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|Full diacritics=ἐπιφάνεια
|Medium diacritics=ἐπιφάνεια
|Low diacritics=επιφάνεια
|Capitals=ΕΠΙΦΑΝΕΙΑ
|Transliteration A=epipháneia
|Transliteration B=epiphaneia
|Transliteration C=epifaneia
|Beta Code=e)pifa/neia
|Definition=[ᾰ], ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">appearance, coming into light</b> or <b class="b2">view</b>, τῆς ἡμέρας <b class="b2">day-break, dawn</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.3.94.3</span> ; in war, <b class="b2">sudden appearance</b> of an enemy, <span class="bibl">Aen.Tact.31.8</span>, <span class="bibl">Plb.1.54.2</span>, Ascl.<span class="title">Tact.</span>12.10(pl.), <span class="bibl">Onos.22.3</span>(pl.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> esp. of deities appearing to a worshipper, <b class="b2">manifestation</b>, <span class="bibl">D.H.2.68</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Them.</span>30</span> ; <b class="b2">advent</b>, <span class="bibl">D.S.2.47</span> ; <b class="b3">τὰς ὑπ' αὐτῆς</b> (sc. <b class="b3">Ἀρτέμιδος</b>) γενομένας ἐναργεῖς ἐ. <span class="title">SIG</span>867.35 (Ephesus,ii A.D.); <b class="b2">a manifestation</b> of divine power, τὰς ἐ. τᾶς Παρθένου <span class="title">Klio</span>16.204 (Chersonesus, iii B.C.), cf.<span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">2 Ma.</span>15.27</span>, <span class="bibl">D.S.1.25</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">the first coming</b> of Christ, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">2 Ep.Ti.</span>1.10</span> ; <b class="b2">the second</b>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Ti.</span>6.14</span>,al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> of the <b class="b2">accession</b> of Caligula, <span class="title">Inscr.Cos</span>391. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b2">appearance, aspect</b>, οἰκετικὴ ἐ. <span class="bibl">Myro 2</span> J.; <b class="b3">κατὰ τὴν ἐ</b>., distd.fr. <b class="b3">κατὰ τὴν ἐπίφασιν</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.25.3.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">visible surface</b> of a body, <b class="b2">superficies</b>, <span class="bibl">Democr.155</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Cat.</span>5a2</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Metaph.</span>1002a4</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ph.</span>209a8</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sens.</span>439a31</span>, <span class="bibl">Euc.1</span> <span class="title">Deff.</span>,<span class="bibl">Ph.<span class="title">Bel.</span>70.27</span>, <span class="bibl">Damian.<span class="title">Opt.</span> 11</span> ; <b class="b3">ἡ κατὰ πρόσωπον ἐ</b>. the <b class="b2">front</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.1.22.10</span> ; <b class="b3">κατὰ τὰς ἐ. μάχεσθαι</b> to fight in <b class="b2">front</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.3.116.10</span> ; ἐ. ἡ ἐκ δεξιῶν <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Tact.</span>21.3</span> ; <b class="b3">αἱ τρεῖς ἐ. τῆς πόλεως</b> its three <b class="b2">visible sides</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.4.70.9</span> ; the <b class="b2">surface</b> or <b class="b2">skin</b> of the body, <span class="bibl">D.S.3.29</span>, Pap. in <span class="title">AJP</span>24.327, Gal.16.530, etc.; μυδῶντα τὴν ἐ. <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Philops.</span>11</span> ; τῆς ἔνδον ἐ. τῶν ἐντέρων Gal.18(1).2. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">outward show, fame, distinction</b>, esp. arising from something unexpected, Pl. <span class="title">Alc.</span>1.124c ; <b class="b3">ἐ.ποιεῖν</b> to create a <b class="b2">sensation</b>, <span class="bibl">Is.7.13</span> : in pl., <span class="bibl">Isoc.6.104</span>, <span class="bibl">D.S.19.1</span> ; τὰ πρὸς ἐπιφάνειαν καὶ δόξαν ἀνήκοντα <span class="title">OGI</span>763.19 (Milet., ii B.C.), cf. <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Epict.</span>3.22.29</span>.</span><br /><span class="bld">ἐπιφάν-εια</span> (sc. <b class="b3">ἱερά</b>), τά, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">sacrifices in celebration of an</b> ἐπιφάνεια, Δημήτριος τὰ ἐ. τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ θύων <span class="bibl">Caryst.10</span>.</span>
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-01-0998.png Seite 998]] τά, sc. [[ἱερά]], auch [[ἐπιφάνια]], das Fest der Erscheinung Christi, K. S. – Ein anderes Fest erwähnt Ath. XII, 542 e, τὰ [[ἐπιφάνεια]] τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ θύων. ἡ, 1) das Erscheinen, die Erscheinung, καραδοκοῦντες τὴν ἐπ. τῆς ἡμέρας Pol. 3, 94, 3; τῶν πολεμίων 1, 54, 2; a. Sp.; bes. vom Hülfe bringenden Erscheinen der Götter, D. Hal. 2, 68; Plut. u. A.; auch von der in außerordentlichen Begebenheiten sich offenbarenden göttlichen Macht u. Vorsehung, ἡ ἐν ταῖς θεραπείαις ἐπιφ. D. Sic. 1, 25, wo Wesseling zu vgl.; Plut. Them. 30 Camill. 16; bei K. S. die Erscheinung Christi. – 2) das Erscheinen von außen oder von oben, dah. die Oberfläche, Außenseite, τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν χροιὰν ἐκάλουν οἱ Πυθαγόρειοι Arist. de sens. 3; μοσχείῳ δέρματι περιείληπται τὴν ἐκτὸς ἐπιφάνειαν, die Außenseite des Schildes, Pol. 6, 23, 3; die Fläche, ὃ [[μῆκος]] καὶ [[πλάτος]] μόνον ἔχει, Eucl. u. a. Mathem.; Seite, καὶ [[πλευρά]] Pol. 6, 27, 3; τὰς [[τρεῖς]] ἐπιφανείας τῆς πόλεως, drei Seiten der Stadt, 4, 70, 9; die Front des Heeres, 3, 116, 10. – Uebertr., das äußere Ansehen, Glanz, Ehre, Plat. Alc. I, 124 c; ἐπιφάνειαι καὶ λαμπρότητες Isocr. 6, 104; Pol. 6, 43, 7 u. Sp., wie D. Sic. 19, 1; τὸ [[μέγεθος]] τῶν δικῶν – ἐπιφάνειάν τινα ἐποίησε, machte Aufsehen, Is. 17, 13. – Anschein, Schein, der [[ἀλήθεια]] entgeggstzt, Suid.
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