ἐπιφάνεια
epiphaneia
appearance, coming into light
Appears 59 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐπιφάνεια [ᾰ], ἡ, A. appearance, coming into light or view, τῆς ἡμέρας day-break, dawn, 3.94.3 ; in war, sudden appearance of an enemy, 31.8, 1.54.2, Tact. 12.10(pl.), 22.3(pl.). 2. esp. of deities appearing to a worshipper, manifestation, 2.68, Them. 30 ; advent, 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. 2 Ma. 15.27, 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. 2 ; κατὰ τὴν ἐ., distd.fr. κατὰ τὴν ἐπίφασιν, 25.3.6. II. visible surface of a body, superficies, 155 (pl.), Cat. 5a2, Metaph. 1002a4, Ph. 209a8, Sens. 439a31, 1 Deff., Bel. 70.27, Opt. 11 ; ἡ κατὰ πρόσωπον ἐ. the front, 1.22.10 ; κατὰ τὰς ἐ. μάχεσθαι to fight in front, 3.116.10 ; ἐ. ἡ ἐκ δεξιῶν Tact. 21.3 ; αἱ τρεῖς ἐ. τῆς πόλεως its three visible sides, 4.70.9 ; the surface or skin of the body, 3.29, Pap. in AJP 24.327, 16.530, etc.; μυδῶντα τὴν ἐ. Philops. 11 ; τῆς ἔνδον ἐ. τῶν ἐντέρων 18(1).2. 2. outward show, fame, distinction, esp. arising from something unexpected, Alc. 1.124c ; ἐ.ποιεῖν to create a sensation, 7.13 : in pl., 6.104, 19.1 ; τὰ πρὸς ἐπιφάνειαν καὶ δόξαν ἀνήκοντα OGI 763.19 (Milet., ii B.C.), cf. Epict. 3.22.29.
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