Scriptorium tag: N
 1. snow
ref: 207 Bibliography: DDGLC
cf. Gr. (DDGLC lemma ID 2647) χιών  snow. noun (LSJ 1993a?)
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲱϭ ⲧⲏⲣϥ · ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃϩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲣⲧⲟⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲓⲥ · And his whole body dried up, and he became leprous, (as white) as the snow, and many times he felt shame before the men who looked npon him, for his body became covered all over with patches of spots like that of a leopard. Encomium on Victor part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:32-55)
  • ϫⲉⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ · ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲗϭ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲏⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲏϩ I found them filled with water up to their brims, and the water which was in them was as white as milk, and as white as snow, and was as sweet as the water of Geon (the Nile) which is in motion. Life of Pisentius part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.pisentius.budge:32-58)
  • ⲛⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ · and let us say with the holy man David, ' Thou shalt wash me throughly therein, and I shall become whiter than the snow.' On Penitence and Abstinence, part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:johnconst.penitence.budge:1-119)

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