ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek δίκαιον (díkaion, “right, law, justice, legal claim, title”).

Noun

ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ • (dikeon) m

  1. (Bohairic) justice, right, appeal
    • The Bohairic Coptic Bible, Deuteronomy 16:20
      "ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ...".
      "Thou shalt justly pursue justice...".

References
  • TLA lemma no. C8781 (ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
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