Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) craftiness, guile
(Fr) ruse
(De) List, Tücke, Gerissenheit
Bibliography: CD 319b?; CED 146?; KoptHWb 176?; DELC 183?
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Bohairic:
  • ⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ . For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, 'He has taken the wise in their craftiness.' Bohairic 1 Corinthians 3 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.bohairic_ed:3)
  • ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲉⲩⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛϯⲙⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 08_II Corinthians_11 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.2cor.bohairic:11)
  • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ . But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 08_II Corinthians_04 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.2cor.bohairic:04)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C3336 (ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C3336 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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