ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ

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Coptic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Ancient Greek συνείδησις (suneídēsis, communication, information).

Noun[edit]

ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ (sunēdesisf

  1. (Bohairic) conscience
    • The Bohairic Coptic Bible, 1 Corinthians 10:29
      "ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲑⲁ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ".
      "Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other's conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?".

References[edit]

  • TLA lemma no. C10617 (ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]