ἐπιφαίνω,
aor. I (late) -έφᾱνα LXX [Deu 33:2], [Luk 1:79]: -
I
1. 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. Mar 1, 2.139d; ἀνθρωπόμορφόν τι Luc. Alex. 12; τὸν μισοπόνηρον play the μ., Phld. Ir. p.74W.: - Pass., come into view, ἠέλιος δ’ ἐπέλαμψε, μάχη δ’ 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 [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. 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..,[Luk 1:79], cf. LXX [Deu 33:2].
ἐπιφαίνω epiphainō 4x
to make to appear, to display; pass. to be manifested, revealed, [Tit 2:11]; [Tit 3:4];
intrans. to give light, shine, [Luk 1:79]; [Act 27:20]
G2014 — ἐπιφαίνω
1 aorist infinitive ἐπιφᾶναι (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 24ff; Winers Grammar, 89 (85); Buttmann, 41 (35); (the Sept. Psalm 30:17; Psalm 117:27, cf. [Psa 66:2])); 2 aorist passive ἐπεφανην; from Homer down;
1. transitive, to show to or upon; to bring to light.
2. intransitive and in the passive to appear, become visible;
a. properly: of stars, [Act 27:20] (Theocritus, 2, 11); τίνι, to one, [Luk 1:79].
b. figuratively equivalent to to become clearly known, to show oneself: [Tit 3:4]; τίνι, [Tit 2:11].
ἐπι - φαίνω ,
[in LXX for H5782 hi ., etc.;]
1. to show forth.
2. ( = pass . in cl .) to appear: [Act 27:20]; c. dat. pers ., [Luk 1:79]; metaph ., [Tit 3:4]; c . dat ., [Tit 2:11] ( Cremer , 567). †