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Bill Mounce
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ἐπί (ἐπ᾽, ἐφ᾽)
Vocabulary form:
ἐπί
Definition:
gen: on, when
dat: on the basis of, at
acc: on, to, against
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
890
GK:
2093
Cognates:
The epidermis (ejpidermivV) is the outer layer of skin, "that which is on the skin."
Mnemonic Singing:
When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace.
Notes:
When ejpiv is followed by a word beginning with a vowel and smooth breathing, the iota elides (ejp=). If the following word begins with a rough breathing, the iota elides and the pi aspirates to a phi (ejf=).
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 22:52 | Then Jesus said to those who had come out against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him — the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, “Why did you come out as against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a robber, with swords and clubs? |
| Luke 22:53 | Day after day, when I was in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me. But this is your hour, and the hour for the power of darkness. |
| Luke 22:59 | Then after about an hour had passed a certain other person kept insisting, saying, “Surely (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-gen) this person also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” |
| Luke 23:1 | Then the whole assembly of them rose up and brought Jesus before (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Pilate. |
| Luke 23:28 | Turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me, but weep for (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) yourselves and for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) your children. |
| Luke 23:30 | Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ |
| Luke 23:33 | And when they came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the place called “The Skull,” there they crucified him and the criminals — one on his right and one on his left. |
| Luke 23:38 | In fact, there was an inscription above (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him, “This is the King of the Jews.” |
| Luke 23:44 | It was already only about the sixth hour but darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour, |
| Luke 23:48 | And when all who had gathered for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home, beating their breasts. |
| Luke 24:1 | But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb, bringing the anointing spices they had prepared. |
| Luke 24:12 | |
| Luke 24:22 | Moreover, some women of our group astonished us: going to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb early in the morning |
| Luke 24:24 | Then some of those who were with us went to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” |
| Luke 24:25 | So he said to them, “You foolish people, slow of heart to believe in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) all that the prophets have spoken! |
| Luke 24:47 | and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. |
| Luke 24:49 | And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) you, but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” |
| John 1:32 | Then John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit coming down as a dove from heaven, and it remained on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him. |
| John 1:33 | I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The one on (eph | ἐφ᾿ | prep-acc) whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining it is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| John 1:51 | Then he said to him, “I tell you the solemn truth: you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God ascending and descending on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the Son of Man.” |
| John 3:36 | The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him. |
| John 4:6 | Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, weary from his journey, sat down by (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the well. It was about the sixth hour. |
| John 4:27 | Just (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) then his disciples came back. They were astonished that he was talking with a woman; however, no one said to her, “What do you want?” or to him, “Why are you talking with her?” |
| John 5:2 | Now in Jerusalem by (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) the Sheep Gate there is a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, having covered colonnades. |
| John 6:2 | A large crowd was following him because they saw the miraculous signs he was performing on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) those who were sick. |
| John 6:16 | Now when evening had come, his disciples went down to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the lake, |
| John 6:19 | When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the lake and approaching the boat, and they were terrified. |
| John 6:21 | Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore toward which they were going. |
| John 7:30 | So they were anxious to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him, because his hour had not yet come. |
| John 7:44 | Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him. |
| John 8:3 | The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in (epi | ἐπί | prep-dat) adultery, and making her stand before them, |
| John 8:4 | they said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) the very act of committing adultery. |
| John 8:7 | When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “The man among you without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) her.” |
| John 8:59 | Then they picked up stones to throw at (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. |
| John 9:6 | After saying this, he spat on the ground and made mud with his saliva; then he daubed the mud on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) the man’s eyes |
| John 9:15 | Then the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He daubed mud on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.” |
| John 11:38 | Then Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying across (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) it. |
| John 12:14 | And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) it; as it is written, |
| John 12:15 | “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, seated on (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) a donkey’s colt!” |
| John 12:16 | His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-dat) him, and that they had done these things to him. |
| John 13:18 | I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) me.’ |
| John 13:25 | So that disciple, leaning back against (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” |
| John 17:4 | I glorified you on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) earth, having completed the task that you gave me to do; |
| John 18:4 | Then Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen to (ep | ἐπ᾿ | prep-acc) him, stepped forward and said to them, “Who is it that you are looking for?” |
| John 19:13 | On hearing these words, Pilate brought Jesus out and sat down on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the judge’s bench in the place called “Stone Pavement,” or in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.” |
| John 19:19 | And Pilate wrote an inscription and fastened it to (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” |
| John 19:24 | So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see who will get it” — that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things. |
| John 19:31 | Then, since it was the day of Preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and their bodies taken down. |
| John 19:33 | But when they came to (epi | ἐπί | prep-acc) Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. |
| John 20:7 | and the face cloth that had been on (epi | ἐπί | prep-gen) Jesus’ head; it was not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
epi as in you should know when to use an epi-pen