Strong's Greek · G1909

ἐπί

epí

about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with

Definition

properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.

Derivation

a primary preposition;

Appears 890 times in Scripture

Matthew 19:9

Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

Matthew 4:4

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 3:16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

Matthew 3:13

At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

Luke 5:11

And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

Matthew 14:29

“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

Matthew 1:11

and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

Titus 3:6

This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Matthew 14:34

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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