Scriptorium tag: PREP
1. | (En) | because of, concerning |
(Fr) | à cause de, en raison de, pour | |
(De) | wegen | |
ref: διά, ἕνεκα, περί, ἀπό, ἐπί, ὑπέρ, πρός Bibliography: CD 61ab?; CED 39?; KoptHWb 41, 500?; DELC 47?; ChLCS 12a? |
Descended from Demotic r-ḏbꜣ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian r-ḏbꜣ.t as a replacement; payment for; against; instead of; because of; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
- ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ About the holy Joseph: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph (urn:cts:copticLit:ap.125.monbeg)
- ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ Why too did He say: Acephalous 22: YA 421-28 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.a22.monbya:1251-1258)
- ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ but I will bless him on your account Abraham Our Father: YA 518-20 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.abraham.monbya:1-4)
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Bohairic:
- ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ . Everyone testified to his virtues. Life of Isaac of Alexandria - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.boh_isaac.amelineau_ed:1-19)
- ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ . Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. Bohairic 1 Corinthians 10 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.bohairic_ed:10)
- ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ When he heard this, he was very saddened. Life of Isaac of Alexandria - part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.boh_isaac.amelineau_ed:20-41)
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