ἐπιφαίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐ- (epi-, “upon”) +‎ φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, bring to light”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.pʰǎi̯.nɔː/ → /e.piˈɸɛ.no/ → /e.piˈfe.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pʰǎi̯.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpʰɛ.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈɸɛ.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈfe.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈfe.no/

Verb

ἐπιφαίνω • (epiphaínō)

1. to shine, shed light upon
2. to show, display
3. (middle voice, passive voice) to come to light, appear

Inflection

   Present: ἐπῐφαίνω, ἐπῐφαίνομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐφαίνω	ἐπῐφαίνεις	ἐπῐφαίνει	ἐπῐφαίνετον	ἐπῐφαίνετον	ἐπῐφαίνομεν	ἐπῐφαίνετε	ἐπῐφαίνουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐφαίνω	ἐπῐφαίνῃς	ἐπῐφαίνῃ	ἐπῐφαίνητον	ἐπῐφαίνητον	ἐπῐφαίνωμεν	ἐπῐφαίνητε	ἐπῐφαίνωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐφαίνοιμῐ	ἐπῐφαίνοις	ἐπῐφαίνοι	ἐπῐφαίνοιτον	ἐπῐφαινοίτην	ἐπῐφαίνοιμεν	ἐπῐφαίνοιτε	ἐπῐφαίνοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐ́φαινε	ἐπῐφαινέτω	ἐπῐφαίνετον	ἐπῐφαινέτων		ἐπῐφαίνετε	ἐπῐφαινόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐφαίνομαι	ἐπῐφαίνῃ, ἐπῐφαίνει	ἐπῐφαίνεται	ἐπῐφαίνεσθον	ἐπῐφαίνεσθον	ἐπῐφαινόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐφαίνεσθε	ἐπῐφαίνονται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐφαίνωμαι	ἐπῐφαίνῃ	ἐπῐφαίνηται	ἐπῐφαίνησθον	ἐπῐφαίνησθον	ἐπῐφαινώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐφαίνησθε	ἐπῐφαίνωνται
	optative	ἐπῐφαινοίμην	ἐπῐφαίνοιο	ἐπῐφαίνοιτο	ἐπῐφαίνοισθον	ἐπῐφαινοίσθην	ἐπῐφαινοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐφαίνοισθε	ἐπῐφαίνοιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐφαίνου	ἐπῐφαινέσθω	ἐπῐφαίνεσθον	ἐπῐφαινέσθων		ἐπῐφαίνεσθε	ἐπῐφαινέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐφαίνειν				ἐπῐφαίνεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐφαίνων				ἐπῐφαινόμενος
	f	ἐπῐφαίνουσᾰ				ἐπῐφαινομένη
	n	ἐπῐφαῖνον				ἐπῐφαινόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπῐφαινέω, ἐπῐφαινέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐφαινέω	ἐπῐφαινέεις	ἐπῐφαινέει	ἐπῐφαινέετον	ἐπῐφαινέετον	ἐπῐφαινέομεν	ἐπῐφαινέετε	ἐπῐφαινέουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐφαινέοιμῐ	ἐπῐφαινέοις	ἐπῐφαινέοι	ἐπῐφαινέοιτον	ἐπῐφαινεοίτην	ἐπῐφαινέοιμεν	ἐπῐφαινέοιτε	ἐπῐφαινέοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπῐφαινέομαι	ἐπῐφαινέῃ, ἐπῐφαινέει	ἐπῐφαινέεται	ἐπῐφαινέεσθον	ἐπῐφαινέεσθον	ἐπῐφαινεόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐφαινέεσθε	ἐπῐφαινέονται
	optative	ἐπῐφαινεοίμην	ἐπῐφαινέοιο	ἐπῐφαινέοιτο	ἐπῐφαινέοισθον	ἐπῐφαινεοίσθην	ἐπῐφαινεοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐφαινέοισθε	ἐπῐφαινέοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπῐφαινέειν			ἐπῐφαινέεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐφαινέων			ἐπῐφαινεόμενος
	f	ἐπῐφαινέουσᾰ			ἐπῐφαινεομένη
	n	ἐπῐφαινέον			ἐπῐφαινεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπῐφαινῶ, ἐπῐφαινοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐφαινῶ	ἐπῐφαινεῖς	ἐπῐφαινεῖ	ἐπῐφαινεῖτον	ἐπῐφαινεῖτον	ἐπῐφαινοῦμεν	ἐπῐφαινεῖτε	ἐπῐφαινοῦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐφαινοίην, ἐπῐφαινοῖμῐ	ἐπῐφαινοίης, ἐπῐφαινοῖς	ἐπῐφαινοίη, ἐπῐφαινοῖ	ἐπῐφαινοῖτον, ἐπῐφαινοίητον	ἐπῐφαινοίτην, ἐπῐφαινοιήτην	ἐπῐφαινοῖμεν, ἐπῐφαινοίημεν	ἐπῐφαινοῖτε, ἐπῐφαινοίητε	ἐπῐφαινοῖεν, ἐπῐφαινοίησᾰν
middle	indicative	ἐπῐφαινοῦμαι	ἐπῐφαινῇ	ἐπῐφαινεῖται	ἐπῐφαινεῖσθον	ἐπῐφαινεῖσθον	ἐπῐφαινούμεθᾰ	ἐπῐφαινεῖσθε	ἐπῐφαινοῦνται
	optative	ἐπῐφαινοίμην	ἐπῐφαινοῖο	ἐπῐφαινοῖτο	ἐπῐφαινοῖσθον	ἐπῐφαινοίσθην	ἐπῐφαινοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐφαινοῖσθε	ἐπῐφαινοῖντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπῐφαινεῖν			ἐπῐφαινεῖσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐφαινῶν			ἐπῐφαινούμενος
	f	ἐπῐφαινοῦσᾰ			ἐπῐφαινουμένη
	n	ἐπῐφαινοῦν			ἐπῐφαινούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia)

References

• “ἐπιφαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιφαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπιφαίνω 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
• G2014 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible