ἐπιφάνεια: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰ], ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">appearance, coming into light</b> or [[view]], 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, [[manifestation]], <span class="bibl">D.H.2.68</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Them.</span>30</span> ; [[advent]], <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 [[accession]] of Caligula, <span class="title">Inscr.Cos</span>391. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> [[appearance]], [[aspect]], 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, [[superficies]], <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 [[front]], <span class="bibl">Plb.1.22.10</span> ; <b class="b3">κατὰ τὰς ἐ. μάχεσθαι</b> to fight in [[front]], <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 [[surface]] or [[skin]] 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> [[outward show]], [[fame]], [[distinction]], esp. arising from something unexpected, Pl. <span class="title">Alc.</span>1.124c ; <b class="b3">ἐ.ποιεῖν</b> to create a [[sensation]], <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> [[sacrifices in celebration of an]] ἐπιφάνεια, Δημήτριος τὰ ἐ. τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ θύων <span class="bibl">Caryst.10</span>.</span>