ἐπιφανής
τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.
English (LSJ)
ές,
A coming to light, coming suddenly into view, appearing, of gods, Hdt.3.27, etc. : hence, present to aid, θεοὶ -έστατοι D.S.1.17. 2 of places and things, in full view, πόλις ἐ. ἔξωθεν, of a place commanded by another, Th.5.10, cf. 6.96, 7.19 ; τινι to one, ib. 3 ; ἔχειν ἐπιφανεῖς θηλάς visible, Arist.HA504b23 ; φλέβες prominent, Gal.17(2).209. 3 manifest, evident, ὄνειδος Democr.218 (Comp.); ἐκ τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων σημείων Th.1.21 ; διὰ τὸ μὴ ἐ. εἶναι Arist.EN 1126a23. II of men, conspicuous, notable, distinguished by rank, Hdt.2.89,al.; οἰκίη οὐκ ἐ. ib.172 ; notable, either for good or ill, X. Mem.3.1.10, Lys.14.12 (Sup.); ἀνδρείᾳ for courage, Th.6.72 ; πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον Pl.Lg.629e; famous, renowned, Pi.P.7.6 (Comp.), etc.; ἀνδρῶν ἐ. πᾶσα γῆ τάφος Th.2.43; of things, places, etc., χώρα OGI90.46 (Rosetta, ii B.C.); -εστέρα τιμή IPE12.34.22 (Olbia, i B.C.); -έσταται τιμαί IG9(2).1109.10 (Magn.Thess.). 2 of things, remarkable, οὗτοί σφεων οἱ -έστατοι νόμοι εἰσί Hdt.5.6 ; -εστάτη χρεία Plb.1.78.11 ; -εστάτη μάχη Anon.Hist.Oxy.12ii31. 3 as a title of divinities, τῶν -εστάτων θεῶν IG5(1).1179 (Sparta) ; also of Eastern Kings, e.g.Ptolemy V, OG190.5(Rosetta, ii B.C.); Antiochus of Syria, Plb. 26.1a.1, etc. III Adv. -νῶς openly, conspicuously, Th.1.91,5.105 (Sup.). 2 with distinction, λαμπρῶς καὶ ἐ. IGRom.4.844 (Phrygia), cf.J.BJ7.3.1 : Comp. -έστερον, ζην with greater distinction, Men. 223.19.
