epi G1909

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

ἐπί Greek · G1909 882 tagged occurrences in 775 verses

Pronunciation guide: ep-ee' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

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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

Page 12 of 16. 775 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

2 Corinthians 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
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2 Corinthians 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
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2 Corinthians 7:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
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2 Corinthians 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
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2 Corinthians 9:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
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2 Corinthians 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
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2 Corinthians 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
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2 Corinthians 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
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2 Corinthians 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
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2 Corinthians 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
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2 Corinthians 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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2 Corinthians 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
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2 Corinthians 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
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Galatians 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
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Galatians 3:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
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Galatians 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
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Galatians 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
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Galatians 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
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Galatians 6:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
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Ephesians 1:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
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Ephesians 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
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Ephesians 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
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Ephesians 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
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Ephesians 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
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Ephesians 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
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Ephesians 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
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Ephesians 4:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
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Ephesians 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
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Ephesians 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
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Philippians 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I thank my God every time I remember you.
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Philippians 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
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Philippians 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
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Philippians 2:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
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Philippians 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
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Philippians 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
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Philippians 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.
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Colossians 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
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Colossians 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
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Colossians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
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Colossians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
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Colossians 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
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Colossians 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
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1 Thessalonians 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
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1 Thessalonians 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
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1 Thessalonians 3:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
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1 Thessalonians 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
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1 Thessalonians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
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2 Thessalonians 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
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2 Thessalonians 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
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2 Thessalonians 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
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