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

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Mark 10:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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Mark 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
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Mark 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
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Mark 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
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Mark 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
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Mark 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
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Mark 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
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Mark 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.
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Mark 12:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
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Mark 12:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
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Mark 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
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Mark 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
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Mark 13:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
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Mark 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
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Mark 13:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
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Mark 13:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.
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Mark 13:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
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Mark 14:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
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Mark 14:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
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Mark 14:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
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Mark 15:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
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Mark 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
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Mark 15:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
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Mark 15:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
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Mark 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
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Luke 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
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Luke 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
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Luke 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
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Luke 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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Luke 1:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
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Luke 1:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
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Luke 1:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
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Luke 1:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
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Luke 1:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
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Luke 1:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
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Luke 1:65 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
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Luke 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
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Luke 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
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Luke 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
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Luke 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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Luke 2:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
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Luke 2:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
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Luke 2:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
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Luke 3:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
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Luke 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
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Luke 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
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Luke 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
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Luke 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
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Luke 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
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Luke 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
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