Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) become, be small, few
(Fr) rapetisser, se raréfier, se réduire, diminuer
(De) klein, gering, kurz werden, sein
Bibliography: CD 322ab?; CED 147?; KoptHWb 177, 536?; DELC 184?; ChLCS 46a?
Descended from Demotic sbq, Hieroglyphic Egyptian NA leg; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
cf. ⲧⲥⲃⲕⲟ vermindern, reduzieren
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁⲡⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ · ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲙ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ · ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲕϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ · ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲣⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ · ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲃⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ :— After a very short interval the sickness shall become more severe on thee, and a violent fever shall lay hold upon the wretched flesh of thy body, and such excruciating pains and sufferings shall seize thee that thy normal condition of mind and body shall be disturbed. And thy tongue shall shrink to nothing in thy throat, and thy words shall dwindle in thy mouth, Encomium on Victor part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:32-55)
  • ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲧϭⲁⲓⲏⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲃⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲣⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲣⲭⲏⲣⲁ · ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲡⲟⲟⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ · “7. When sentence is passed upon him, may he go forth condemned and his prayer become sin. “8. May his days be shortened and another receive his overseership. 9. May his children become orphans and his wife a widow. 10. May his children be carried away and be driven forth and beg;” Pistis Sophia Book 1 Part 7 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.1.petermann:75-84)
  • ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲃⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣ ⲏⲃⲏ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding women cease because they have become few, and the women looking out at the windows be dark; 21_Ecclesiastes_12 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.eccl.coptot:12)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C3357 (ⲥⲃⲟⲕ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C3357 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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