- ἐπιφάνεια
- ἐπιφάνεια, ας, ἡ (s. prec. entry; Pre-Socr.; Polyb. et al.; ins, pap (s. under 2), LXX, ApcEsdr 3:3 p. 27, 7 Tdf.; EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Just.) gener. ‘appearing, appearance’, esp. also the splendid appearance, e.g., of the wealthy city of Babylon (Diod S 2, 11, 3). As a t.t. relating to transcendence it refers to a visible and freq. sudden manifestation of a hidden divinity, either in the form of a personal appearance, or by some deed of power or oracular communication by which its presence is made known (OGI 233, 35f [III/II B.C.] Artemis; Dionys. Hal. 2, 68; Diod S 1, 25, 3 and 4; 2, 47, 7 [the appearance of Apollo]; in 5, 49, 5 τῶν θεῶν ἐπιφάνεια to help humans; Plut., Them. 127 [30, 3]; Ael. Aristid. 48, 45 K.=24 p. 477 D.; Polyaenus 2, 31, 4 Διοσκούρων ἐ.; oft. ins, and in LXX esp. 2 and 3 Macc.; Aristobul. in Eus., PE 8, 10, 3 [p. 136, 25 Holladay]; EpArist 264; Jos., Ant. 1, 255; 2, 339; 3, 310; 9, 60; 18, 75; 286. For material and lit. s. FPfister, Epiphanie: Pauly-W. Suppl. IV 1924, 277–323; MDibelius, Hdb. exc. on 2 Ti 1:10; OCasel, D. Epiphanie im Lichte d. Religionsgesch.: Benedikt. Monatsschr. 4, 1922, 13ff; RHerzog, Die Wunderheilungen v. Epidauros ’31, 49; BEaston, Pastoral Epistles ’47, 171f; CWestermann, Das Loben Gottes in den Psalmen ’54, 70; ESchnutenhaus, Das Kommen u. Erscheinen Gottes im AT: ZAW 76, ’64, 1–21; EPax, Ἐπιφάνεια ’55; DLührmann, KKuhn Festschr., ’71; RAC V, 832–909). In our lit., except for Papias, only of Christ’s appearing on earth.① act of appearing, appearance in our lit. that of Jesus, of hisⓐ first appearance on earth 2 Ti 1:10 (Just., A I, 14, 3 al.; Diod S 3, 62, 10 the mythographers speak of two appearances of Dionysus: δευτέραν ἐπιφάνειαν τοῦ θεοῦ παρʼ ἀνθρώποις).—ALaw, Manifest in Flesh ’96.ⓑ appearance in judgment 1 Ti 6:14; 2 Ti 4:1, 8. ἐ. τ. δόξης Tit 2:13 (for this combination cp. OGI 763, 19f; Epict. 3, 22, 29). ἐ. τῆς παρουσίας 2 Th 2:8 the appearance of his coming; the combination is not overly redundant, for ἐ. refers to the salvation that goes into effect when the π. takes place. ἡμέρα τῆς ἐ. the day of the appearing 2 Cl 12:1; 17:4.② that which can ordinarily be seen, surface appearance (Democr., Aristot. et al.) τοσοῦτον βάθος εἶχον ἀπὸ τῆς ἔξωθεν ἐπιφανείας the eyes (of Judas) lay so deep behind (the swollen) facial skin Papias (3:2). For the use of ἐ. in description of symptoms s. EGoodspeed, A Medical Papyrus Fragment: AJP 24, 1903, 328 ln. 5; cp. Gal. 16, 530.—DELG s.v. φαίνω. New Docs 4, 80f. M-M. TW. Spicq.
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