epi G1909

ἐπί (epi) means “upon/to/against” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐπί Greek · G1909 882 tagged occurrences in 775 verses

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TBESG · G1909

ἐπί · epi · upon/to/against

ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. I. C. genitive, 1. of place, answering the question, where? (a) of the place on which, on, upon: ἐπὶ (τ.) γῆς, Mat.6:10, 19, al.; τ. κεφαλῆς, 1Co.11:10; τ. νεφελῶν, Mat.24:3o, al.; like ἐν, in constr. praegn. after verbs of motion: βάλλειν, Mrk.4:26; σπείρειν, ib. 31; ἔρχεσθαι, Heb.6:7, al.; figuratively, ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας (MM, see word ἀ.); of the subject of thought or speech, Gal.3:16; of power or authority, over, πάντων, Rom.9:5: τ. γάζης, Act.8:27; ἐξουσία, Rev.2:26 20:6; (b) of vicinity, at, by: τ. θαλάσσης, Jhn.6:9; τ. ὁδοῦ, Mat.21:19; τοῦ βάτου, Mrk.12:26 (see Swete, in l.); with genitive of person(s), in the presence of, before, Mat.28:14, Act.23:30, 1Co.6:1, al. 2. Of time, (a) with genitive of person(s), in the time of: ἐπὶ Ἐλισαίου, Luk.4:27; ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου, Act.11:28; ἐπὶ Ἀβιάθαρ ἀρχιερέως, when A. was high priest, Mrk.2:26; (b) with genitive of thing(s), at, at the time of: Mat.1:11, Heb.1:2, 2Pe.3:3; ἐπὶ τ. προσευχῶν, Rom.1:10, Eph.1:16, 1Th.1:2, Phm 4. II. C. dative, of place, answering the question, where? (a) lit., on, upon: Mat.9:16, 14:8, al.; after verbs of motion (see supr., I, 1, (a)), Mat.9:16 Act.8:16; above, Luk.23:38; at, by, Mrk.13:29, Jhn.5:2, Act.5:9, al.; (b) metaphorically, upon, on the ground of, Luk.4:4 (LXX); in the matter of, Mrk.6:52 (see Swete, in l.); upon, of, concerning, Act.5:35, 40; of the ground, reason or motive (Bl., §38, 2; 43, 3), Mat.18:3 19:9, Rom.12:12, al.; ἐφ᾽ ᾧ, for the reason that, because, Rom.5:12 2Co.5:4; after verbs of motion, over, Mat.18:13, Rom.16:19, al.; of a condition (cl.), Rom.8:20, 1Co.9:10; ἐπὶ δυσὶ μάρτυσιν (see Westc. on Heb.9:10), Heb.10:28; of purpose or aim, Eph.2:10, Php.4:10; of authority, over, Mat.24:47 Luk.12:44; of hostility, with dative of person(s) (cl.), against, Luk.12:52; in addition to (cl.), 2Co.7:13; of an adjunct, in, at, on, Php.1:3 2:17. III. C. accusative, 1. of place of motion upon or over, answering the question, whither? (a) lit., upon, over: Mat.14:28, 29, Luk.5:19, al. mult.; in NT also, answering the question, where? (as with genitive, dative), Mrk.4:38 11:2, Luk.2:25, Jhn.1:32; ἐπὶ τ. αὐτό, Act.1:15 2:1, al.; of motion to a vicinity, to, Mrk.16:2, Act.8:36, al.; (b) metaphorically (in wh. "the accusative is more widely prevalent than it strictly should be," Bl., §43, 1); of blessings, evils, etc., coming upon one, with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:13 12:28, Act.2:17, Jhn.18:4, Eph.5:6, al.; of addition (dative in cl.), λύπη ἐπὶ λύπην, Php.2:27; ἐπικαλεῖν ὄνομα ἐπί (see: ἐπικαλέω), Act.15:17, Jas.2:7; καλεῖν ἐπί, to call after, Luk.1:59; of number or degree: ἐπὶ τρίς (cl. εἰς τ.), thrice, Act.10:16 11:10; ἐπὶ πλεῖον, the more, further, Act.4:17 2Ti.2:16 3:9 (see also infr., 2, (a)); ἐφ᾽ ὅσον (see infr., ib.), forasmuch as, Mat.25:40, 45, Rom.11:13; of power, authority, control, Luk.1:33, Act.7:10 Rom.5:14, Heb.3:6, al.; of the direction of thoughts and feelings, unto, towards, Luk.1:17 23:28, Act.9:35, 42, Rom.11:22, Gal.4:9, Eph.2:7, 1Ti.5:5, al.; of purpose, for, Mat.3:7, Luk.23:48; ἐφ᾽ ὅ πάρει (Rec. ἐφ᾽ ᾧ, Mat.26:50; of hostility, against, Mat.24:7, Mrk.3:24-26 10:11 13:8, Luk.9:5, Jhn.13:18, Act.7:54, 1Co.7:36, 2Co.1:23; Of reference, concerning, for (cl. usually dative), Mrk.9:12 15:24, Jhn.19:24, Rom.4:9. 2. Of time, (a) during, for: Luk.4:25 (WH, txt., omits ἐπί), Act.13:31 16:18, Heb.11:30, al.; ἐφ᾽ ὅσον (χρόνον), as long as, for so long time as, Mrk.9:15 Rom.7:1, al. (for ἐφ᾽ ὅ in another sense, see supr., 1, (b)); ἐφ᾽ ἱκανόν (see: ἱ), Act.20:11; ἐπὶ πλεῖον (see supr., 1, (b)), yet longer, further, Act.20:9 24:4; (b) on, about, towards (cl. εἰς): Luk.10:35 Act.3:1 4:5. IV. In composition, ἐπί signifies: up, ἐπαίρω; upon, ἐπίγειος, ἐπιδημέω, ὠπικαθίζω; towards, επιβλέπω, ὠπεκτείνω; over (of superintendence), ἐπιστάτης; again, in addition, ἐπαιτέω; against, ἐπιορκέω, ἐπιβουλή. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

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How translators render G1909

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
on	277
to	87
in	81
over	48
at	46
upon	34
against	32
vvv	32
for	29
before	19
by	11
about	8
of	8
with	8
together	5
around	4
because of	4
above	3
because	3
from	3
across	2
after	2
among	2
as	2
be on	2
during	2
in accordance with	2
into	2
is against	2
meaning	2
on the testimony of	2
right at	2
toward	2
under	2
whatever	2
you would	2
a gathering of	1
along	1
and for	1
are at	1
are on	1
as he leaned on	1
as long as	1
at the time	1
back to	1
beside	1
between	1
but in	1
by those who are	1
by which	1
divided against	1
facedown	1
from the things	1
further	1
has given	1
he of	1
he sets it on	1
in addition to	1
in charge of	1
in front of	1
in leading	1
in protest against	1
in return for	1
in the passage about	1
in the time	1
inasmuch	1
near	1
on the basis of	1
on whom	1
only	1
that for which	1
the man on	1
they set it on	1
time	1
to decide	1
to do	1
until	1
which	1
will be on	1
will lie in	1
you have lived on	1
you would against	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
on	193
upon	157
in	122
over	49
unto	47
at	43
to	42
against	39
for	27
of	19
before	18
into	17
by	9
with	8
together	7
toward	7
about	5
among	5
above	4
after	4
as	3
beside	3
under	3
whereon	3
as long as	2
bountifully	2
inasmuch	2
many	2
thereon	2
three	2
through	2
throughout	2
wherein	2
a great while	1
a long while	1
about the time	1
all	1
amazed	1
and	1
and as	1
as touching	1
because of	1
bed	1
behalf	1
being	1
but	1
by the space of	1
earth	1
for the space of	1
for yourselves	1
forth	1
from him	1
furlongs	1
in the days of	1
in the time	1
inasmuch as	1
one place	1
saith	1
that	1
that for	1
the eyes	1
the truth	1
three times	1
thrice	1
touching	1
truly	1
up	1
wherefore	1

Verses containing G1909

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Romans 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
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Romans 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
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Romans 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
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Romans 4:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
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Romans 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
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Romans 4:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
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Romans 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
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Romans 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
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Romans 5:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
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Romans 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
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Romans 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
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Romans 8:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
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Romans 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
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Romans 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
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Romans 9:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
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Romans 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
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Romans 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
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Romans 10:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”
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Romans 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
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Romans 11:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
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Romans 12:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
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Romans 15:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
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Romans 15:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
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Romans 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
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Romans 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
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1 Corinthians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
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1 Corinthians 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
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1 Corinthians 6:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!
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1 Corinthians 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!
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1 Corinthians 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
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1 Corinthians 7:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
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1 Corinthians 7:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
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1 Corinthians 9:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
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1 Corinthians 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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1 Corinthians 11:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
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1 Corinthians 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
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1 Corinthians 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
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1 Corinthians 14:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
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1 Corinthians 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
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1 Corinthians 16:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.
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2 Corinthians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
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2 Corinthians 1:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
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2 Corinthians 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
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2 Corinthians 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
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2 Corinthians 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
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2 Corinthians 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
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2 Corinthians 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
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2 Corinthians 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
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