ἐπιφάνεια

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], ἡ,

   A appearance, coming into light or view, τῆς ἡμέρας day-break, dawn, Plb.3.94.3 ; in war, sudden appearance of an enemy, Aen.Tact.31.8, Plb.1.54.2, Ascl.Tact.12.10(pl.), Onos.22.3(pl.).    2 esp. of deities appearing to a worshipper, manifestation, D.H.2.68, Plu.Them.30 ; advent, D.S.2.47 ; τὰς ὑπ' αὐτῆς (sc. Ἀρτέμιδος) γενομένας ἐναργεῖς ἐ. SIG867.35 (Ephesus,ii A.D.); a manifestation of divine power, τὰς ἐ. τᾶς Παρθένου Klio16.204 (Chersonesus, iii B.C.), cf.LXX 2 Ma.15.27, D.S.1.25.    3 the first coming of Christ, 2 Ep.Ti.1.10 ; the second, 1 Ep.Ti.6.14,al.    4 of the accession of Caligula, Inscr.Cos391.    5 appearance, aspect, οἰκετικὴ ἐ. Myro 2 J.; κατὰ τὴν ἐ., distd.fr. κατὰ τὴν ἐπίφασιν, Plb.25.3.6.    II visible surface of a body, superficies, Democr.155 (pl.), Arist.Cat.5a2, Metaph.1002a4, Ph.209a8, Sens.439a31, Euc.1 Deff.,Ph.Bel.70.27, Damian.Opt. 11 ; ἡ κατὰ πρόσωπον ἐ. the front, Plb.1.22.10 ; κατὰ τὰς ἐ. μάχεσθαι to fight in front, Id.3.116.10 ; ἐ. ἡ ἐκ δεξιῶν Arr.Tact.21.3 ; αἱ τρεῖς ἐ. τῆς πόλεως its three visible sides, Plb.4.70.9 ; the surface or skin of the body, D.S.3.29, Pap. in AJP24.327, Gal.16.530, etc.; μυδῶντα τὴν ἐ. Luc.Philops.11 ; τῆς ἔνδον ἐ. τῶν ἐντέρων Gal.18(1).2.    2 outward show, fame, distinction, esp. arising from something unexpected, Pl. Alc.1.124c ; ἐ.ποιεῖν to create a sensation, Is.7.13 : in pl., Isoc.6.104, D.S.19.1 ; τὰ πρὸς ἐπιφάνειαν καὶ δόξαν ἀνήκοντα OGI763.19 (Milet., ii B.C.), cf. Arr.Epict.3.22.29.
ἐπιφάν-εια (sc. ἱερά), τά,

   A sacrifices in celebration of an ἐπιφάνεια, Δημήτριος τὰ ἐ. τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ θύων Caryst.10.