Acts 2:17:15Acts.2.17.W15TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“upon”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PEE
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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e-PI
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KAI ES-tai en TAIS es-KHA-tais hê-ME-rais LE-gei ho the-OS ek-khe-O a-PO tou pneu-ma-TOS mou e-PI PA-san SAR-ka KAI pro-phê-TEU-sou-sin hoi hy-oi hy-MON KAI hai thy-ga-TE-res hy-MON KAI hoi ne-a-NIS-koi hy-MON ho-RA-seis OP-son-tai KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi hy-MON e-nyp-NI-ois e-nyp-ni-as-THÊ-son-tai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi pasan sarka {ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα | e-pì pâ-san sár-ka} “upon all flesh” uses epi with the accusative to denote direction or extension of this action, and the idiom “all flesh” signals universality across humanity rather than a restricted group.
Root and etymology
epidemeoepsilon–pi–iota–delta–eta–mu–epsilon–omega
“to stay in a place as a visitor”
In context — Acts 2:17
And it will be in the last days, says God , I will pour out from My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy , and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 2:17, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.2.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.17.W15.S1) and character.