Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) craftiness, guile
(Fr) ruse
(De) List, Tücke, Gerissenheit
Bibliography: CD 319b?; CED 146?; KoptHWb 176?; DELC 183?
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Bohairic:
  • ⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ . For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, 'He has taken the wise in their craftiness.' Bohairic 1 Corinthians 3 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.bohairic_ed:3)
  • ϩⲁⲛϣϥⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 22_II Peter_01 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.2pet.bohairic:01)
  • ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲫⲉ ⲁⲩⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϧⲁⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲕ For behold, thine enemies have made a noise; and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 19_Psalmi_82 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.pss.bohairic_ed:82)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C3336 (ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C3336 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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