Epiphanes
Epiphanes
(, manifest, hence famous), an epithet given to the gods when appearing to men, The Syrian king Antiochus, brother of Seleucus, coming fortunately into Syria a little after the death of his brother, was regarded as some propitious deity, and was hence called Epiphanes the splendid (1Ma 1:10; 1Ma 10:1; 2Ma 4:17; 2Ma 10:9). SEE ANTIOCHUS 3.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Epiphanes
e-pifa-nez. See ANTIOCHUS IV.