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ἐπιφάνεια

ἐπιφάνεια, manifestation, visible surface

ἐπιφάνεια2, sacrifices in celebration of an appearance

ἐπιφάν-εια [ᾰ], ἡ,
  • 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 ὑπʼ αὐτῆς (sc. Ἀρτέμιδος) γενομένας ἐναργεῖς ἐ. SIG 867.35 (Ephesus,ii A.D.); a manifestation of divine power, τὰς ἐ. τᾶς Παρθένου Klio 16.204 (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.Cos 391.
      • 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 AJP 24.327, 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 OGI 763.19 (Milet., ii B.C.), cf. Arr. Epict. 3.22.29.
ἐπιφάν-εια (sc. ἱερά), τά,
  • sacrifices in celebration of an ἐπιφάνεια, Δημήτριος τὰ ἐ. τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ θύων Caryst. 10.

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