Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) take vengeance
(Fr) prendre sa revanche, se venger
(De) Rache nehmen
Bibliography: CD 99b?; KoptHWb 56?
cf. ϫⲓ nehmen, erhalten
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  • ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ · ϫⲉϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲕ · ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲉⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲧϩⲉⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϥϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ · And they remembered not that which is written, 'Take good heed to thyself to perform the words which come forth from thy mouth, for the Lord will assuredly keep strict watch on thy ways, and will take vengeance upon thee.' Encomium on Victor part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:1-31)
  • ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲃⲁⲓⲑⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ For in the day wherein I shall take vengeance of the sins of Israel upon him, I will also take vengeance on the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be broken down, and they shall fall upon the ground. 30_Amos_3 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.amos.coptot:3)
  • ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲓⲙⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϣϥϥ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲃⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? [A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whosoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles. My son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.] 20_Proverbs_24 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.prov.coptot:24)

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