ἐμφανίζω
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
Att. fut.
A -ιῶ E.Fr.797: pf. ἐμπεφάνικα PSI4.400.2 (iii B. C.):—show forth, manifest, exhibit, αὐτὸς αὑτόν E.l.c., cf. Philoch.20, Plb.30.17.2, etc.; ἐ. τινὰ ἐπίορκον, ἐχθρόν, exhibit or represent him as... X.Ages.1.12, D.14.36; ἐ. οὐκ οὖσαν ἀγαθὸν τὴν ἡδονήν Arist.EN1173b31; πᾶν σύμπτωμα Metrod.10:— Med., exhibit in court, PMasp.32.33 (vi A.D.):—Pass., to become visible, be manifested, τινί LXX Wi.1.2, Ev.Matt.27.53, Ph.1.107, J.AJ 1.13.1, D.L.1.7. 2 make clear or plain, Pl.Sph.244a, Men.Sam. 140, etc.; ἄστρα ἡμῖν τῆς νυκτὸς τὰς ὥρας ἐ. X.Mem.4.3.4: with a relat., τὰ παθήματα δι' ἃς αἰτίας γέγονε ἐ. Pl.Ti.61c; ἐ. τοῦτο ὅτι . . X. Cyr.8.1.26. 3 declare, explain, Arist.APr.46a24; give orders, τινὶ ποιεῖν τι Plb.6.35.8; report, περί τινος SIG412.4 (Delph., iii B.C.), cf. UPZ42.18 (ii B. C.), IG9(2).517.5 (Larissa), Michel431.6 (Iasus), etc.: —Pass., GDI2502 B41 (Delph., iv B. C.). 4 lay an information against, τινά Arg.Ar.Lys.:—Pass., ὁ -ισθείς Charond. ap. Stob.4.2.24.
German (Pape)
[Seite 819] sichtbar, deutlich machen, zeigen; ἄστρα τὰς ὥρας ἐμφ. Xen. Hem. 4, 3, 4; gew. übertr., τί τινι, Plat. Soph. 244 a; τὰ παθήματα δι' ἃς αἰτίας γέγονε Tim. 61 c; τοῦτο, ὅτι, Xen. Cyr. 8, 1, 26; τοὺς ζῶντας ὁποῖοί τινες ἂν ὦσι Aesch. 1, 128; ὃν ἡ τύχη ἀλυσιτελῆ φίλον ἐμφανίζει Dem. 14, 36; οὐκ οὖσαν ἀγαθὸν τὴν ἡδονήν Arist. Eth. 10, 3, 11. Oft bei Sp. auch ἑαυτόν, seine Gesinnung zeigen, Pol. 30, 17, 2, wie Ath. II, 37 e. – Ἐμφανιστέον, ᾗ δυνατόν Plat. Tim. 65 c.