Epeiph

E1P3E1I1P3H4

proper noun

The eleventh month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Epeiph has been in roughly July.

OriginAncient Greek Ἐπιφί ← Egyptian jpj-jpj →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Epiphi

  1. The eleventh month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Epeiph has been in roughly July.

Origin

  1. Egyptianjpj-jpj
  2. Ancient GreekἘπιφί
  3. EnglishEpeiph

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπιφί (Epiphí), from Egyptian jpj-jpj. Compare Coptic Ⲉⲡⲏⲡ (Epēp).

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APA

Epeiph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epeiph

MLA

“Epeiph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epeiph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Epeiph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epeiph.

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