ΕΠΙ, επι
EPI, epi
Sounds Like: EP-ee
Translations: on, upon, over, to, against, at, in, by, for, concerning, during, after, of, a
From the root: ΕΠΙ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Adverb
Explanation: This word is a very common preposition and adverb in Koine Greek. As a preposition, its meaning changes significantly depending on the case of the noun it governs. With the genitive case, it often means 'on,' 'upon,' 'over,' 'in the time of,' or 'concerning.' With the dative case, it can mean 'on,' 'at,' 'by,' 'for,' or 'in addition to.' With the accusative case, it typically means 'to,' 'against,' 'upon,' 'over,' or 'for the purpose of.' It is also frequently used as a prefix in compound words, adding a sense of 'upon,' 'over,' 'to,' or 'in addition.'
Inflection: Governs Genitive, Dative, and Accusative cases. Does not inflect itself.
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
- ἘΠΙ — on, upon, over, to, against, at, in, for, concerning, during, by, beside, near, among, with respect to
- 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
- 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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