ἐπιφάν-εια [ᾰ], ἡ,
I
1. 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. 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 [2Ma 15:27], D.S. 1.25.
3. the first coming of Christ, [2Ti 1:10]; the second, [1Ti 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
1. 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, [Isa 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.
G2015 — ἐπιφάνεια
ἐπιφανείας, ἡ (ἐπιφανής), an appearing, appearance (Tertullianapparentia); often used by the Greeks of a glorious manifestation of the gods, and especially of their advent to help; in 2 Macc. of signal deeds and events betokening the presence and power of God as helper; cf. Grimm on Maccabees, p. 60f, 75 (but especially the thorough exposition by Prof. Abbot (on [Tit 2:13] Note B) in the Journal of the Society for Biblical Literature and Exegesis, i., p. 16f (1882)). In the N. T. the 'advent' of Christ — not only that which has already taken place and by which his presence and power appear in the saving light he has shed upon mankind, [2Ti 1:10] (note the word φωτίσαντος in this passage); but also that illustrious return from heaven to earth hereafter to occur: [1Ti 6:14]; [2Ti 4:1], [2Ti 4:8]; [Tit 2:13] (on which see especially Prof. Abbot as above); ἡ ἐπιφάνεια (i. e. the breaking forth) τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ, [2Th 2:8]. (Cf. Trench, § xciv.)
ἐπιφάνει a, - ας , ἡ
( < ἐπιφανής ),
[in LXX : [2Sa 7:23] (H3372), [Ezr 5:1], [Amo 5:22], 2Ma 2:21 ; 2Ma 3:24 ; 2Ma 5:4 ; 2Ma 12:22 ; 2Ma 14:16 ; 2Ma 15:27 , [3M][a 2:9]; 3Ma 5:8 ; 3Ma 5:51 , * ;]
(in late Gk . and Inscr ., freq . of deities, v. MM , Exp., xiv),
a manifestation, appear-ance: [2Th 2:8], [1Ti 6:14], 2Ti 1:10 ; [2Ti 4:1]; [2Ti 4:8], [Tit 2:13] ( cf. M , Th ., 148 f .). †