Scriptorium tag: N
 1. hill, mound of manure, dung
ref: 1283 Bibliography: DDGLC
cf. Gr. (DDGLC lemma ID 2737) κοπρία  dunghill, rubbish-heap, refuse. noun (LSJ 979a?; Preisigke 1:824?)
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲁ ⲁⲩⲥⲩⲛⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ · For even if the possessions which he had were all carried away, there still remained to him the dung-hill whereon he could seat himself, History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.eustathius.budge:1-30)
  • ⲓⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲛⲧⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϥⲛⲧ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · When Job was (seated) in the dust, among the worms, he turned to God, and made an appeal to Him. On the Canaanite Woman (urn:cts:copticLit:pschrysostom.canaanite.budge:1-51)
  • ⲉⲓⲥⲓⲱⲃ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓⲁ · ⲁⲩⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · Behold, Job on the dung-heap is compared with his God. Instructions of Apa Pachomius in MERC.AR in Budge ed. - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pachomius.instructions.budge:1-34)

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