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ἐπί

Vocabulary form: 
ejpiv
Definition: 

gen: on, over, 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=).

Mnemonics

Submitted by [email protected] on Mon, 2017-09-25 08:34

In "Genesis", "when" man was created "on" earth, he was placed "over" all creation.
His authority was "on the basis of" his given man"date".
The "acc"user, deceived him "to" go "against" his creator.

Submitted by Charlie.richardson07 on Mon, 2021-10-18 20:05

GENerally the EPI-pen goes ON the skin WHEN stung OVER and OVER by a bee
AT every DATE he washed his EPIdermis, ON THE BASIS OF good hygine
ACCording TO doctors EPIlepsy is the brain turning AGAINST the body.

Submitted by Veritas19 on Wed, 2021-10-20 11:14

An epitaph is ON a tombstone.

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.

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