preposition · G1909 · 220× in the NT

ἐπί + genitive

on, upon, in the time of

Same lemma: + accusative, + dative

Gloss

With the genitive: resting on a surface, or ‘in the time of’ a person (ἐπὶ Μωϋσέως).

Forms

Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.

  • ἐπί—on885×

Where you’ll meet it

  • New Testament
  • Attic (Plato, Xenophon, dialogue)

NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.