ἐπὶ

epí

to

A primary preposition denoting the position of being on, upon, or over, both in physical and abstract senses. Its specific nuance depends on the case of its object: (1) with genitive, indicating rest or position upon or over a surface, supervisory relationship, or concern over; (2) with dative, marking location at, on, or in proximity to something, sometimes expressing basis or ground; (3) with accusative, signifying movement toward, onto, against, or up to a place or object. Also used in extended senses to convey responsibility, authority, occasion, cause, temporal relation, or focus upon a topic.

G1909

Luke 23:1 · Word #9

Lexicon G1909

Lemmaἐπί
Transliterationepí
Strong'sG1909
DefinitionA primary preposition denoting the position of being on, upon, or over, both in physical and abstract senses. Its specific nuance depends on the case of its object: (1) with genitive, indicating rest or position upon or over a surface, supervisory relationship, or concern over; (2) with dative, marking location at, on, or in proximity to something, sometimes expressing basis or ground; (3) with accusative, signifying movement toward, onto, against, or up to a place or object. Also used in extended senses to convey responsibility, authority, occasion, cause, temporal relation, or focus upon a topic.

Morphology PREP ACC All morphology codes

Part of Speech PREP — Preposition — Shows relationship between words
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent

Common Translation

Phraseto
Literalto-upon

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐπί
Strong'sG1909

SIBI-P1 Translation G1909-03

upon, over

Morphological NotesPreposition governing the genitive case; indicates position, relation, or oversight upon/over.
Rendering RationaleWith the genitive case, ἐπί denotes position or rest upon or over something, often with a sense of oversight or relation over. "Upon, over" preserves the core spatial and supervisory force of the preposition in its genitive usage.

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