FormDial.Form IDPOS Attestation
ⲉⲡⲣⲁSCF2635Adv.
ⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩBCF2637Adv.
ⲡⲣⲁSCF2636Adv.
Scriptorium tag: ADV
 1. (En) in vain, vainly
(Fr) en vain
(De) vergeblich
xr. ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ for naught, in vain ref: μάτην, εἰς μάτην, εἰς κενόν Bibliography: CD 57b?, 63a; KoptHWB 38; DELC 45?; ChLCS 11b?
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Bohairic:
  • ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ . Therefore he has wisely brought evils upon them, and his word shall not be frustrated; and he shall rise up against the houses of wicked men, and against their vain hope, 23_Isaias_31 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.isa.bohairic_ed:31)
  • ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϯ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϧⲁϯⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲉⲑ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ . Therefore shall he cause men to be sent forth as far as the inheritance of Geth, even vain houses; they are become vanity to the kings of Israel; 33_Michaeas_01 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.mic.bohairic_ed:01)
  • ⲟⲩⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲉⲣⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲥⲁ ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ It is vain for you to rise early: ye rise up after resting, ye that eat the bread of grief; while he gives sleep to his beloved. 19_Psalmi_126 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.pss.bohairic_ed:126)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C694 (ⲉⲡⲣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C694 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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