Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) strive, contend
(Fr) s'efforcer, lutter
(De) streiten, zanken
Bibliography: CD 618b-619a?; CED 264?; KoptHWb 343?; DELC 278b?-279a
Descended from Demotic šgnn, Hieroglyphic Egyptian šgnn to quarrel; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Bohairic:
  • ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ϧⲁϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 20_James_03 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.jas.bohairic:03)
  • ⲉⲧⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲓ . for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren't you fleshly, and don't you walk in the ways of men? Bohairic 1 Corinthians 3 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.bohairic_ed:3)
  • ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ And they were provoking to Isaac and Rebecca. 01_Genesis_26 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.gen.bohairic_ed:26)

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