ἘΠΙ, ἐπι
EPI, epi
Sounds Like: eh-PEE
Translations: on, upon, over, to, against, at, in, for, concerning, during, by, beside, near, among, with respect to
From the root: ΕΠΙ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Adverb
Explanation: This is a very common and versatile preposition in Koine Greek. Its meaning changes significantly depending on the case of the noun it governs. With the genitive case, it often means 'upon, over, on, at, in the time of, during, concerning, in the presence of'. With the dative case, it can mean 'upon, on, at, by, near, beside, in, for, in addition to, on the basis of, because of, in the time of, during, in the presence of, against'. With the accusative case, it typically means 'upon, on, to, against, over, for, with a view to, at, by, during, in the time of'. It can also function as an adverb meaning 'upon, besides, in addition'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G1909 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
There are too many instances of this word to list here. It appears throughout our texts.
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΗ — on, upon, over, to, at, against, in, for, by, near, before, after, a
- ἘΠΊ — on, upon, over, to, against, at, in, for, by, before, among, with, concerning, during, after, toward, unto
- ἘΠΙΤΟΝ — upon the, to the, against the, over the, on the, at the
- ἘΦ' — on, upon, over, to, against, at, by, for, in, among, concerning
- ΕΟΠΙ — on, upon, over, to, at, against, for, in, by, unto, among, before, during, after, of, a
- ΕΠ — on, upon, over, to, against, at, by, in, for, in addition to, besides, after, during, when, because of, concerning
- ΕΠ' — on, upon, over, to, against, at, for, in, by, with, concerning, toward
- ΕΠ? — on, upon, over, to, at, against, for, in, by, near, during, after, of, a
- ΕΠʼ — on, upon, over, at, to, against, for, in, by, with, concerning, during, after
- ΕΠΙ — on, upon, over, to, against, at, in, by, for, concerning, during, after, of, a
- ΕΠΙΤΑΙΣ — on, upon, over, at, to, against, in, for, by, among, with
- ΕΠΙΤΟΝ — upon, on, to, against, over, at, in, for, by, toward, among, during, after, of, a
- ΕΡΠΙ — upon, on, over, to, against, at, by, in, for, of, to, a, an
- ΕΦ — upon, on, over, to, against, at, by, for, in, among, with, toward, concerning, because of
- ΕΦʼ — on, upon, over, to, at, against, for, in, by, with, of, to, a
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