Scriptorium tag: V
 1. to lose heart, be discouraged; be remiss, careless, inattentive (object: none)
ref: 1869 Bibliography: DDGLC
 2. to be negligent in doing s.th. (object: verb)
ref: 1745 Bibliography: DDGLC
cf. Gr. (DDGLC lemma ID 603) ἐγκακέω  to behave remissly. verb (LSJ 469b?; Preisigke 1:411?)
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϯⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡϩⲉⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ · ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲅⲕⲁⲕⲉⲓ ϩⲙⲛⲉϭⲣⲱⲱϩ · The giving of bread either in the time of abundance or in (the time of) poverty is not power if thou be once blameworthy through want. Instructions of Apa Pachomius in MERC.AR in Budge ed. - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pachomius.instructions.budge:1-34)
  • ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁⲉⲅⲕⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϫⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ · ... Pistis Sophia Book 4 Part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.2.petermann:120-128)

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