ἐμφανής
emphanes
showing in
Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐμφανής, ές, A. showing in itself, reflecting, of mirrors, Ti. 46a. II. visible to the eye, manifest, a. of persons, Tr. 199, etc.; esp. of the gods appearing bodily among men, Ba. 22, V. 733, Alc. 2.141a; so ὄψις ἐ. ἐνυπνίων Pers. 518; τέκμαρ Ch. 667; ἐ. τινὰ ἰδεῖν see him bodily, Aj. 538, cf. Th. 682; μαθεῖν El. 1454; πῶς ἂν ὑμὶν ἐμφανὴς . . γενοίμην; how could I make it manifest? Ph. 531; ἐμφανὴς τιμαῖσιν, = ἐμφανῶς τιμώμενος, OT 909 (lyr.); ἐ. ζῷα familiar animals, Ep. 2p.43U. b. as legal term, ἐμφανῆ παρέχειν τινά to produce a person or thing in open court, 5.36, cf. 56.38; so ἐμφανῆ καταστῆσαι produce in court, either the property or the vouchers, 52.10; ἐμφανῶν κατάστασις, actio ad exhibendum, 6.31, 53.14. c. of things, οὐ γάρ ἐστι τἀμφανῆ κρύπτειν OC 755; ἐ. τεκμήρια visible proofs, El. 1109; ἄλγος ἐ. Fr. 210; κλαυθμός 1.111; μεῖξις ib.203; χυμοί CP 6.3.4 (Sup.); ἐ. κόσμος visible sky, Vett. Val.8.12; τὰ ἐ. κτήματα the actual property, HG 5.2.10; τοῦ μέλλοντος καὶ μὴ -οῦς 3.42; εἰς τοὐμφανὲς ἰέναι to come into light, come forward, Mem. 4.3.13; εἰς τοὐ. ᾠοτοκεῖν, ζῳοτοκεῖν, HA 510b20, 511a23; ἀεὶ ἐ. εἶναι to be constantly in evidence, Ages. 9.1. 2. manifest, palpable, τυραννίς V. 417; βία 4.86; ἐ. λόγος a plain speech, Eu. 420; τῷ ἐμφανεῖ λόγῳ openly, 7.48; τὴν διάνοιαν ἐ. ποιεῖν διὰ φωνῆς Tht. 206d; ἐμφανές ἐστιν ὅτι . . Hier. 9.10. 3. wellknown, τὰ ἐ. 2.33; ἐμφανῆ γὰρ ἦν Ant. 448; conspicuous, notable, ἀνήρ 1.68. III. Adv. -νῶς, Ion. -νέως, visibly, openly, 1.140, Ag. 626, 7.48, etc.; λέγειν Ach. 312; ἐ. ἐλευθεροῦν without doubt, 6.123; ἐ. ἠμύνατο openly, i.e. not secretly or treacherously, Tr. 278; οὐ λόγοις, ἀλλʼ ἐ. but really, Nu. 611: Comp. -έστερον Phlb. 31e. 2. neut. Adj., ἐκ τοῦ ἐ. 3.150, 4.120, al.; ἐν τῷ ἐ. 2.21, An. 2.5.25.
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