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:

ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲣⲫⲁ ⲁⲥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpha kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her. Ruth Chapter 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.ruth.coptot_ed:1)
ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ and they lifted up their voice, and wept. And they said to her, We will return with thee to thy people. Ruth Chapter 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.ruth.coptot_ed:1)
ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ϫⲉⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲁⲩ And she rose up and her two daughters-in-law, and they returned out of the country of Moab, for she heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited his people to give them bread. Ruth Chapter 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.ruth.coptot_ed: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