ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος (basilískos).

Noun

ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ • (basiliskos) m (plural ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ (basiliskos))

  1. (Bohairic) basilisk (serpent)
    Synonym: ⲥⲓϯ (siti)
    • 1843, Psalterium (Psalms 91:13)‎, archived from the original on 15 October 2013, page 144:
      ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϩⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ϩⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳾ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳾
      Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.
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