What does ἐπεί (epeí) mean in the Bible?
ἐπεί (epeí) is a Greek word meaning "since".
Greek · G1893
ἐπεί
Since
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ἐπεί G1893
Pronunciation epeí
What does ἐπεί (epeí) mean in the Bible?
ἐπεί (epeí) is a Greek word meaning "since".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1893?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include since (11), Otherwise (5), because (4), - (3), [If it could] (1).
Where does ἐπεί (epeí) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (9), 1 Corinthians (5), Matthew (3), Romans (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It since 11× Matthew 27:6, Mark 15:42, Luke 1:34, John 13:29
Otherwise 5× Romans 11:6, Romans 11:22, 1 Corinthians 7:14, 1 Corinthians 14:16
because 4× Matthew 18:32, Matthew 21:46, Hebrews 5:11, Hebrews 11:11
- 3× John 19:31, 1 Corinthians 5:10, Hebrews 9:17
[If it could] 1× Hebrews 10:2
If [these things are] not so 1× 1 Corinthians 15:29
In that case 1× Romans 3:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:32 ἐπεὶ to because Conjunction Matthew 21:46 ἐπεὶ to because Conjunction Matthew 27:6 ἐπεὶ to since Conjunction Mark 15:42 ἐπεὶ to Since Conjunction Luke 1:34 ἐπεὶ to since Conjunction John 13:29 ἐπεὶ to Since Conjunction John 19:31 ἐπεὶ to - Conjunction Romans 3:6 ἐπεὶ to In that case Conjunction Romans 11:6 ἐπεὶ to Otherwise Conjunction Romans 11:22 ἐπεὶ to Otherwise Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 18:32
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 8
Matthew 3 Mark 1 Luke 1 John 2 Romans 3 1 Corinthians 5 2 Corinthians 2 Hebrews 9
Source forms
ἐπεὶ 22x epei Matthew 18:32, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 27:6, Mark 15:42
Ἐπεὶ 4x Epei 1 Corinthians 15:29, Hebrews 2:14, Hebrews 4:6, Hebrews 9:26
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 26x Matthew 18:32, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 27:6, Mark 15:42
Evidence Summary
Greek word. since
Strong's G1893
Lexical occurrences 26 verses Greek text appearances 27 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 26 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
since
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 27 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:32 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse Matthew 27:6 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse Mark 15:42 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse Luke 1:34 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse Luke 7:1 Conjunction
Ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse John 13:29 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse John 19:31 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse Romans 3:6 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse Romans 11:6 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse Romans 11:6 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse Romans 11:22 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse 1 Corinthians 5:10 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse 1 Corinthians 7:14 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:12 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:16 Conjunction
ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:29 Conjunction
Ἐπεὶ epei
after, for, since, otherwise
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 26
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 18:32 · Matt 21:46 · Matt 27:6 · Mark 15:42 · Luke 1:34 · John 13:29 · John 19:31 · Rom 3:6 · Rom 11:6 · Rom 11:22 · 1 Cor 5:10 · 1 Cor 7:14 · 1 Cor 14:12 · 1 Cor 14:16 · 1 Cor 15:29 · 2 Cor 11:18 26×
Word Origins
ἐπεί is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain