Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) mild, gentle person
(Fr) personne courtoise, aimable, douce
(De) milder, freundlicher Mensch
Bibliography: CD 308a?; CED 142?; KoptHWb 170, 535?; DELC 173?; ChLCS 43b?
cf. ⲣⲱⲙⲉ Mann, Mensch cf. ⲣⲙⲛ man of, from . . . (nominal prefix)
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ · But thou shalt not go unto them in this terrible form of thine, but thou shalt go unto them and treat them with gentle tenderness, until thou art able to bring them (i.e. their souls) out of the body. Discourse on Abbaton part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pstimothy.abbaton.budge:22-54)
  • ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⁛— Walk not to-day humbly and in lowlymindedness, or to-morrow thou wilt walk conceitedly and arrogantly. The Asceticon of Apa Ephrem part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:psephrem.asceticon.budge:1-23)
  • ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ · ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥⲟ ⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ · Verily I have never seen any one like him, or any one who was so gracious (or, gentle), or who was so wholly filled with light. Life of Pisentius part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.pisentius.budge:1-31)

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