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 5 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.

Luke 4:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
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Luke 4:25 · BSB · 3 occurrences
But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
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Luke 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
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Luke 4:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
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Luke 4:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
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Luke 4:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
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Luke 4:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
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Luke 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
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Luke 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
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Luke 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
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Luke 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
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Luke 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
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Luke 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
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Luke 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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Luke 5:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
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Luke 5:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
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Luke 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
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Luke 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
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Luke 6:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
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Luke 6:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
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Luke 6:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
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Luke 6:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
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Luke 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
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Luke 7:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
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Luke 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
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Luke 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
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Luke 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
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Luke 8:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
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Luke 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
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Luke 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
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Luke 9:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
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Luke 9:43 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
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Luke 9:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
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Luke 9:62 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 10:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
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Luke 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
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Luke 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
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Luke 10:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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Luke 10:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
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Luke 11:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
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Luke 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
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Luke 11:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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Luke 11:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
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Luke 11:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
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Luke 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
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Luke 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
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Luke 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
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Luke 12:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
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Luke 12:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
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Luke 12:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
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