Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) sharpen, whet
(Fr) affiler, aiguiser
(De) schärfen, schleifen, wetzen
Bibliography: CD 781ab?; CED 318?; KoptHWb 432?; DELC 331a?; ChLCS 103b?
semitisches Lehnwort
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Sahidic:
  • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲕⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ · But the Book saith, ' If ye will not turn yourselves He will sharpen His sword.' On Penitence and Abstinence, part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:johnconst.penitence.budge:1-119)
  • ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ · ϩⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲙⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ · ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲕⲉⲧⲧⲏⲩ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ · “these are the words which thy light-power hath prophesied aforetime through David in the seventh Psalm, saying: 12. God is a righteous vindicator and strong and long-suffering, who bringeth not on his wrath every day. 13. If ye turn not, he will whet his sword;” Pistis Sophia Book 2 Part 4 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.2.petermann:37-48)
  • ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ For I will sharpen my sword like lightning, and my hand shall take hold of judgment; and I will render judgment to my enemies, and will recompense them that hate me. 05_Deuteronomy_32 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.deut.coptot:32)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C7314 (ϫⲱⲣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C7314 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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