A.appearance, coming into light or view, “τῆς ἡμέρας” day-break, dawn, Plb.3.94.3 ; in war, sudden appearance of an enemy, Aen.Tact.31.8, Plb.1.54.2, Ascl.Tact.12.10(pl.), Onos.22.3(pl.).
2. esp. of deities appearing to a worshipper, manifestation, D.H.2.68, Plu.Them.30 ; advent, D.S.2.47 ; τὰς ὑπ᾽ αὐτῆς (sc. Ἀρτέμιδος) “γενομένας ἐναργεῖς ἐ.” SIG867.35 (Ephesus,ii A.D.); a manifestation of divine power, “τὰς ἐ. τᾶς Παρθένου” Klio16.204 (Chersonesus, iii B.C.), cf.LXX 2 Ma.15.27, D.S.1.25.
3. the first coming of Christ, 2 Ep.Ti.1.10 ; the second, 1 Ep.Ti.6.14,al.
4. of the accession of Caligula, Inscr.Cos391.
5. appearance, aspect, “οἰκετικὴ ἐ.” Myro 2 J.; κατὰ τὴν ἐ., distd.fr. κατὰ τὴν ἐπίφασιν, Plb.25.3.6.
II. visible surface of a body, superficies, Democr.155 (pl.), Arist.Cat.5a2, Metaph.1002a4, Ph.209a8, Sens.439a31, Euc.1 Deff.,Ph.Bel.70.27, Damian.Opt. 11 ; ἡ κατὰ πρόσωπον ἐ. the front, Plb.1.22.10 ; κατὰ τὰς ἐ. μάχεσθαι to fight in front, Id.3.116.10 ; “ἐ. ἡ ἐκ δεξιῶν” Arr.Tact.21.3 ; αἱ τρεῖς ἐ. τῆς πόλεως its three visible sides, Plb.4.70.9 ; the surface or skin of the body, D.S.3.29, Pap. in AJP24.327, Gal.16.530, etc.; “μυδῶντα τὴν ἐ.” Luc.Philops.11 ; “τῆς ἔνδον ἐ. τῶν ἐντέρων” Gal.18(1).2.