a short english-coptic classified vocabulary with illustrative sentences

said peje- peja" (suffix verb)
auw pejaf nai je i=w+s+ Tnau erok ekoqm= ha peibe.
And he said to me: John, I see you are exhausted by thirst.
language t˘aspe
ara knoi N taspe N n=anouba?
Do you understand the language of the Nubians?
voice te˘smy
eis ousmy asqwpe qaroou esjw m=mos je:
Behold, there was a voice [coming] towards them saying:
to be silent ka rwf
ka rwk paqyre.
Be silent, my son.
lie p˘col
to [tell a] lie ji col
pws de teji col?
And why do you lie?
to ask jnou jne- jnou"
i=w+s+ akjnoui hN ousooutN.
John, you have asked me directly.
to answer ouwqb= oueqb- ouoqb"
afouwqb= Nci paeiwt je pnoute nakaan an Nswf w= paqyre.
My father answered: God will not abandon us, my son.
to inform tamo tame- tamo"
Ntautamoi hitN henrwme N qoupisteue nau.
I was informed by some trustworthy men.
6. Body
body p˘swma (sw'ma)
auw nere pefswma tyrf= meh n= bal
And his whole body was filled with eyes.
skin p˘qaar
marenhet pefqaar
Let us remove his skin.
blood pe˘snof
tapwht= m= pasnof ebol ehrai ejm= pekran etouaab.
And I will shed my blood in your holy name.
bone p˘kas (kaas)
neaumahf= gar pe Nioudai N kas N rwme hi tb=ne.
For the Jews had filled it with bones of men and animals.
head t˘ape (apyue), jw"
eqwpe N tetNnatamoi an Tnafi N tetNape.
If you won’t tell me, I will take you head.
petros de aftreuka jwou epesyt.
And Peter made them put their heads down.
hair p˘fw
a paeiwt amahte m= pfw N tefape.
My father seized the hair of his head.
face p˘ho, hra"
ere Nrwme cwqt= e pho m=mate ere pnoute hwwf cwqt= e phyt.
Men see the face only, but God sees the heart.
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