Greek - English Dictionary
G1909 - Was
| Strong's No.: | G1909 | 
| Greek: | ἐπί | 
| Transliteration: | epi | 
| Phonetic: | ep-ee' | 
| Word Origin: | A primary preposition properly meaning superimposition (of time place order etc.) as a relation of distribution [with the genitive case] that is over :upon etc. | 
| Bible Usage: | upon etc. (literally or figuratively). | 
| Part of Speech: | Preposition | 
| Strongs Definition: | of rest (with the dative case) at on etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards upon etc.: about (the times) above after against among as long as (touching) at beside X-(idiom) 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. In compounds it retains essentially the same import at | 
| Thayers Definition: | 1. upon, on, at, by, before 2. of position, on, at, by, over, against 3. to, over, on, at, across, against | 
| Bible References: Was | |
| Translation Occurrences: | 
                                            about ( 5 )
                                         
                                            above ( 5 )
                                         
                                            after ( 3 )
                                         
                                            against ( 39 )
                                         
                                            among ( 4 )
                                         
                                            as ( 6 )
                                         
                                            at ( 42 )
                                         
                                            before ( 18 )
                                         
                                            behalf ( 1 )
                                         
                                            beside ( 3 )
                                         
                                            bountifully ( 2 )
                                         
                                            by ( 8 )
                                         
                                            dead ( 1 )
                                         
                                            done ( 1 )
                                         
                                            for ( 27 )
                                         
                                            further ( 2 )
                                         
                                            in ( 122 )
                                         
                                            into ( 18 )
                                         
                                            of ( 22 )
                                         
                                            on ( 196 )
                                         
                                            over ( 49 )
                                         
                                            priests ( 1 )
                                         
                                            she ( 1 )
                                         
                                            that ( 1 )
                                         
                                            the ( 1 )
                                         
                                            thereon ( 2 )
                                         
                                            therewith ( 1 )
                                         
                                            through ( 2 )
                                         
                                            throughout ( 2 )
                                         
                                            time ( 1 )
                                         
                                            to ( 39 )
                                         
                                            together ( 6 )
                                         
                                            touching ( 2 )
                                         
                                            toward ( 7 )
                                         
                                            truly ( 1 )
                                         
                                            truth ( 1 )
                                         
                                            under ( 3 )
                                         
                                            unto ( 45 )
                                         
                                            upon ( 155 )
                                         
                                            was ( 1 )
                                         
                                            were ( 1 )
                                         
                                            wherefore ( 1 )
                                         
                                            wherein ( 3 )
                                         
                                            whereon ( 4 )
                                         
                                            while ( 3 )
                                         
                                            with ( 8 )
                                         
                                            ye ( 1 )
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                    Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
            by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
