Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) become, be feeble, timid
(Fr) devenir, être faible, timide
(De) schwach, elend, zaghaft, mutlos sein bzw. werden
Bibliography: CD 805a-806a?; CED 325?; KoptHWb 446?; DELC 335b?; ChLCS 106a?
Descended from Demotic gb(j), Hieroglyphic Egyptian gbi̯ to be weak; to be deficient; to defraud; to cheat; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
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Sahidic:
  • ⲁⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ϭⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ · “9. My eye hath become dim in my misery;” Pistis Sophia Book 1 Part 5 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.1.petermann:50-66)
  • ⲡϩⲟ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ · ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲃⲃⲉ · ⲙⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲧⲙ · ⲙⲛⲡϥⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲗⲱϭϫ · ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲣ · ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ · ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ · The face hath become ghastly pallid in the garb of death, and the body hath become shrivelled up, and the mouth is shut up, and the hair hath become lustreless (?), and the eyes have become sightless and are shut, and the limbs are motionless. On the Soul and Body (urn:cts:copticLit:psathanasius.soul_body.budge:1-91)
  • ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ . But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak. 1 Corinthians 8 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.sahidica_ed:8)

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Bohairic:
  • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲃ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ . He said to them, “He is an abject man!” Life of Isaac of Alexandria - part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.boh_isaac.amelineau_ed:20-41)
  • ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϫ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor. Bohairic 1 Corinthians 4 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.bohairic_ed:4)
  • ⲥⲉⲥⲓϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲓϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲃ ⲥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ . It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. Bohairic 1 Corinthians 15 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.bohairic_ed:15)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C7566 (ϭⲃⲃⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C7566 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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