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)
Sahidic:
  • ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲡⲣϣϣⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁ for nets are not without cause spread for birds. Proverbs 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.prov.coptot:1)
  • ϫⲉϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲣⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ · ⲏ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ · ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ... Acephelous 22: ZC 301-308 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.a22.monbzc:1001-1006)
  • ⲉⲡⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲥⲉϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲁϫⲱ And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigaia: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh, and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish. I Samuel 25 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.1sam.coptot:25)

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Bohairic:
  • ϫⲉⲛⲓⲕⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲁϩϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ . For the customs of the nations are vain; it is a tree cut out of the forest, the work of the carpenter, or a molten image. 24_Ieremias_10 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jer.bohairic_ed:10)
  • ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ . Ye said, He that serves God labours in vain: and what have we gained in that we have kept his ordinances, and in that we have walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty? 39_Malachias_03 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.mal.bohairic_ed:03)
  • ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲥⲑⲉⲛⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ . Now shall ye see, now shall ye perceive; the strength of your breath, shall be vain; fire shall devour you. 23_Isaias_33 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.isa.bohairic_ed:33)

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See also:
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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