Scriptorium tag: N
 1. decan (celestial superhuman being)
ref: 3388 Bibliography: DDGLC
cf. Gr. (DDGLC lemma ID 2866) δεκανός  police officer (in Egypt). noun (LSJ 376a?; Preisigke 1:323?)
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ . ⲛⲥⲉⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ . ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲇⲉⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ · ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ · In like manner also the consulters, if they invoke the names of the rulers and chance on them facing the left, will tell [men] with accuracy all things concerning which they shall ask their decans. Pistis Sophia Book 1 Part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.1.petermann:13-25)
  • ⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲏⲥⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲥ . ⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲫⲉⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲉⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲗⲉⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ · “I cast into her the power which I | have received from the great Sabaōth, the Good, who is in the region of the Right. And the twelve powers of the twelve saviours of the Treasury of the Light which I had received from the twelve ministers of the Midst, I cast into the sphere of the rulers. And the decans of the rulers and their servitors” Pistis Sophia Book 1 Part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.1.petermann:1-13)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲇⲉⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ · “and why the decans have arisen. And that mystery knoweth why the angels have arisen” Pistis Sophia Book 2 Part 6 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.2.petermann:59-65)

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