Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) be envious, zealous, emulate
(Fr) être jaloux, être émule
(De) neidisch sein, eifrig sein, nacheifern
Bibliography: CD 132b?; KoptHWb 73?; ChLCS 20a?
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲡⲃⲉⲉⲕⲉ ϯϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ · ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣϭⲣⲱⲱϩ · ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲓⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ · At that time the Devil became envious of me, because of the wages which I was earning before the Lord in respect of what I did for strangers and for other folk who were in want; for he saw how diligent I was in manual labour, Life of Onnophrius part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.onnophrius.budge:1-9)
  • ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲅⲡⲟⲗⲩⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ My son, emulate the lives of the saints, and follow closely their virtues in thy life and conversation. Instructions of Apa Pachomius in MERC.AR in Budge ed. - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pachomius.instructions.budge:1-34)
  • ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲟⲧⲉ · ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲛⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ · Let us emulate the life of our fathers, and first of all let us continue in patient endurance. The Asceticon of Apa Ephrem part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:psephrem.asceticon.budge:1-23)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C1507 (ⲕⲱϩ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.cgi?tla=C1507 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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