Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) offspring (of money), usury, interest
(Fr) intérêt d'argent, usure
(De) Vermehrung (von Geld), Wucher, Zinsen
Bibliography: CD 186a?; KoptHWb 101?; DELC ChLCS? 28a
Descended from Demotic ms(.t), Hieroglyphic Egyptian ms grain (as levy); see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
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Sahidic:
  • ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ) ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ Thou shalt not lend to thy brother on usury of silver, or usury of meat, or usury of any thing which thou mayest lend out. 05_Deuteronomy_23 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.deut.coptot:23)
  • ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕϯ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲧⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲙⲧⲉϥⲙⲏⲥⲉ . Then why didn't you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?' 42_Luke_19 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.luke.sahidica:19)
  • ⲛⲉϣϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲓⲧⲏⲥ . ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲏⲥⲉ . You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest. 40_Matthew_25 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:25)

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