Coptic Dictionary Online

Form

Dial.

Form ID

POS

Attestation

ⲕⲧⲟ

CF4324

Vb.

ⲕⲧⲉ

(from Coptic Scriptorium)

ⲕⲧⲏⲩ

(from Coptic Scriptorium)

Scriptorium tag: V

1.	(En)	turn, surround
	(Fr)	tourner, entourer
	(De)	umdrehen, umgeben
	Bibliography: CD 127b-128a ?; KoptHWb 70?
2.	(En)	make to turn, return, go round, surround
	(Fr)	faire un tour, retourner, circuler, entourer
	(De)	umdrehen, zurückkehren, sich drehen, umgeben
	Bibliography: CD 128a ?; KoptHWb 70?

Descended from Demotic qdj, Hieroglyphic Egyptian qdi̯ to go around; to surround; to return; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]

Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)

Sahidic:

ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲣϩⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ But if he decides not to turn from the sin for which we had planned to cut him off, we will cut him off from us and he will not return to us and we will not love him. Acephalous 22: YA 421-28 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.a22.monbya:1251-1258)
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϣⲃⲣϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲁⲥⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉ And Noemin said to Ruth, Behold, thy sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; turn now thou also after thy sister-in-law. 08_Ruth_1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.ruth.coptot:1)
ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ And they said to her, We will return with thee to thy people. 08_Ruth_1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.ruth.coptot:1)

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See also:

ⲕⲧⲟ (ⲉⲃⲟⲗ)	–	turn away, turn toward(?)
ⲕⲧⲟ (ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ)	–	turn back, return
ⲕⲧⲟ (ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ)	–	surround turn inward, toward
ⲕⲧⲟ (ⲉϫⲛ-)	–	turn upon, toward
ⲕⲧⲟ (ϣⲁ-)	–	turn, bring to
ⲕⲧⲟ (ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ)	–	return
ⲕⲧⲟ (ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ-)	–	turn away from
ⲕⲧⲟ	–	turning, return, what surrounds
ⲁⲧⲕⲧⲟ	–	irrevocable
ϭⲓⲛⲕⲧⲟ	–	turning, return, repentance

TLA lemma no. C1451ⲕⲧⲟ