐπὶ prep Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
- Acts 17:19 ἐπὶ prep They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?
- Acts 17:26 ἐπὶ prep He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,
- Acts 18:6 ἐπὶ prep When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!"
- Acts 18:12 ἐπὶ prep But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
- Acts 18:20 ἐπὶ prep When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
- Acts 19:6 ἐπ’ prep When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
- Acts 19:8 ἐπὶ prep He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.
- Acts 19:10 ἐπὶ prep This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
- Acts 19:12 ἐπὶ prep so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.
- Acts 19:13 ἐπὶ prep But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."
- Acts 19:16 ἐπ’ prep The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
- Acts 19:17 ἐπὶ prep This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
- Acts 19:34 ἐπὶ prep But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
- Acts 20:9 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.
- Acts 20:11 ἐφ’ prep When he had gone up, and had broken bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.
- Acts 20:13 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.
- Acts 20:37 ἐπὶ prep They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,
- Acts 20:38 ἐπὶ prep sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
- Acts 21:5 ἐπὶ prep When it happened that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.
- Acts 21:23 ἐφ’ prep Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.
- Acts 21:24 ἐπ’ prep Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
- Acts 21:27 ἐπ’ prep When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,
- Acts 21:32 ἐπ’ prep Immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.
- Acts 21:35 ἐπὶ prep When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;
- Acts 21:40 ἐπὶ prep When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
- Acts 22:19 ἐπὶ prep I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
- Acts 23:30 ἐπὶ prep When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."
- Acts 24:4 ἐπὶ prep But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
- Acts 24:19 ἐπὶ prep They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
- Acts 24:20 ἐπὶ prep Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
- Acts 24:21 ἐφ’ prep unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, 'Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!'"
- Acts 25:6 ἐπὶ prep When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
- Acts 25:9 ἐπ’ prep But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be judged by me there concerning these things?"
- Acts 25:10 ἐπὶ prep But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
- Acts 25:12 ἐπὶ prep Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go."
- Acts 25:17 ἐπὶ prep When therefore they had come together here, I didn't delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought.
- Acts 25:26 ἐφ’ ἐπὶ prep prep Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination, I may have something to write.
- Acts 26:2 ἐπὶ prep "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,
- Acts 26:6 ἐπ’ prep Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
- Acts 26:16 ἐπὶ prep But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;
- Acts 26:18 ἐπὶ prep to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
- Acts 26:20 ἐπὶ prep but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
- Acts 27:20 ἐπὶ prep When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small tempest pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
- Acts 27:43 ἐπὶ prep But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
- Acts 27:44 ἐπὶ ἐπί ἐπὶ prep prep prep and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.
- Acts 28:3 ἐπὶ prep But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
- Acts 28:6 ἐπὶ prep But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
Romans 27 verses
- Romans 1:10 ἐπὶ prep requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- Romans 1:18 ἐπὶ prep For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
- Romans 2:2 ἐπὶ prep We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
- Romans 2:9 ἐπὶ prep oppression and anguish, on every soul of man who works evil, on the Jew first, and also on the Greek.
- Romans 4:5 ἐπὶ prep But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
- Romans 4:9 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
- Romans 4:18 ἐπ’ prep Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "So will your seed be."
- Romans 4:24 ἐπὶ prep but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
- Romans 5:2 ἐπ’ prep through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- Romans 5:12 ἐφ’ prep Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.
- Romans 5:14 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren't like Adam's disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.
- Romans 6:21 ἐφ’ prep What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
- Romans 7:1 ἐφ’ prep Or don't you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?
- Romans 8:20 ἐφ’ prep For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
- Romans 9:5 ἐπὶ prep of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.
- Romans 9:23 ἐπὶ prep and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
- Romans 9:28 ἐπὶ prep For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth."
- Romans 9:33 ἐπ’ prep even as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; And no one who believes in him will be disappointed."
- Romans 10:11 ἐπ’ prep For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."
- Romans 10:19 ἐπ’ ἐπ’ prep prep But I ask, didn't Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."
- Romans 11:13 ἐφ’ prep For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;
- Romans 11:22 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
- Romans 12:20 ἐπὶ prep Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."
- Romans 15:3 ἐπ’ prep For even Christ didn't please himself. But, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."
- Romans 15:12 ἐπ’ prep Again, Isaiah says, "There will be the root of Jesse, He who arises to rule over the Gentiles; On him will the Gentiles hope."
- Romans 15:20 ἐπ’ prep yes, making it my aim to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another's foundation.
- Romans 16:19 ἐφ’ prep For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.
1 Corinthians 17 verses
- 1 Corinthians 1:4 ἐπὶ prep I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;
- 1 Corinthians 2:9 ἐπὶ prep But as it is written, "Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear, Which didn't enter into the heart of man, These God has prepared for those who love him."
- 1 Corinthians 3:12 ἐπὶ prep But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble;
- 1 Corinthians 6:1 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
- 1 Corinthians 6:6 ἐπὶ prep But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!
- 1 Corinthians 7:5 ἐπὶ prep Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn't tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 ἐπὶ prep But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn't sin. Let them marry.
- 1 Corinthians 7:39 ἐφ’ prep A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 8:5 ἐπὶ prep For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords;"
- 1 Corinthians 9:10 ἐπ’ ἐπ’ prep prep or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
- 1 Corinthians 11:10 ἐπὶ prep For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.
- 1 Corinthians 11:20 ἐπὶ prep When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the Lord's supper.
- 1 Corinthians 13:6 ἐπὶ prep doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 ἐπὶ prep Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?
- 1 Corinthians 14:23 ἐπὶ prep If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?
- 1 Corinthians 14:25 ἐπὶ prep And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
- 1 Corinthians 16:17 ἐπὶ prep I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; for that which was lacking on your part, they supplied.
2 Corinthians 21 verses
- 2 Corinthians 1:4 ἐπὶ prep who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9 ἐφ’ ἐπὶ prep prep Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
- 2 Corinthians 1:23 ἐπὶ prep But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn't come to Corinth to spare you.
- 2 Corinthians 2:3 ἐπὶ prep And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.
- 2 Corinthians 3:13 ἐπὶ prep and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn't look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
- 2 Corinthians 3:14 ἐπὶ prep But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
- 2 Corinthians 3:15 ἐπὶ prep But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4 ἐφ’ prep For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
- 2 Corinthians 7:4 ἐπὶ prep Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
- 2 Corinthians 7:7 ἐφ’ prep and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.
- 2 Corinthians 7:13 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
- 2 Corinthians 7:14 ἐπὶ prep For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6 ἐπ’ ἐπ’ prep prep Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
- 2 Corinthians 9:13 ἐπὶ prep seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;
- 2 Corinthians 9:14 ἐφ’ prep while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
- 2 Corinthians 9:15 ἐπὶ prep Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!
- 2 Corinthians 10:2 ἐπί prep Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.
- 2 Corinthians 10:7 ἐφ’ prep Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 ἐπ’ prep He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21 ἐπὶ prep that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.
- 2 Corinthians 13:1 ἐπὶ prep This is the third time I am coming to you. "At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word established."
Galatians 6 verses
- Galatians 3:13 ἐπὶ prep Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"
- Galatians 3:16 ἐπὶ ἐφ’ prep prep Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn't say, "To seeds," as of many, but as of one, "To your seed," which is Christ.
- Galatians 4:1 ἐφ’ prep But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;
- Galatians 4:9 ἐπὶ prep But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elements, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
- Galatians 5:13 ἐπ’ prep For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
- Galatians 6:16 ἐπ’ ἐπὶ prep prep As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God's Israel.
Ephesians 10 verses
- Ephesians 1:10 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
- Ephesians 1:16 ἐπὶ prep don't cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
- Ephesians 2:7 ἐφ’ prep that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
- Ephesians 2:10 ἐπὶ prep For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
- Ephesians 2:20 ἐπὶ prep being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
- Ephesians 3:15 ἐπὶ prep from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
- Ephesians 4:6 ἐπὶ prep one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.
- Ephesians 4:26 ἐπὶ prep "Be angry, and don't sin." Don't let the sun go down on your wrath,
- Ephesians 5:6 ἐπὶ prep Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
- Ephesians 6:3 ἐπὶ prep "that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."
Philippians 7 verses
- Philippians 1:3 ἐπὶ prep I thank my God whenever I remember you,
- Philippians 1:5 ἐπὶ prep for your partnership in furtherance of the Gospel from the first day until now;
- Philippians 2:17 ἐπὶ prep Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
- Philippians 2:27 ἐπὶ prep For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.
- Philippians 3:9 ἐπὶ prep and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
- Philippians 3:12 ἐφ’ prep Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:10 ἐφ’ prep But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
Colossians 5 verses
- Colossians 1:16 ἐπὶ prep For by him were all things created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
- Colossians 1:20 ἐπὶ prep and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
- Colossians 3:2 ἐπὶ prep Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
- Colossians 3:5 ἐπὶ prep Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
- Colossians 3:14 ἐπὶ prep Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
1 Thessalonians 5 verses
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2 ἐπὶ prep We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ἐπ’ prep forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:7 ἐφ’ ἐπὶ prep prep for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
About this entry
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επι — transliterated epí — is a Greek preposition carrying the sense “upon.” One archaism survives in the King James Version — “unto” — where modern Bibles read “on”; see the renderings breakdown. Spanning 781 verses in 26 books, it ranks among the most common words of the Greek New Testament. Its earliest occurrence is Matthew 1:11. Thayer's distinguishes 3 senses; alongside “upon” it spans “on”, “at”, and “by”. See the sense tree, 781-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
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Modern gloss
upon
Strong's 1890 sometimes compressed multiple senses — or homonymous roots — under one number, and used 19th-century English phrasing that no longer carries the same connotation. The modern gloss reflects current Thayer scholarship; open the Lexicon Entry tab for the full sense breakdown.
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About this word
Strong's G1909 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 781
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 781 distinct verses.
- 26 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 26 of 27 New Testament books.
- #22
- by frequency
- Top 25 most frequent Greek words (rank 22 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 781 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Acts 153 verses 20%
- Luke 139 verses 18%
- Revelation 111 verses 14%
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 781 distinct verses.
- Gospels 351 verses · 45%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 292 verses · 37%
- Johannine 147 verses · 19%
- Pauline corpus 118 verses · 15%
- Revelation 111 verses · 14%
- Hebrews 26 verses · 3%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 22 verses · 3%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: On 188×, Upon 152×, In 114×
- American Standard Version: On 196×, Upon 170×, In 62×
- Berean Standard Bible: On 287×, To 87×, In 83×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: On 307×, To 98×, In 83×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G1909 across 878 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 50 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 19 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G1909 across 850 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 73 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 2 further occurrences.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G1909 across 784 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 24 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 74 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G1909 across 890 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 29 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 3 senses Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- upon, on, at, by, before
- of position, on, at, by, over, against
- to, over, on, at, across, against
Word origin
Origin: a root
A primary preposition properly meaning superimposition (of time place order etc.) as a relation of distribution [with the genitive case] that is 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).
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 4 distinct written forms G1909 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπὶ epì | Preposition | Matthew 1:11 | 659 |
| ἐπ’ ep | Preposition | Matthew 3:16 | 143 |
| ἐφ’ eph | Preposition | Matthew 9:15 | 82 |
| ἐπί epí | Preposition | Mark 4:18 | 4 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G1909, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
- επαγγελλω epangéllō G1861 to announce
- επαγω epágō G1863 to bring upon
- επαγωνιζομαι epagōnízomai G1864 to contend
- επαθροιζω epathroízō G1865 to gather together
- επαινεω epainéō G1867 to approve
- επαινος épainos G1868 approval
- επαιρω epaírō G1869 to lift up
- επαισχυνομαι epaischýnomai G1870 to be ashamed
- επαιτεω epaitéō G1871 to ask repeatedly
- επακουω epakoúō G1873 to give ear to
- επακροαομαι epakroáomai G1874 to listen to
- επαν epán G1875 after
- επαναγκες epánankes G1876 necessarily
- επαναγω epanágō G1877 to lead back
- επαναμιμνησκω epanamimnḗskō G1878 to remind
- επαναπαυομαι epanapaúomai G1879 to rest upon
- επανερχομαι epanérchomai G1880 to return
- επανισταμαι epanístamai G1881 to raise up against
- επανορθωσις epanórthōsis G1882 correction
- επανω epánō G1883 above
- επαρκεω eparkéō G1884 to avail
- επαρχια eparchía G1885 office of governor
- επαυλις épaulis G1886 farm
- επαυριον epaúrion G1887 the next day
+111 more words derive from G1909 (not shown).
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 137 — not the complete family. 1 of the same-root words is a proper name (a person or place). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word επι appears 6,033 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 4,556 verses in 38 books.
- 6,033
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 4,556
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 38 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 38 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 1:11 ἐπί
- Exodus 1:8 ἐπί
- Leviticus 1:4 ἐπί
- Numbers 1:50 ἐπί
- Deuteronomy 1:2 ἐπί
- Joshua 1:3 ἐπί
- Judges 1:16 ἐπί
- Ruth 1:19 ἐπί
- 1 Samuel 1:9 ἐπί
- 2 Samuel 1:2 ἐπί
- 1 Kings 1:13 ἐπί
- 2 Kings 1:4 ἐπί
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G1909) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 4,556. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 1:11 ἐπί God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth," and it was so.
- Genesis 1:12 ἐπί The earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
- Genesis 1:15 ἐπί and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth," and it was so.
- Genesis 1:17 ἐπί God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,
- Genesis 1:20 ἐπί God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky."
- Genesis 1:22 ἐπί God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
- Genesis 1:26 ἐπί God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
- Genesis 1:28 ἐπί God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
- Genesis 1:30 ἐπί To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food." And it was so.
- Genesis 2:5 ἐπί No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,
- Genesis 2:21 ἐπί Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
- Genesis 3:1 ἐπί Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"
- Genesis 3:14 ἐπί Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
- Genesis 4:4 ἐπί Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat of it. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,
- Genesis 4:5 ἐπί but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
- Genesis 4:8 ἐπί Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
- Genesis 4:12 ἐπί From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."
- Genesis 4:14 ἐπί Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."
- Genesis 4:17 ἐπί Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
- Genesis 6:1 ἐπί It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
- Genesis 6:4 ἐπί The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came to men's daughters. They bore children to them: the same were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 6:5 ἐπί Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Genesis 6:6 ἐπί Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.
- Genesis 6:12 ἐπί God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
- Genesis 6:16 ἐπι You shall make a roof in the ark, and to a cubit shall you finish it upward. You shall set the door of the ark in the side of it. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.
- Genesis 6:17 ἐπί I, even, I do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.
- Genesis 6:20 ἐπί Of the birds after their kind, of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.
- Genesis 7:3 ἐπί Also of the birds of the sky, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive on the surface of all the earth.
- Genesis 7:4 ἐπί In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will destroy from the surface of the ground."
- Genesis 7:6 ἐπί Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.
- Genesis 7:8 ἐπί Clean animals, animals that are not clean, birds, and everything that creeps on the ground
- Genesis 7:10 ἐπί It happened after the seven days, that the waters of the flood came on the earth.
- Genesis 7:12 ἐπί The rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.
- Genesis 7:14 ἐπί they, and every animal after its kind, all the cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.
- Genesis 7:17 ἐπί The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
- Genesis 7:18 ἐπί The waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
- Genesis 7:19 ἐπί The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.
- Genesis 7:21 ἐπί All flesh died that moved on the earth, including birds, cattle, animals, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.
- Genesis 7:22 ἐπί All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.
- Genesis 7:23 ἐπί Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, cattle, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.
- Genesis 7:24 ἐπί The waters prevailed on the earth one hundred fifty days.
- Genesis 8:1 ἐπί God remembered Noah, all the animals, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth. The waters subsided.
- Genesis 8:4 ἐπί The ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on Ararat's mountains.
- Genesis 8:9 ἐπί but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him into the ark; for the waters were on the surface of the whole earth. He put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ark.
- Genesis 8:17 ἐπί Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh, including birds, cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth."
- Genesis 8:19 ἐπί Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever moves on the earth, after their families, went forth out of the ark.
- Genesis 8:20 ἐπί Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
- Genesis 8:21 ἐπί Yahweh smelled the sweet savor. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
- Genesis 9:2 ἐπί The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that the ground teems with, and all the fish of the sea are delivered into your hand.
- Genesis 9:7 ἐπί Be fruitful, and multiply. Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it."
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G1909) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
