ἐπιφάνεια

See also: επιφάνεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐφᾰνής (epiphanḗs, in view) + -ῐᾰ (-ia), from ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō, I come into view), from ἐπί (epí, upon) + φαίνω (phaínō, I shine, bring to light).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῐφᾰ́νειᾰ • (epipháneia) f (genitive ἐπῐφᾰνείᾱς); first declension

  1. appearance, manifestation (especially of a divine or royal figure)
  2. surface, visible portion
    1. (geometry) surface
      • 350 BCE – 250 BCE, Euclid, Elements 1:
        ἐπιφάνεια δέ ἐστιν, ὃ μῆκος καὶ πλάτος μόνον ἔχει. ἐπιφανείας δὲ πέρατα γραμμαί.
        epipháneia dé estin, hò mêkos kaì plátos mónon ékhei. epiphaneías dè pérata grammaí.
        And a surface is that which has only length and width. And the extremities of a surface are lines.
  3. appearance, pretense
  4. fame, distinction
  5. (in New Testament of the Bible) advent or manifestation of Christ
  6. epiphany

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: επιφάνεια (epifáneia) (learned)
  • Latin: epiphanīa

References

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