coming to light, coming suddenly into view, appearing,
ἐπιφαν-ής,ές,
A. coming to light, coming suddenly into view, appearing,of gods, Hdt. 3.27 , etc. : hence,present to aid,
θεοὶ -έστατοι
D.S. 1.17
.
2. of places and things,in full view, πόλις ἐ. ἔξωθεν,of a placecommanded by another,
Th. 5.10 , cf. 6.96 , 7.19 ;τινι toone, ib. 3 ; ἔχειν ἐπιφανεῖς θηλάς visible,
Arist. HA 504b23
; φλέβες prominent,
Gal. 17(2).209
.
3. manifest, evident,
ὄνειδος
Democr. 218
( Comp. ); ἐκ τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων σημείων
Th. 1.21
; διὰ τὸ μὴ ἐ. εἶναι
Arist. EN 1126a23
.
II. of men,conspicuous, notable, distinguishedby rank, Hdt. 2.89 ,al.;οἰκίη οὐκ ἐ.ib. 172 ;notable,either for good or ill, X. Mem. 3.1.10 , Lys. 14.12 ( Sup. );ἀνδρείᾳ forcourage, Th. 6.72 ; πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον
Pl. Lg. 629e
;famous, renowned,
Pi. P. 7.6 ( Comp. ), etc.; ἀνδρῶν ἐ. πᾶσα γῆ τάφος
Th. 2.43
; of things, places, etc., χώρα
OGI 90.46
(Rosetta,ii B.C.); -εστέρα τιμή
IPE 12.34.22
(Olbia,i B.C.); -έσταται τιμαί
IG 9(2).1109.10
(Magn.Thess.).
2. of things,remarkable,
οὗτοί σφεων οἱ -έστατοι νόμοι εἰσί
Hdt. 5.6
; -εστάτη χρεία
Plb. 1.78.11
;-εστάτη μάχηAnon.Hist. Oxy. 12ii31 .
3. as a title of divinities, τῶν -εστάτων θεῶν
IG 5(1).1179
(Sparta) ; also of Eastern Kings, e.g.Ptolemy V, OG 190.5 (Rosetta,ii B.C.); Antiochus of Syria, Plb. 26.1a . 1 , etc.
III. Adv.
-νῶς openly, conspicuously,
Th. 1.91
, 5.105 ( Sup. ).
2. with distinction,
λαμπρῶς καὶ ἐ.
IGRom. 4.844
(Phrygia), cf. J. BJ 7.3.1 : Comp.
-έστερον, ζην with greater distinction,
Men. 223.19
.
