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TLA lemma no. C6134
ϣⲁⲩ

Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) useful, fitting; virtuous
(Fr) utile, convenable; vertueux
(De) nützlich, geeignet; tugendhaft
Bibliography: CD 599a-b?; CED 257?; KoptHWb 334?; DELC 274a?; ChLCS 82b?
Descended from Demotic š(w), Hieroglyphic Egyptian šꜣ.w worth; suitable; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
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Sahidic:
  • ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ . ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲩ . ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ . who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me. 57_Philemon_1 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.phlm.sahidica:1)
  • ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born. 20_Proverbs_17 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.prov.coptot:17)
  • ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϥⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲱϫⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ And your carcases shall fall in this wilderness. 04_Numbers_14 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.num.coptot:14)

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