Quick Definition
ἐπιφαίνω v. I appear, shine upon
Strong's Definition
from 1909 and 5316; to shine upon, i.e. become (literally) visible or (figuratively) known
KJV Usage: appear, give light
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor.inf. ἐπιφᾶναι · aor.pass. ἐπεφάνην | φαίνω
14.39 · Physical Events and States · Light
to illuminate, to shine upon to cause light to shine upon some object, in the sense of illuminating it Expressions involving the causing of light to shine upon an object often involve explicit causative elements, for example, ‘to cause light to shine upon’ or ‘to cause to shine’ or ‘to cause to be bright’ or ‘to cause to be in the light.’
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐπιφαίνω epiphainō 4x
to make to appear, to display; pass. to be manifested, revealed, Tit. 2:11; 3:4; intrans. to give light, shine, Lk. 1:79; Acts 27:20*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐπι-φαίνω
[in LXX for אוּר hi., etc. ;]
to show forth.
(= pass. in cl.) to appear: Ac 27:20; c. dat. pers., Lk 1:79; metaph., Tit 3:4; c. dat., ib. 2:11 (Cremer, 567).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐπιφαίνω is used of the ‘‘epiphany” of the goddess Artemis Leukophryene in a Magnesian inscr. not before B.C. 200, Syl 256° ἐπιφαινομένης αὐτοῖς Αρτέμι[δο]ς Λείυκοφρυηνῆς : cf. Tit 211, 34. See also γώ 80276 (iii/B.c.) ἐπιφανέντα > , ἐπιφανεια [τ]ὸν θεὸν ἐφαλέσθαι ἐπὶ τὰν χῆρα καὶ ἐκτεῖναί οὗ τοὺς δακτύ[λΊους, of a temple-vision by which a man with powerless fingers was healed.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐπιφαίνω (epiphainō) — to appear. ἐπιφαίνω, aorist I (late) -έφᾱνα[LXX+NT]:—show forth, display, absolutely, μηδὲ λίην ἐπίφαινε [Refs 6th c.BC+]; τὸ ἀγέρωχον, τὴν προαίρεσιν, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τὸν μισοπόνηρον play the μ., [Refs 1st c.BC+].:—passive, come into view, ἠέλιος δ᾽ ἐπέλαμψε, μάχη δ᾽ ἐπὶ πᾶσα φαάνθη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of an enemy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ τὸ ἐπιφανέντα με κωλῦσαι Test. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]to present oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τινί show oneself, appear to one, [Refs]; frequently of dreams and visions, [Refs]; of a divine manifestation, ἐπιφαινομένης αὐτοῖς Ἀρτέμιδος [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; so ἡ χρηστότης ἐπεφάνη τοῦ θεοῦ [NT]; of an Emperor, δήμοις ἑορτάζουσιν ἐπιφανείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]symptoms which make their appearance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. c.accusative et infinitive, make it manifest that.., [Refs 1st c.AD+]
3. passive, literal appear upon the surface, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. seemingly intransitive, in active, show light, dawn, ἡμέρας ἐπιφαινούσης [Refs 2nd c.BC+]to shine upon [LXX+NT]