ἐπί epi

Greek word for “upon/to/against” · Strong’s G1909 · used 888 times in 779 verses

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Meaning

ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽);

How it is translated

Glosses given for epi in context, with how often each is used:

• upon 240
• on 202
• to 82
• in 59
• over 59
• at 55
• against 38
• for 34
• before 21
• by 9
• of 9
• with 7

Where it is used

Also in 14 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 1 (11), Luke 4 (11), Luke 12 (11), Mark 6 (10), Luke 5 (10), Luke 19 (10), Acts 2 (10), Acts 4 (10), Acts 5 (10), Acts 8 (10)

Forms

• ἐπὶ 657
• ἐπ᾽ 145
• ἐφ᾽ 82
• ἐπί 3
• Ἐπὶ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with epi more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• γῆ gē “earth” 106
• κάθημαι kathēmai “to sit” 45
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 60
• ὄνομα onoma “name” 49
• μέγας megas “great” 47
• πίπτω piptō “to collapse” 36
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 47
• ἰδού idou “look!” 39
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 50
• χείρ cheir “hand” 35
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 44
• πολύς polus “much” 42

Key verses

The verses using epi that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
• Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach…
• Luke 24:47 — And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance…
• 2 Corinthians 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities,…
• Galatians 3:13 — Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
• Ephesians 2:10 — For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
• 1 Timothy 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to…
• Hebrews 1:2 — Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
• James 5:1 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
• 1 Peter 2:24 — Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
• Revelation 20:11 — And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.