ἐπί
epí
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.
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary preposition;
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.
- 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.
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: 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
Usage
909 occurrences · 0 OT · 909 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- on181 · 23%
- upon151 · 19%
- in114 · 14%
- over47 · 6%
- unto45 · 6%
- to41 · 5%
- at39 · 5%
- against37 · 5%
- for26 · 3%
- into18 · 2%
- of18 · 2%
- before17 · 2%
- with8 · 1%
- by8 · 1%
- toward7 · 1%
- together6 · 1%
- about5 · 1%
- among4 · 1%
- as long as4 · 1%
- after4 · 1%
- above3 · 0%
- whereon3 · 0%
- wherein3 · 0%
- beside3 · 0%
- them on3 · 0%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.