ἐπί
upon
also: on, at, by, before fuller range ↓
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1 Thessalonians 5 verses
2 Thessalonians 4 verses
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 ἐφ’ prep when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:1 ἐπ’ prep Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 ἐπὶ prep he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:4 ἐφ’ prep We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.
1 Timothy 7 verses
- 1 Timothy 1:16 ἐπ’ prep However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
- 1 Timothy 1:18 ἐπὶ prep This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;
- 1 Timothy 4:10 ἐπὶ prep For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
- 1 Timothy 5:5 ἐπὶ prep Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
- 1 Timothy 5:19 ἐπὶ prep Don't receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.
- 1 Timothy 6:13 ἐπὶ prep I charge you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,
- 1 Timothy 6:17 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
2 Timothy 5 verses
- 2 Timothy 2:14 ἐπ’ ἐπὶ prep prep Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don't argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.
- 2 Timothy 2:16 ἐπὶ prep But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
- 2 Timothy 3:9 ἐπὶ prep But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.
- 2 Timothy 3:13 ἐπὶ prep But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
- 2 Timothy 4:4 ἐπὶ prep and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
Titus 2 verses
Philemon 2 verses
Hebrews 26 verses
- Hebrews 1:1 ἐπ’ prep God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
- Hebrews 2:13 ἐπ’ prep Again, "I will put my trust in him." Again, "Behold, here am I and the children whom God has given me."
- Hebrews 3:6 ἐπὶ prep but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.
- Hebrews 6:1 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,
- Hebrews 6:7 ἐπ’ prep For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and brings forth a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;
- Hebrews 7:11 ἐπ’ prep Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
- Hebrews 7:13 ἐφ’ prep For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.
- Hebrews 8:1 ἐπὶ prep Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
- Hebrews 8:4 ἐπὶ prep For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;
- Hebrews 8:6 ἐπὶ prep But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.
- Hebrews 8:8 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep For finding fault with them, he said, "Behold, the days come," says the Lord, "That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
- Hebrews 8:10 ἐπὶ prep "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days," says the Lord; "I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be to them a God, And they will be to me a people.
- Hebrews 9:10 ἐπὶ prep being only (with meats and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.
- Hebrews 9:15 ἐπὶ prep For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
- Hebrews 9:17 ἐπὶ prep For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.
- Hebrews 9:26 ἐπὶ prep or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
- Hebrews 10:16 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep "This is the covenant that I will make with them: 'After those days,' says the Lord, 'I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;'" then he says,
- Hebrews 10:21 ἐπὶ prep and having a great priest over the house of God,
- Hebrews 10:28 ἐπὶ prep A man who disregards Moses' law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.
- Hebrews 11:4 ἐπὶ prep By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
- Hebrews 11:13 ἐπὶ prep These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- Hebrews 11:21 ἐπὶ prep By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
- Hebrews 11:30 ἐπὶ prep By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.
- Hebrews 11:38 ἐπὶ prep (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
- Hebrews 12:10 ἐπὶ prep For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
- Hebrews 12:25 ἐπὶ prep See that you don't refuse him who speaks. For if they didn't escape when they refused him who warned on the Earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
James 8 verses
- James 2:3 ἐπὶ prep and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;"
- James 2:7 ἐφ’ prep Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
- James 2:21 ἐπὶ prep Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
- James 5:1 ἐπὶ prep Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
- James 5:5 ἐπὶ prep You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
- James 5:7 ἐπ’ prep Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
- James 5:14 ἐπ’ prep Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,
- James 5:17 ἐπὶ prep Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn't rain on the earth for three years and six months.
1 Peter 8 verses
- 1 Peter 1:13 ἐπὶ prep Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ--
- 1 Peter 1:20 ἐπ’ prep who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake,
- 1 Peter 2:6 ἐπ’ prep Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed."
- 1 Peter 2:24 ἐπὶ prep who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
- 1 Peter 2:25 ἐπὶ prep For you were going astray like sheep; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- 1 Peter 3:12 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears open to their prayer; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
- 1 Peter 4:14 ἐφ’ prep If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
- 1 Peter 5:7 ἐπ’ prep casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
2 Peter 3 verses
- 2 Peter 1:13 ἐφ’ prep I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you;
- 2 Peter 2:22 ἐπὶ prep But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, "The dog turns to his own vomit again," and "the sow that had washed to wallowing in the mire."
- 2 Peter 3:3 ἐπ’ prep knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,
1 John 1 verse
3 John 1 verse
Jude 1 verse
Revelation 111 verses
- Revelation 1:7 ἐπ’ prep Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
- Revelation 1:17 ἐπ’ prep When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,
- Revelation 1:20 ἐπὶ prep the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.
- Revelation 2:17 ἐπὶ prep He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.
- Revelation 2:24 ἐφ’ prep But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as don't have this teaching, who don't know what some call 'the deep things of Satan,' to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.
- Revelation 2:26 ἐπὶ prep He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
- Revelation 3:3 ἐπὶ prep Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won't watch, I will come as a thief, and you won't know what hour I will come upon you.
- Revelation 3:10 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
- Revelation 3:12 ἐπ’ prep He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.
- Revelation 3:20 ἐπὶ prep Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
- Revelation 4:2 ἐπὶ prep Immediately I was in the Spirit. Behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne
- Revelation 4:4 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Around the throne were twenty-four thrones. On the thrones were twenty-four elders sitting, dressed in white garments, with crowns of gold on their heads.
- Revelation 4:9 ἐπὶ prep When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,
- Revelation 4:10 ἐπὶ prep the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,
- Revelation 5:1 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals.
- Revelation 5:3 ἐπὶ prep No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it.
- Revelation 5:7 ἐπὶ prep Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
- Revelation 5:10 ἐπὶ prep And made them kings and priests to our God, And they reign on earth."
- Revelation 5:13 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep prep I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!"
- Revelation 6:2 ἐπ’ prep And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
- Revelation 6:4 ἐπ’ prep Another came forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.
- Revelation 6:5 ἐπ’ prep When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
- Revelation 6:8 ἐπὶ prep And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.
- Revelation 6:10 ἐπὶ prep They cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
- Revelation 6:16 ἐφ’ ἐπὶ prep prep They told the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
- Revelation 7:1 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep prep prep After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.
- Revelation 7:3 ἐπὶ prep saying, "Don't harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!"
- Revelation 7:10 ἐπὶ prep They cried with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
- Revelation 7:11 ἐπὶ prep All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God,
- Revelation 7:15 ἐπὶ ἐπ’ prep prep Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.
- Revelation 7:16 ἐπ’ prep They will never be hungry, neither thirsty any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat;
- Revelation 7:17 ἐπὶ prep for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
- Revelation 8:3 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.
- Revelation 8:10 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the springs of the waters.
- Revelation 8:13 ἐπὶ prep I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe for those who dwell on the earth, because of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels, who are yet to sound!"
- Revelation 9:4 ἐπὶ prep They were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those people who don't have God's seal on their foreheads.
- Revelation 9:7 ἐπὶ prep The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people's faces.
- Revelation 9:11 ἐπ’ prep They have over them as king the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is "Abaddon," but in Greek, he has the name "Apollyon."
- Revelation 9:14 ἐπὶ prep saying to the sixth angel who had one trumpet, "Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!"
- Revelation 9:17 ἐπ’ prep Thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of lions. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulfur.
- Revelation 10:1 ἐπὶ prep I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
- Revelation 10:2 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.
- Revelation 10:5 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep The angel who I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky,
- Revelation 10:8 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, "Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land."
- Revelation 10:11 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep They told me, "You must prophesy again over many peoples, nations, languages, and kings."
- Revelation 11:6 ἐπὶ prep These have the power to shut up the sky, that it may not rain during the days of their prophecy. They have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.
- Revelation 11:8 ἐπὶ prep Their dead bodies will be in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
- Revelation 11:10 ἐπὶ ἐπ’ ἐπὶ prep prep prep Those who dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and they will be glad. They will give gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.
- Revelation 11:11 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep After the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them.
- Revelation 11:16 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God's throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,
- Revelation 12:1 ἐπὶ prep A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
- Revelation 12:3 ἐπὶ prep Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.
- Revelation 12:17 ἐπὶ prep The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep God's commandments and hold Jesus' testimony.
- Revelation 12:18 ἐπὶ prep
- Revelation 13:1 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
- Revelation 13:7 ἐπὶ prep It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
- Revelation 13:8 ἐπὶ prep All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
- Revelation 13:14 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.
- Revelation 13:16 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;
- Revelation 14:1 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.
- Revelation 14:6 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep prep I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
- Revelation 14:9 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand,
- Revelation 14:14 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
- Revelation 14:15 ἐπὶ prep Another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Send forth your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!"
- Revelation 14:16 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
- Revelation 14:18 ἐπὶ prep Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Send forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth's grapes are fully ripe!"
- Revelation 15:2 ἐπὶ prep I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.
- Revelation 16:2 ἐπὶ prep The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.
- Revelation 16:8 ἐπὶ prep The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.
- Revelation 16:9 ἐπὶ prep People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn't repent and give him glory.
- Revelation 16:10 ἐπὶ prep The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,
- Revelation 16:12 ἐπὶ prep The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrise.
- Revelation 16:14 ἐπὶ prep for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.
- Revelation 16:17 ἐπὶ prep The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"
- Revelation 16:18 ἐπὶ prep There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.
- Revelation 16:21 ἐπὶ prep Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.
- Revelation 17:1 ἐπὶ prep One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,
- Revelation 17:3 ἐπὶ prep He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored animal, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
- Revelation 17:5 ἐπὶ prep And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
- Revelation 17:8 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.
- Revelation 17:9 ἐπ’ prep Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.
- Revelation 17:18 ἐπὶ prep The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth."
- Revelation 18:9 ἐπ’ prep The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,
- Revelation 18:11 ἐπ’ prep The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more;
- Revelation 18:17 ἐπὶ prep For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.' Every shipmaster, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,
- Revelation 18:19 ἐπὶ prep They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!' For in one hour is she made desolate.
- Revelation 18:20 ἐπ’ prep Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her."
- Revelation 18:24 ἐπὶ prep In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth."
- Revelation 19:4 ἐπὶ prep The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, "Amen! Hallelujah!"
- Revelation 19:11 ἐπ’ prep I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
- Revelation 19:12 ἐπὶ prep His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.
- Revelation 19:14 ἐφ’ prep The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.
- Revelation 19:16 ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
- Revelation 19:18 ἐπ’ prep that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, and small and great."
- Revelation 19:19 ἐπὶ prep I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.
- Revelation 19:21 ἐπὶ prep The rest were killed with the sword of him who sat on the horse, the sword which came forth out of his mouth. All the birds were filled with their flesh.
- Revelation 20:1 ἐπὶ prep I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
- Revelation 20:4 ἐπ’ ἐπὶ ἐπὶ prep prep prep I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn't worship the beast nor his image, and didn't receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Christ for the thousand years.
- Revelation 20:6 ἐπὶ prep Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.
- Revelation 20:9 ἐπὶ prep They went up over the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them.
- Revelation 20:11 ἐπ’ prep I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
- Revelation 21:5 ἐπὶ prep He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words of God are faithful and true."
- Revelation 21:10 ἐπὶ prep He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
- Revelation 21:12 ἐπὶ prep having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
- Revelation 21:14 ἐπ’ prep The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
- Revelation 21:16 ἐπὶ prep The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.
- Revelation 22:4 ἐπὶ prep They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
- Revelation 22:5 ἐπ’ prep There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
- Revelation 22:14 ἐπὶ prep Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
- Revelation 22:16 ἐπὶ prep I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star."
- Revelation 22:18 ἐπ’ ἐπ’ prep prep I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book.
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
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.
