Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) become, be poor
(Fr) pauvre (dev/être)
(De) arm zu werden, sein
Bibliography: CD 664a?; ChLCS 89a?
cf. ⲉⲓⲣⲉ machen, tun
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲉϣⲁϥⲣϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ . while he became increasingly poor. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286 (urn:cts:copticLit:ap.94.monbeg)
  • ⲛⲅⲣϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲇⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲁⲡⲉ · ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲕ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉϭⲣⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲣⲟ :— Make thyself to become poor, (put) a napkin on thy head, and let thy place of abode be unto thee a tomb, until God shall raise thee up and give unto thee the crown of triumph. Instructions of Apa Pachomius in MERC.AR in Budge ed. - part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pachomius.instructions.budge:35-69)
  • ϫⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲏ ⲧⲁⲣϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God. 20_Proverbs_30 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.prov.coptot:30)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C6491 (ⲣϩⲏⲕⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.cgi?tla=C6491 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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