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.

Lexicon entries

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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Luke 22:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
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Luke 23:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.
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Luke 23:28 · BSB · 3 occurrences
But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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Luke 23:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
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Luke 23:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
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Luke 23:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Luke 23:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
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Luke 23:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
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Luke 24:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
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Luke 24:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
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Luke 24:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
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Luke 24:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
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Luke 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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Luke 24:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
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Luke 24:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
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John 1:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
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John 1:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
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John 1:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
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John 3:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
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John 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
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John 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”
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John 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
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John 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
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John 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
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John 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
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John 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
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John 7:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
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John 7:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
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John 8:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
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John 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
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John 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
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John 11:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
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John 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
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John 12:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”
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John 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
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John 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
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John 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
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John 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
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John 18:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”
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John 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
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John 19:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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John 19:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
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John 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
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John 19:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
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John 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
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John 21:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
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John 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
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Acts 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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Acts 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
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Acts 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
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