ἐπιφάν-εια [ᾰ],ἡ,
A. appearance, coming into lightorview,
τῆς ἡμέρας day-break, dawn,
Plb. 3.94.3
; in war,sudden appearanceof 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 manifestationof divine power, τὰς ἐ. τᾶς Παρθένου
Klio 16.204
(Chersonesus,iii B.C.), cf. LXX 2 Ma. 15.27 , D.S. 1.25 .
3. the first comingof Christ, 2 Ep.Ti. 1.10 ;the second,
1 Ep.Ti. 6.14 ,al.
4. of theaccessionof Caligula,