Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) seize, take
(Fr) saisir, prendre
(De) fassen, (er)greifen, nehmen, packen
Bibliography: CD 825b-827a?; CED 334?; KoptHWb 463?; DELC 345?; ChLCS 109a?
 2. (En) take captive, arrest
(Fr) arrêter, capturer
(De) festnehmen, verhaften
Bibliography: CD 826a-827a?; KoptHWb 463?; DELC 345?; ChLCS 109a?
 3. (En) begin
(Fr) commencer
(De) anfangen, beginnen
Bibliography: CD 826a-827a?; KoptHWb 463?
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ · And straightaway all the saints shall rush forward towards them, and each one shall seize upon those that belong to him. Discourse on Abbaton part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pstimothy.abbaton.budge:22-54)
  • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧϩⲏⲙⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ · ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛⲉⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϭⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ · and he said unto him, 'My father, the ship's fare is large, and it is meet for thee that we should depart quickly, lest some people meet us, and they recognize us, and they seize us, and we be put to shame. Therefore, let us flee secretly.' The Life of John the Kalybites part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.john_kalybites.budge:1-45)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲏⲫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will. 55_2 Timothy_2 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.2tim.sahidica:2)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C7830 (ϭⲱⲡⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.cgi?tla=C7830 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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