Coptic Dictionary Online

Form	Dial.	Form ID	POS	Attestation
ⲡⲱϣⲛ	S	CF7781	Vb.		ANNIS frequencies: Word form frequency per 10,000: 0.02 (# 735) Lemma frequency per 10,000: 0.02 (# 678)

Scriptorium tag: V

1.	(En)	do service, serve (as priest)
	(Fr)	officier (comme prêtre), être en service
	(De)	(als) Priester dienen, (als Priester) Dienst verrichten
	Bibliography: CD 278b-279a ?; CED 131?; KoptHWb 155?; DELC 166?; ChLCS 39a?
2.	(En)	serve, ordain (to office)
	(Fr)	consacrer (prêtre), introduire (dans und fonction)
	(De)	weihen (zum Priester), (in ein Amt) einführen
	Bibliography: CD 279a ?; KoptHWb 155?; DELC 166?; ChLCS 39a?

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

ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ . ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ . ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ . But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, 'Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.' 42_Luke_10 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.luke.sahidica:10)
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲉϥⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲇⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛϥⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲓⲍⲉ ⲛϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲙⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ... Life of Apa Aphou part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.aphou.paths_ed:62-132)

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TLA lemma no. C2958ⲡⲱϣⲛ