Scriptorium tag: VSTAT
 1. (En) be many, numerous
(Fr) être nombreux, multiple
(De) viel, zahlreich sein
ref: πολύς, πλείων εἶναι, μέγας, πλῆθος, πυκνός, λάβρος Bibliography: CD 22b?; DELC 20?; ChLCS 6a?
Descended from Demotic ꜥšꜣ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian ꜥšꜣ to be numerous; to be rich; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
cf. ⲛⲁϣⲉ viel sein
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟϣ · and prayed to God with sighings and many tears; Life of Onnophrius part 3 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.onnophrius.budge:17-24)
  • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ · ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ · ⲱ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲛⲟϫⲧ · ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉϣⲛⲟϫⲧ · ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲓⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲟϣ · And he said unto me, 'Yea, I did suffer greatly, so much so in fact that sometimes through the intensity of my sorrow I used to throw myself on the ground, and cry up to God because of my manifold sins. Life of Onnophrius part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.onnophrius.budge:1-9)
  • ϫⲉⲥⲉⲟϣ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲙⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ , ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲧⲁⲃ · because they are numerous—some twenty five dry measures, others one measure of grain. Not Because a Fox Barks: XH 204-216 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.fox.monbxh_204_216)

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Bohairic:
  • ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲓⲣ ⲉⲥⲟϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding. Bohairic Gospel of Mark 5 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.mark.bohairic_ed:5)
  • ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲉⲩⲟϣ . After this hard battle that he had to endure, God gave him the grace of many healings. Life of Isaac of Alexandria - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.boh_isaac.amelineau_ed:1-19)
  • ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲏⲇⲉⲱⲥ Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?' The common people heard him gladly. Bohairic Gospel of Mark 12 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.mark.bohairic_ed:12)

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See also:
Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C256 (ⲟϣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C256 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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