Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) chip of straw, speck of dust
(Fr) fétu, copeau, grain de poussière
(De) Spreu, Span, Staubkorn
Bibliography: CD 747b?; CED 308?; KoptHWb 410, 415?; ChLCS 99b?
Descended from Demotic ḏꜥ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian ḏꜥꜥ twig; branch; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
cf. ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ emptiness, naught, vanity
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲕϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ . ⲡⲥⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ . Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? 42_Luke_6 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.luke.sahidica:6)
  • ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲕϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲏ ⲉⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ . ⲡⲥⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ . Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? 40_Matthew_7 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:7)
  • ⲡϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲡϫⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ . You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye. 40_Matthew_7 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:7)

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