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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  • 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)
  • 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)
  • ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ · It was he also who destroyed the temple of the Hebrews by the hands of the Chaldeans, which name is interpreted 'those who are scattered', or ' those who are corrupt . On the End of the World and on Temple of Solomon (urn:cts:copticLit:psbasil.temple.budge:1-47)

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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.cgi?tla=C7314 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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