Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) be useful, prosperous, virtuous
(Fr) être utile, prospère, vertueux
(De) nützen, sich wohl befinden, ziemen
Bibliography: CD 599b-600a?; CED 257?; KoptHWb 334?; ChLCS 82b?
cf. ⲉⲓⲣⲉ act; become, befall; do
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣϣⲁⲩ · How will he be useful? I See Your Eagerness: GL 29-30 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.eagerness.monbgl_29_30)
  • ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ , ⲏ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣⲥⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲱⲃ , As still you slaughter your calf when it is about to die, or if it exhausts [its] measure, being unuseful for your work, Not Because a Fox Barks: XH 204-216 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.fox.monbxh_204_216)
  • ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲕⲱⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁϯⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϣⲟⲗⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲫⲱⲥⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ · ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ · And when the general had taken that town, and had spoiled it, he pitched his camp there for a period of three days, and rested there with his army, because that place was very suitable for encamping in. History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.eustathius.budge:31-56)

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