ἐπιφαίνω
epiphaino
show forth, display
Appears 13 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐπιφαίνω, aor.I (late) -έφᾱνα De. 33.2, Ev.Luc. 1.79:—Α. show forth, display, abs., μηδὲ λίην ἐπίφαινε 359(s.v.l.); ἐ.προστασίαν ἀξιωματικήν 10.18.8 ; μηδὲν τεχνικόν Amm. 1.10 ; τὸ ἀγέρωχον, τὴν προαίρεσιν, Marc. 1, 2.139d ; ἀνθρωπόμορφόν τι Alex. 12 ; τὸν μισοπόνηρον play the μ., Ir.p.74W.:—Pass., come into view, ἠέλιος δʼ ἐπέλαμψε, μάχη δʼ ἐπὶ πᾶσα φαάνθη Il. 17.650 ; of an enemy, 2.152, 4.122, 8.42, etc.; διὰ τὸ ἐπιφανέντα με κωλῦσαι Test. ap. 21.22 ; ἐ.ἐς τὴν Νάξον 5.30, cf. An. 3.4.13 ; ἐπιφανῆναι ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον Oec. 21.10 ; ἐπὶ τὰ Δρέπανα 1.49.7 ; ἐ.τινὶ ἐς οἶκον to present oneself, 4.97 ; ἐ. τινί show oneself, appear to one, 1.24,al.; freq. of dreams and visions, 2.91,3.27 ; ἐν τῷ ὕπνῳ 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 1.7.2 ; also ἵνα σφι τιμωρίη..ἐπιφανήσεται 8.49 ; τὰ ἐπιφαινόμενα symptoms which make their appearance, Aph. 1.12, cf. 1.17,al. 2. c.acc.et inf., make it manifest that.., 2.1044d. 3. Pass., lit. appear upon the surface, 101d ; ἐ. ταῖς εἰκόσιν ἰδέα 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 5.6.6 (so ἀνατολῆς ἐπιφαινομένης 3.113.1); ἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καθημένοις to shine upon..,Ev.Luc. 1.79, cf. De. 33.2.
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