Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) be idle, be lazy, be brought to naught
(Fr) être oisif, être inactif
(De) untätig sein, müßig sein
Bibliography: CD 492b?; CDC 76b?; CED 217?; KoptHWb 278?; DELC 238a?; ChLCS 69a?
 2. (En) leave idle, leave barren, annul
(Fr) rendre inutile, annihiler, anéantir
(De) nutzlos machen, vernichten
Bibliography: CD 492b-493a?; CDC 76b?; KoptHWb 278?; DELC 238a?; ChLCS 69a?
Descended from Demotic wsf, Hieroglyphic Egyptian wzf to be idle; to neglect (something); see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • […] ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ [..] ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ [....] ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ . But as for him… he is brought to nothing by means of…endurance. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11) (urn:cts:copticLit:ap.41.monbeg)
  • ⲉⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ . ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ . ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ . but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News. 55_2 Timothy_1 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.2tim.sahidica:1)
  • ⲡϩⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ . The last enemy that will be abolished is death. 46_1 Corinthians_15 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.sahidica:15)

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