Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Ἐπιφάνειος(Ancient Greek) Other Forms FormsEpiphanios Meaning & History Derived from Greek επιφανεια (epiphaneia) meaning "appearance, manifestation", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) "upon, on" combined with Greek φαίνω (phaino) "to reveal, to shine".