Scriptorium tag: N
1. | (En) | weak person |
(Fr) | personne faible | |
(De) | schwache Person | |
Bibliography: CD 805b?; CED 325?; KoptHWb 446?; ChLCS 106a? |
Descended from Demotic gb(e), Hieroglyphic Egyptian NA to damage; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
- ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ . but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong; 1 Corinthians 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.sahidica_ed:1)ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲩⲣⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ · For overmuch ascetic labour exhausteth a man greatly, and maketh him weak.' The Life of John the Kalybites part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.john_kalybites.budge:1-45)ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛϭⲱⲃ . ⲁⲓⲣⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ . To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. 46_1 Corinthians_9 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.sahidica:9)
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