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TLA lemma no. C126
ⲁⲛⲁⲓ

Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) be pleasing, pleasent, grow better
(Fr) être plaisant, agréable, se perfectionner, embellir
(De) angenehm sein, besser werden
ref: καλὸς εἶναι, εὔελπις εἶναι, βελτίων ποιεῖσθαι, βελτίων γενέσθαι, καλὸν ποιεῖν Bibliography: CD 11a?; CED 8?; KoptHWb 8?; DELC 12?; ChLCS 4b?
cf. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ schön, gut sein cf. ⲥϯⲁⲛ Wohlgeruch, Parfüm
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϣⲟⲡⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗⲓⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ · In this manner do Thou receive us nnto Thyself, through this fire, as a sacrifice well pleasing unto Thee, and because we make ourselves to be also an offering by fire. History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.eustathius.budge:31-56)
  • ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲛⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕⲙⲡϣⲁ · ⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ · ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩ · ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲥϣⲏⲡ · ⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · Who is there among all the philosophers of the world who is able to pronounce on thee an encomium which shall adequately praise thy merits, O thou who didst make of thy body a sacrifice, which was living, and was holy, and was acceptable, and was pleasing unto God? Encomium on Victor part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:32-55)
  • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲏϣ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · I adjure you, O my brethren, to do none of these things, but make moderation your guide, and set a fixed measure to your patient endurance and to your perseverance, in order that ye may be able to fulfil your lives in the manner which is pleasing unto God, The Asceticon of Apa Ephrem part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:psephrem.asceticon.budge:1-23)

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