ἐπιφανής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ -φανής (-phanḗs); compare ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō, “to come into view”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.pʰa.nɛ̌ːs/ → /e.pi.ɸaˈnis/ → /e.pi.faˈnis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pʰa.nɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pʰaˈne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ɸaˈnis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.faˈnis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.faˈnis/

Adjective

ἐπιφανής • (epiphanḗs) m or f (neuter ἐπιφανές); third declension

1. appearing, coming to light
2. visible, in view
3. famous, remarkable
4. splendid, glorious

Inflection

Third declension of ἐπῐφᾰνής; ἐπῐφᾰνές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐφᾰνής epiphanḗs	ἐπῐφᾰνές epiphanés		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epiphaneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epiphaneî		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς epiphaneîs	ἐπῐφᾰνῆ epiphanê
Genitive		ἐπῐφᾰνοῦς epiphanoûs	ἐπῐφᾰνοῦς epiphanoûs		ἐπῐφᾰνοῖν epiphanoîn	ἐπῐφᾰνοῖν epiphanoîn		ἐπῐφᾰνῶν epiphanôn	ἐπῐφᾰνῶν epiphanôn
Dative		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epiphaneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epiphaneî		ἐπῐφᾰνοῖν epiphanoîn	ἐπῐφᾰνοῖν epiphanoîn		ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐ / ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐν epiphanési(n)	ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐ / ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐν epiphanési(n)
Accusative		ἐπῐφᾰνῆ epiphanê	ἐπῐφᾰνές epiphanés		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epiphaneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epiphaneî		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς epiphaneîs	ἐπῐφᾰνῆ epiphanê
Vocative		ἐπῐφᾰνές epiphanés	ἐπῐφᾰνές epiphanés		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epiphaneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epiphaneî		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς epiphaneîs	ἐπῐφᾰνῆ epiphanê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐφᾰνῶς epiphanôs			ἐπῐφᾰνέστερος epiphanésteros			ἐπῐφᾰνέστᾰτος epiphanéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἐπῐφᾰνής; ἐπῐφᾰνές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐφᾰνής epiphanḗs	ἐπῐφᾰνές epiphanés		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epiphaneî / epiphanée	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epiphaneî / epiphanée		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς / ἐπῐφᾰνέες epiphaneîs / epiphanées	ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰ epiphanéa
Genitive		ἐπῐφᾰνέος / ἐπῐφᾰνεῦς epiphanéos / epiphaneûs	ἐπῐφᾰνέος / ἐπῐφᾰνεῦς epiphanéos / epiphaneûs		ἐπῐφᾰνέοιν epiphanéoin	ἐπῐφᾰνέοιν epiphanéoin		ἐπῐφᾰνέων epiphanéōn	ἐπῐφᾰνέων epiphanéōn
Dative		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέῐ̈ epiphaneî / epiphanéï	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέῐ̈ epiphaneî / epiphanéï		ἐπῐφᾰνέοιν epiphanéoin	ἐπῐφᾰνέοιν epiphanéoin		ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐ / ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐν epiphanési(n)	ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐ / ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐν epiphanési(n)
Accusative		ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰ epiphanéa	ἐπῐφᾰνές epiphanés		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epiphaneî / epiphanée	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epiphaneî / epiphanée		ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰς epiphanéas	ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰ epiphanéa
Vocative		ἐπῐφᾰνές epiphanés	ἐπῐφᾰνές epiphanés		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epiphaneî / epiphanée	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epiphaneî / epiphanée		ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς / ἐπῐφᾰνέες epiphaneîs / epiphanées	ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰ epiphanéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐφᾰνέως epiphanéōs			ἐπῐφᾰνέστερος epiphanésteros			ἐπῐφᾰνέστᾰτος epiphanéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• “ἐπιφανής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιφανής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπιφανής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• “ἐπιφανής”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G2016 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • celebrated idem, page 120.
  • clear idem, page 136.
  • conspicuous idem, page 164.
  • distinguished idem, page 241.
  • eminent idem, page 268.
  • evident idem, page 285.
  • famous idem, page 305.
  • great idem, page 372.
  • illustrious idem, page 416.
  • manifest idem, page 511.
  • noted idem, page 562.
  • obvious idem, page 568.
  • overlooked idem, page 585.
  • plain idem, page 616.
  • prominent idem, page 653.
  • renowned idem, page 695.
  • visible idem, page 954.