ⲁⲩⲱ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.ˈwɔː/

Conjunction

ⲁⲩⲱ • (auō)

  1. and
    • (Can we date this quote?), New Testament[1], John 1:1:
      ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ. ((Sahidic))
      hntehoueite nefšoop nčipšaje auō pšaje nefšoop nnahrmpnoute auō neunoute pe pšaje.
      In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

References

  • TLA lemma no. C240 (ⲁⲩⲱ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]