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ἐπιφαίνω

ἐπιφαίνω, to shew forth, display, shew off

ἐπιφαίνω, aor. 1 (late) -έφᾱνα LXX De. 33.2, Ev.Luc. 1.79:—
  • show forth, display, abs., μηδὲ λίην ἐπίφαινε Thgn. 359 (s.v.l.); ἐ. προστασίαν ἀξιωματικήν Plb. 10.18.8; μηδὲν τεχνικόν D.H. Amm. 1.10; τὸ ἀγέρωχον, τὴν προαίρεσιν, Plu. Marc. 1, Coniug. 2.139d; ἀνθρωπόμορφόν τι Luc. Alex. 12; τὸν μισοπόνηρον play the μ., Phld. Ir. p.74 W.:—Pass., come into view, ἠέλιος δʼ ἐπέλαμψε, μάχη δʼ ἐπὶ πᾶσα φαάνθη Il. 17.650; of an enemy, Hdt. 2.152, 4.122, Th. 8.42, etc.; διὰ τὸ ἐπιφανέντα με κωλῦσαι Test. ap. D. 21.22; ἐ. ἐς τὴν Νάξον Hdt. 5.30, cf. X. An. 3.4.13; ἐπιφανῆναι ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον Id. Oec. 21.10; ἐπὶ τὰ Δρέπανα Plb. 1.49.7; ἐ. τινὶ ἐς οἶκον to present oneself, Hdt. 4.97; ἐ. τινί show oneself, appear to one, Id. 1.24, al.; freq. of dreams and visions, Id. 2.91, 3.27; ἐν τῷ ὕπνῳ Id. 7.16; of a divine manifestation, ἐπιφαινομένης αὐτοῖς Ἀρτέμιδος SIG 557.5 (Magn.Mae., iii B.C.), cf. IG 4.951.26 (Epid., iii B.C.); so ἡ χρηστότης ἐπεφάνη τοῦ θεοῦ Ep.Tit. 3.4; of an Emperor, δήμοις ἑορτάζουσιν ἐπιφανείς Hdn. 1.7.2; also ἵνα σφι τιμωρίη..ἐπιφανήσεται Hdt. 8.49; τὰ ἐπιφαινόμενα symptoms which make their appearance, Hp. Aph. 1.12, cf. Sor. 1.17, al.
      • 2 c. acc. et inf., make it manifest that.., Plu. Stoic.rep. 2.1044d.
      • 3 Pass., lit. appear upon the surface, Ti.Locr. 101d; ἐ. ταῖς εἰκόσιν ἰδέα Plu. Arat. 3: metaph., τὸ ἦθος ὡς χρῶμα ταῖς πράξεσιν ἐ. ib. 48, cf. Galb. 23.
    • II seemingly intr., in Act., show light, dawn, ἡμέρας ἐπιφαινούσης Plb. 5.6.6 (so ἀνατολῆς ἐπιφαινομένης Id. 3.113.1); ἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καθημένοις to shine upon.., Ev.Luc. 1.79, cf. LXX De. 33.2.

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