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† ˈbethphany, -ie Obs.
[ad. med.L. bethphania, made up of Heb. beth house, and -phania, Gr. -ϕάνεια showing, manifestation, in ἐπιϕάνεια epiphany.]
A term invented by the Schoolmen for the ‘third divine manifestation’ commemorated in the feast of Epiphany, viz. the miracle ‘in the house’ at Cana of Galilee.
1635Austin Medit. 55 By three Apparitions our Saviour was manifested this day..the third was the Bethphania in Domo when at a Marriage hee turned Water into Wine in a House..Though the Feast bee of all the three Manifestations, yet the Epiphany hath carried away the name both from the Theophanie and the Bethphanie. 1875Smith Dict. Chr. Antiq. I. 619/1. 1883 Stallybrass tr. Grimm's Teut. Mythol. II. 586 That miracle [turning water into wine] to which was given a special name, bethphania. |