Sahidic Coptic Vocabulary Cards

Vocabulary is one of the most important aspects of learning a new language. Learning grammar is necessary, but one cannot understand the grammar if one cannot understand the words. Having to look up every other word is time consuming and tiresome.

Resources for learning Sahidic Coptic are somewhat scant. Available Sahidic Coptic grammars are geared towards University study, where there is a support structure. However, self students are left to themselves.

I have compiled Sahidic Coptic vocabulary cards. They are based on Bruce Metzger's "List of Words Occuring Frequently in the Coptic New Testament, Sahidic Dialect." I have revised the definitions, mainly by comparing the definitions found in Bentley Layton's "Coptic in 20 Lessons."

I use the digital flashcard web app found at iFlipr.com. You can use iFlipr on your computer, or on an iPhone if you have one. I think the iPhone app is better than the web based one. If you create an account on iFlipr, you can search for my flashcards by typing "Sahidic Metzger." To date, my Sahidic flashcards are the only ones found on iFlipr.com.

However, I realize that not all may wish to use iFlipr.com. There are other flashcard apps, or one may just wish to write out the flashcards on index cards. For that reason I am presenting all of the flashcards here. They are set in comma seperated values, so that they may be imported into flashcard programs. Personally, I prefer to have the Coptic word on the definition side in addition to the English definition, so each line has the Coptic word twice.

Those who are learning Coptic for the purpose of studying the Sahidic NT should already have a knowledge of Koine Greek. For that reason, I am only presenting native Coptic words.

Here are all Coptic words that occur over 75 times in the Sahidic Coptic New Testament. I have a short term project of creating flashcards for all words occurring over 25 times in the NT. I will add those later. There are 396 Coptic words occurring over 25 times in the Sahidic NT. This compares to 525 Greek words occurring over 25 times in the Greek NT.

Note: I have grouped the flashcards into units of about 20 words each. These were created with a beta version of my Coptic keyboard, so some of the characters are sub-optimal.



Sahidic words used over 1000 times
ΑΝ, "ΑΝ not, negative particle"
ΑΝΟΚ, "ΑΝΟΚ I"
ΑΥѠ, "ΑΥѠ and"
ΒΟλ, "ΒΟλ outside"
"Є-, ЄΡΟ=", "Є-, ЄΡΟ= to, toward, for"
ЄΒΟλ, "ЄΒΟλ out, away"
ЄΙΡЄ, "ЄΙΡЄ to make, do"
ΜΝ-, "ΜΝ- with, and"
Ν-, "Ν- with, by; to, for"
"Ν, ΜΜΟ=", "Ν, ΜΜΟ= of, genitival particle; also indicates object of verb"
ΝΑ=, "ΝΑ= conjugative, base conjunctive"
"ΝΟΥΤЄ, Π-", "ΝΟΥΤЄ, Π- god, divine being, God (always with def. article) (masc)"
ΝϬΙ, "ΝϬΙ namely (postponed subject marker)"
"Π(Є)-, Τ(Є)-, Ν(Є)-", "Π(Є)-, Τ(Є)-, Ν(Є)- the (definite article)"
"ΠΑΙ, ΤΑΙ, ΝΑΙ", "ΠΑΙ, ΤΑΙ, ΝΑΙ this (definite demonstrative pronoun)"
Ϯ, "Ϯ to give"
ϢѠΠЄ, "ϢѠΠЄ to become, happen"
ϩΝ, "ϩΝ in, at, on, by"
"ϩΡΑΙ, ЄϩΡΑΙ", "ϩΡΑΙ, ЄϩΡΑΙ up, down; upward, downward"
ϪЄ, "ϪЄ that, since, because"
ϪѠ, "ϪѠ to say, speak"


Sahidic words used 300-1000 times - part 1
ΒѠΚ, "ΒѠΚ to go, depart"
ЄΙ, "ЄΙ to come, go"
"ЄϪΝ-, ЄϪѠ=", "ЄϪΝ-, ЄϪѠ= upon, over, for, to"
ΚѠ, "ΚѠ to place, set, permit"
"ΜΑΥ, ΜΜΑΥ", "ΜΑΥ, ΜΜΑΥ there"
ΝΑΥ, "ΝΑΥ to look, see"
ΝΙΜ, "ΝΙΜ each, every, all"
ΝϩΗΤ=, "ΝϩΗΤ= in, from"
"ΠЄϪЄ-, ΠЄϪΑ=", "ΠЄϪЄ-, ΠЄϪΑ= to say"
ΡѠΜЄ, "ΡѠΜЄ human being, person, man (masc)"
ΤΗΡ=, "ΤΗΡ= all, whole, every"
ϢΗΡЄ, "ϢΗΡЄ son, child (masc)"
"ϩΑ-, ϩΑΡΟ=", "ϩΑ-, ϩΑΡΟ= under, from, for, concerning"
"ϩΙΤΝ-, ϩΙΤΟΟΤ=", "ϩΙΤΝ, ϩΙΤΟΟΤ= through, by, from"
ϪΙ, "ϪΙ to take, receive"
ϪΟЄΙС, "ϪΟЄΙС lord, master, owner, Lord (masc)"
-ϬЄ, "-ϬЄ then, therefore"
ЄΤΒЄ-, "ЄΤΒЄ- because of, about, concerning"
"ЄΙѠΤ, ЄΙΟΤЄ (pl)", "ЄΙѠΤ, ЄΙΟΤЄ (pl) father (masc)"
ΚЄ-, "ΚЄ- other, another, even, also"
λΑΑΥ, "λΑΑΥ anyone, anything; negative: no one, nothing"
ΜΑ, "ΜΑ place (masc)"
ΜΟΥ, "ΜΟΥ to die"


Sahidic words used 300-1000 times - part 2
ΝΗΥ, "ΝΗΥ to go (Qual.)"
ΝϴЄ, "ΝϴЄ as, just as, in like manner"
ΝΟΥϪЄ, "ΝΟΥϪЄ to throw, cast"
ΝΟϬ, "ΝΟϬ great, large"
ΟΝ, "ΟΝ again, also, still"
"ΠЄ, ΤЄ, ΝЄ", "ΠЄ, ΤЄ, ΝЄ he (is), she (is), they (are)"
"ΠЄ, ΠΗΥЄ (pl)", "ΠЄ, ΠΗΥЄ (pl) heaven, sky (fem)"
"СΟΝ, СΝΗΥ (pl)", "СΟΝ, СΝΗΥ (pl) brother (masc)"
СѠΤΜ, "СѠΤΜ to hear, listen to"
СΟΟΥΝ, "СΟΟΥΝ to know"
ΟΥ, "ΟΥ what? who?"
ΟΥΑΑΒ, "ΟΥΑΑΒ pure, holy (Qual.)"
"ΟΥΝΤЄ-, ΟΥΝΤ=,ΟΥΝΤΑ=", "ΟΥΝΤЄ-, ΟΥΝΤ=,ΟΥΝΤΑ= to have"
ΟΥѠϢ, "ΟΥѠϢ to want, desire, wish, love"
"ϢΑ, ϢΑΡΟ=", "ϢΑ-, ϢΑΡΟ= to, toward"
ϢΑϪЄ, "ϢΑϪЄ word, saying (masc)"
"ϩΙ, ϩΙѠѠ=", "ϩΙ, ϩΙѠѠ= on, at, and"
ϩѠѠ=, "ϩѠѠ= self, also, too"
"ϩѠΒ, ϩΒΗΥЄ (pl)", "ϩѠΒ,  ϩΒΗΥЄ (pl) thing, work, matter, deed (masc)"
ϩΟΟΥ, "ϩΟΟΥ day (masc)"
ϪЄΚΑС, "ϪЄΚΑС in order that, so that"
ϬΟΜ, "ϬΟΜ power, strength (fem)"


Sahidic words used 200-299 times - part 1
ЄСΗΤ, "ЄСΗΤ bottom, ground (masc)"
ЄΟΟΥ, "ЄΟΟΥ honor, glory (masc)"
ЄϢϪЄ, "ЄϢϪЄ if, then, indeed, since"
ЄϩΟΥΝ Є-, "ЄϩΟΥΝ Є- to, into, toward"
"ΗΙ, ΗЄΙ", "ΗΙ, ΗЄΙ house (masc)"
ΚΑϩ, "ΚΑϩ earth, ground (masc)"
"ΜΜΝ-, ΜΝ-", "ΜΜΝ-, ΜΝ- there is not, are not; no one"
ΜΟΥΤЄ, "ΜΟΥΤЄ to speak, call"
ΜΗΗϢЄ, "ΜΗΗϢЄ  crowd, mulititude (masc)"
ΜΟΟϢЄ, "ΜΟΟϢЄ to walk, go"
ΝΟΒЄ, "ΝΟΒЄ sin (masc)"
"ΝΤЄ-, ΝΤΑ=", "ΝΤЄ-, ΝΤΑ= of, genitival particle"
ΡΑΝ, "ΡΑΝ name (masc)"
СϩΑΙ, "СϩΑΙ to write"
"СϩΙΜЄ, ϩΙΟΜЄ (pl)", "СϩΙΜЄ, ϩΙΟΜЄ (pl) woman, wife (fem)"
ΤЄΝΟΥ, "ΤЄΝΟΥ now (lit. 'the being')"

Sahidic words used 200-299 times - part 2

ΤѠΟΥΝ, "ΤѠΟΥΝ to arise, get up, raise"
ΟΥΑ, "ΟΥΑ one"
ΟΥѠΜ, "ΟΥѠΜ to eat"
ΟΥΝ-, "ΟΥΝ- there is, are"
ΟΥΟΝ, "ΟΥΟΝ someone, something, anyone"
ΟΥѠΝϩ, "ΟΥѠΝϩ to show, manifest, appear"
ΟΥΟЄΙϢ, "ΟΥΟЄΙϢ time, occasion (masc)"
ΟΥѠϢΒ, "ΟΥѠϢΒ to answer"
ΟΥѠϩ, "ΟΥѠϩ to put, set, place"
ѠΝϩ, "ѠΝϩ to live; life (masc)"
ϢΟΡΠ, "ϢΟΡΠ first, earliest"
ϢΑϪЄ, "ϢΑϪЄ to speak, say"
ϤΙ, "ϤΙ to bear, carry, take, lift up"
ϩЄ, "ϩЄ manner, way; thus, as"
ϩΗΤ, "ϩΗΤ heart, mind (masc)"
ϪѠΚ, "ϪѠΚ to fill, fulfill, complete, finish"


Sahidic words used 100-199 times - part 1
ΑϩЄΡΑΤ=, "ΑϩЄΡΑΤ= to stand"

ЄΝЄϩ, "ЄΝЄϩ age; eternal, forever (masc)"

-ЄΡΗΥ, "-ЄΡΗΥ each other, one another"

ЄΤΒΗΗΤ=, "ЄΤΒΗΗΤ=because of, concerning, about"

ЄϢѠΠЄ, "ЄϢѠΠЄ if"

ЄΙΜЄ, "ЄΙΜЄ to know, understand"

ЄΙΝЄ, "ЄΙΝЄ to bring, bear"

ЄΙС- "ЄΙС- to behold; behold!"

ΚѠΤЄ, "ΚѠΤЄ to go around, turn, return, surround"

ΜЄ, "ΜЄ truth (fem); (or to love)"

ΜЄ, "ΜЄ to love; (or truth (fem))"

ΜΟΥ, "ΜΟΥ death, dead (masc)"

ΜΑΥΑΑ=, "ΜΑΥΑΑ= alone, single"

ΜЄЄΥЄ, "ΜЄЄΥЄ thought, mind (masc); (or to think, believe)"

"ΜΝΝСΑ-, ΜΝΝСѠ=", "ΜΝΝСΑ-, ΜΝΝСѠ= after"

"ΜΝΤЄ-, ΜΝΤЄ-", "ΜΝΤЄ-, ΜΝΤЄ- to have not"

"ΜΝΤЄΡΟ, ΜΝΤΡΡΟ, ΜΝΤΡΡѠΟΥ (pl)", "ΜΝΤЄΡΟ, ΜΝΤΡΡΟ, ΜΝΤΡΡѠΟΥ (pl) kingdom, reign (fem)"

ΜΝΤΡЄ, "ΜΝΤΡЄ witness, testimony (masc)"

ΜΤΟ, "ΜΤΟ before, in front of (masc)"

ΜΟΟΥΤ, "ΜΟΟΥΤ dead (masc)"

ΜΟΥΟΥΤ, "ΜΟΥΟΥΤ to kill"

Sahidic words used 100-199 times - part 2

ΝΙΜ, "ΝΙΜ who?"
ΝΑΝΟΥ=, "ΝΑΝΟΥ= good"
"ΝΤΝ-, ΝΤΟΟΤ=", "ΝΤΝ-, ΝΤΟΟΤ= by, from"
ΝΤЄΥΝΟΥ, "ΝΤЄΥΝΟΥ immediately (lit. in the now)"
ΝϩΟΥΟ, "ΝϩΟΥΟ more, greatly, very"
ΟЄΙΚ, "ΟЄΙΚ bread (masc)"
ΠѠΤ, "ΠѠΤ to run, flee, go"
"ΡΟ, ΡѠ=", "ΡΟ, ΡѠ= mouth, door (masc)"
ΡΠЄ, "ΡΠЄ temple (masc)"
"ΡΡΟ, ΡΡѠΟΥ (pl)", "ΡΡΟ, ΡΡѠΟΥ (pl) king (masc)"
ΡΑϢЄ, "ΡΑϢЄ to rejoice; joy (masc)"
"СѠΒ, СΒΟΟΥЄ (pl)", "СѠΒ, СΒΟΟΥЄ (pl) doctrine, teaching"
СΜΗ, "СΜΗ voice (fem)"
СΝΑΥ, "СΝΑΥ two"
"СΟΠ, СΠ, СѠѠΠ", "СΟΠ, СΠ, СѠѠΠ occasion, time (masc)"
СѠΟΥϩ, "СѠΟΥϩ to gather, assemble"
"ΤΑΟΥΟ, ΤΑΥΟ", "ΤΑΟΥΟ, ΤΑΥΟ to send, produce, proclaim"
ΤΑϪΡΟ, "ΤΑϪΡΟ to make strong, firm"
ΟΥΟЄΙΝ, "ΟΥΟЄΙΝ light (masc)"
ΟΥѠΤ, "ΟΥѠΤ single, alone, one"

Sahidic words used 100-199 times - part 3

ΟΥϪΑΙ, "ΟΥϪΑΙ to be whole, safe; salvation"
ϢΙΝЄ, "ϢΙΝЄ to seek, ask"
ϢѠΠ, "ϢѠΠ to receive, accept, take, buy, suffer"
ϩЄ, "ϩЄ to fall"
"ϩЄ Є-", "ϩЄ Є- to find"
"ϩΙΗ, ϩΙΟΟΥЄ (pl)", "ϩΙΗ ϩΙΟΟΥЄ (pl) road, way, path (fem)"
ϩΟЄΙΝЄ, "ϩΟЄΙΝЄ some, certain"
ϩΜΟΟС, "ϩΜΟΟС to sit, dwell, marry"
ϩΜΟΤ, "ϩΜΟΤ graciousness, favor, grace (masc)"
ϩΜΗΑλ, "ϩΜΗΑλ slave, servant (masc)"
ϩΑΡЄϩ, "ϩΑΡЄϩ to be careful, keep, guard"
ϩΟΤЄ, "ϩΟΤЄ to fear; fear (fem)"
ϩΑϩ, "ϩΑϩ many, much"
"ϩΙϪΝ-, ϩΙϪѠ=", "ϩΙϪΝ-, ϩΙϪѠ= on, upon, over"
ϪΙΝ-, "ϪΙΝ- from, since"
ϪΠΟ, "ϪΠΟ to give birth to, father"
ϪΟΟΥ, "ϪΟΟΥ to send"
ϬѠ, "ϬѠ to continue, remain, stop"
ϬѠϢΤ, "ϬѠϢΤ to look, watch"
ϬΙϪ, "ϬΙϪ hand (fem)"

Sahidic words used 76-99 times - part 1
ΑΜΑϩΤЄ, "ΑΜΑϩΤЄ to seize, grasp, control"
ΒΑλ, "ΒΑλ eye (masc)"
ΒѠλ, "ΒѠλ to loosen, undo"
ЄΙЄ, "ЄΙЄ then"
ΚΟΥΙ, "ΚΟΥΙ small, few"
ΜΑЄΙΝ, "ΜΑЄΙΝ sign, wonder (masc)"
ΜΝΤСΝΟΟΥС, "ΜΝΤСΝΟΟΥС twelve"
ΜΑΑΥ, "ΜΑΑΥ mother (fem)"
"ΜΟΟΥ, ΜΟΥЄΙΟΟΥЄ (pl)", "ΜΟΟΥ, ΜΟΥЄΙΟΟΥЄ (pl) water (masc)"
ΜЄЄΥЄ, "ΜЄЄΥЄ to think, believe"
ΜΟΥΡ, "ΜΟΥΡ to bind, gird, tie"
ΜΟΥϩ, "ΜΟΥϩ to fill, be filled, complete"
"ΝΑϢЄ-, ΜΑϢѠ=", "ΝΑϢЄ-, ΝΑϢѠ= many, great, numerous"
"ΝΑϩΡΝ-, ΝΑϩΡΑ=", "ΝΑϩΡΝ-, ΝΑϩΡΑ= in the presence of, before"
ΠѠ=, "ΠѠ= his, possessive pronoun"
ΠΟΥΑ, "ΠΟΥΑ each one"
ΠѠϢ, "ΠѠϢ to divide, share, split"
СѠ, "СѠ to drink"
"СΟΒΤЄ, СΟϤΤЄ", "СΟΒΤЄ, СΟϤΤЄ to be ready, prepare"
СΝΟϤ, "СΝΟϤ blood (masc)"
СΑϢϤ, "СΑϢϤ seven"
ΤΒΒΟ, "ΤΒΒΟ to cleanse, purify"
ΤΑЄΙΟ, "ΤΑЄΙΟ honor"


Sahidic words used 76-99 times - part 2
ΤΑΚΟ, "ΤΑΚΟ to destroy, perish"
ΤΑλΟ, "ΤΑλΟ to lift up, offer up, go up"
ΤΑΜΟ, "ΤΑΜΟ to tell, inform"
ΤΝΝΟΟΥ, "ΤΝΝΟΟΥ to send"
Ϯ-ΟΥΟЄΙ, "Ϯ-ΟΥΟЄΙ to go forward, approach"
ΤΟΥΝΟС, "ΤΟΥΝΟС to wake, raise, set up"
ΤΑϢЄΟЄΙϢ, "ΤΑϢЄΟЄΙϢ to proclaim, preach"
ΤѠϩΜ, "ΤѠϩΜ to call, invite"
ΟΥѠΝ, "ΟΥѠΝ to open, be open"
ΟΥЄΡΗΤЄ, "ΟΥЄΡΗΤЄ foot (fem)"
ѠΝЄ, "ѠΝЄ stone (masc)"
ϢλΗλ, "ϢλΗλ to pray"
ϢΗΜ, "ϢΗΜ young, small, little"
ϢΟΜΝΤ, "ϢΟΜΝΤ three"
ϢΠΗΡЄ, "ϢΠΗΡЄ wonder, amazement (fem)"
"ϢϢЄ, ϢЄ", "ϢϢЄ, ϢЄ it is fitting, necessary"
"ϩΗ, ϩΗΤ=", "ϩΗ, ϩΗΤ= front, beginning (fem)"
ϩѠΝ, "ϩѠΝ to approach, draw near"
"ϩΟΥΟ, ЄΠЄϩΟΥΟ", "ϩΟΥΟ, ЄΠЄϩΟΥΟ great, greatly, very (masc)"
"ϪΟΙ, ЄϪΗΥ (pl)", "ϪΟΙ, ЄϪΗΥ (pl) ship, boat (masc)"
ϪΝΟΥ, "ϪΝΟΥ to ask, inquire, question"
ϪΙСЄ, "ϪΙСЄ to be high, raise up, exalt"
ϬΜϬΟΜ, "ϬΜϬΟΜ to be strong, able"

How to Install Your Coptic Keyboard

First you must create your own custom Coptic keyboard. To do this download and install Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator here. This program is easy to use. You just click on a key, a dialog box comes up, and you paste or type in the character you wish to use. In my previous post, I give screenshots of the character assignments I made. I also gave a list of all my letters. You can copy and paste those letters into the Keyboard Layout Creator. I assigned shift states for most of the unique Coptic characters.

In order to match J. Warren Wells' standard transliteration as shown in his pronunciation key in his lexicon, there are a couple of redundancies. The Ϣ and the Ϫ are on the "v" and "j" keys respectively. But they are also on the Shift+s and Shift+j keys.

The program is intuitive, but if you're having problems creating your keyboard, consult the Keyboard Layout Creator's documentation located in the Help menu.

Once you have created your keyboard, you much make it into a setup program that you run in Windows. In the Layout Creator, go into the Project menu, and click "Build DLL and Setup Package." Once this is done you must run the program that was created by double clicking on "setup" in the directory that was created. The keyboard should now be installed in Windows. However, you cannot use it until you add it as a keyboard.

To do this, click "Change keyboards or other input methods" in the Control Panel.

Click on "Change keyboards..."

Click on the "Add" button.

Windows does not support Coptic, so it is not listed. We must use another language with which to use the Coptic keyboard. I chose Corsican because it starts with "Co," just like Coptic.

Click on "Show More . . ." for a list of all the keyboards.

In the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, I had named my keyboard "111" so that it would appear at the top of the list. Select whatever your keyboard is named and click Ok.

Your keyboard should appear in the dialog box under the language Corsican, as above. Now click Ok.

The keyboard should now be installed and ready to use. You can switch between keyboards by hitting Left Alt + Shift. I have English, Logos' Biblical Greek, and my personal Coptic keyboard installed. I can switch between the three on the fly by pressing Left Alt + Shift.

For more information on installing a keyboard layout, you can consult Logos' documentation provided in their PDF files for their various keyboards here. They also have an instruction video. You may also install their other keyboards such as Hebrew and Greek. They work good and are not beta releases like their Coptic keyboard.

Also note that if you create large Coptic files with your custom keyboard layout, and in the future a better, standardized Coptic keyboard is released, you can convert your files to the new keyboard by doing a simple Find and Replace for each Coptic character. Such a feature is provided in Microsoft's Word and Notepad. Because of this you don't have to worry about your hard work becoming obsolete.

Typing in Coptic

Microsoft Windows as of yet does not support typing in the Coptic language.


Logos software has created a Coptic keyboard. The problem with the Logos keyboard is that it is not yet widely supported. I can get it to work fine if I'm using a word processor like MS Word, and use the New Athena Unicode font which supports Coptic. However, for web display, it doesn't work. This is what happens when you use their keyboard and post it on a website which uses standard fonts:

ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ

It should only be displaying a bunch of boxes. I have decided to create my own Coptic keyboard using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. Standard Unicode has all of the Coptic letters you need, they just doesn't look that great when used together. For example, some letters are taller than others. For some reason, Logos decided that the user had to hold down the right Alt key in order to use some common Coptic letters. I choose to use the more natural Shift key. This doesn't present a problem at all because Coptic doesn't use capital letters. Here is the mapping of the keyboard I created:

Be warned that if you are using an old version of Windows, such as XP, you may still get boxes for some of the letters. I tried this on two Windows 7 machines, and it works fine. But an older XP machine doesn't display any of the Coptic letters.


Here are the Unicode numbers I used for my letters:


Α - 0391
β - 03B2
Γ - 0393
Δ - 0394
Є - 0404
Ζ - 0396
Η - 0397
Θ - 0398
Ι - 0399
Κ - 039A
λ - 03BB
Μ - 039C
Ν - 039D
ξ - 03BE
Ο - 039F
Π - 03A0
Ρ - 03A1
С - 0421
Τ - 03A4
Υ - 03A5
Φ - 03A6
Χ - 03A7
Ψ - 03A8
Ш - 0428
Ϣ - 03E2
Ϥ - 03E4
ϩ - 03E9
Ϫ - 03EA
Ϭ - 03EC
Ϯ - 03EE

I have used the standard letters except for the following:


β for B
Є for E
λ for Λ
Ш for Ѡ


I feel that the standard Unicode Greek letters are too blocky and harsh, so I have softened my character set with the use of β, Є, and λ. I have used Ш in place of Ѡ because it is closer to Ϣ than Ѡ is. Otherwise, Ѡ tends to stick out like a sore thumb.


Here is a comparison of the standard Coptic Unicode letters with my replacement letters:


ΕΒΟΛ ΑΥѠ
ЄβΟλ ΑΥШ


Here is a comparison of a biblical passage:


ΠΑΙ ΔΕ ΠΕ ΠѠΝϨ ϢΑ ΕΝΕϨ ϪΕΚΑС ΕΥΕСΟΥѠΝΓ ΠΝΟΥΤΕ ΜΜΕ ΜΑΥΑΑϤ ΑΥѠ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΤΝΝΟΟΥϤ ΙΗСΟΥС ΠΕΧΡΙСΤΟС - John 17:3, standard Coptic


ΠΑΙ ΔЄ ΠЄ ΠШΝϩ ϢΑ ЄΝЄϩ ϪЄΚΑС ЄΥЄСΟΥШΝΓ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ ΜΜЄ ΜΑΥΑΑϤ ΑΥШ ΠЄΝΤΑΚΤΝΝΟΟΥϤ ΙΗСΟΥС ΠЄΧΡΙСΤΟС - John 17:3, my Coptic


There isn't much difference, but I believe my Coptic letters are just a little bit easier on the eyes. Feedback would be appreciated.


To test it, I typed out Horner's Sahidic John chapter 1. This was somewhat difficult, because the font in Horner's edition is terrible, and the digital scan's resolution made it hard to distinguish between certain characters.

ЄΥΑΓΓЄλΙΟΝ ΚΑΤ ΙШϩΑΝΝΗϹ 

1 ϩΝ ΤЄϩΟΥЄΙΤЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝϬΙΠϢΑϪЄ. ΑΥШ ΠϢΑϪЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝΝΑϩΡΜ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ. ΑΥШ ΝЄΥΝΟΥΤЄ ΠЄ ΠϢΑϪЄ. 2 ΠΑΙ ϩΝ ΤЄϩΟΥЄΙΤЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ϩΑΤΜ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ. 3 ΝΚΑ ΝΙΜ ΑΥϢШΠЄ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΤΟΟΤϤ. ΑΥШ ΑϪΝΤϤ ΜΠЄ λΑΑΥ ϢШΠЄ. ΠЄΝΤΑϤϢШΠЄ 4 ϩΡΑΙ ΝϩΗΤϤ ΠЄ ΠШΝϩ. ΑΥШ ΠШΝϩ ΠЄ ΠΟΥΟЄΙΝ ΝΝΡШΜЄ. 5 ΑΥШ ΠΟΥΟЄΙΝ ЄϤΡΟΥΟЄΙΝ ϩΜ ΠΚΑΚЄ. ΑΥШ ΜΠЄ ΠΚΑΚЄ ΤΑϩΟϤ.

6 ΑϤϢШΠЄ ΝϬΙΟΥΡШΜЄ ЄΑΥΤΝΝΟΥΥϤ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΤΜ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ. ЄΠЄϤΡΑΝ ΠЄ ΙШϩΑΝΝΗС. 7 ΠΑΙ ΑϤЄΙ ЄΥΜΝΤΜΝΤΡЄ. ϪЄΚΑС ЄϤЄΡΜΝΤΡЄ ЄΤβЄ ΠΟΥΟЄΙΝ. ϪЄΚΑС ЄΡЄ ΟΥΟΝ ΝΙΜ ΠΙСΤЄΥЄ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΤΟΟΤϤ. 8 ΝЄ ΠЄΤΜΜΑΥ ΑΝ ΠΟΥΟЄΙΝ. ΑλλΑ ϪЄΚΑС ΝΤΟϤ ЄϤЄΡΜΝΤΡЄ ЄΤβЄ ΠΟΥΟЄΙΝ. 9 ΠΟΥΟЄΙΝ ΜΜЄ ЄΤΡΟΥΟЄΙΝ ЄΡШΜЄ ΝΙΜ ΠЄ ЄϤΝΗΥ ЄΠΚΟСΜΟС. 10 ΝЄϤϩΜ ΠΚΟСΜΟС ΠЄ. ΑΥШ ΝΤΑ ΠΚΟСΜΟС ϢШΠЄ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΤΟΟΤϤ. ΑΥШ ΜΠЄ ΠΚΟСΜΟС СΟΥШΝϤ. 11 ΑϤЄΙ ϢΑ ΝЄΤЄΝΟΥϤ ΝЄ. ΑΥШ ΜΠЄ ΝЄΤЄΝΟΥϤ ΝЄ ϪΙΤϤ. 12 ΝЄΝΤΑΥϪΙΤϤ ΔЄ ΑϤϮ ΝΑΥ ΝΤЄξΟΥСΙΑ ЄΤΡЄΥϢШΠЄ ΝϢΗΡЄ ΝΤЄ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ. ΝЄΤΠΙСΤЄΥЄ ЄΠЄϤΡΑΝ. 13 ΝΑΙ ΝϩЄΝЄβΟλ ΑΝ ΝЄ ϩΝ ΟΥШϢ ΝСΝΟϤ ϩΙ СΑΡξ. ΟΥΔЄ ЄβΟλ ΑΝ ϩΜ ΠΟΥШϢ ΝΡШΜЄ. ΑλλΑ ΝΤΑΥϪΠΟΟΥ ЄβΟλ ϩΜ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ.

14 ΑϤΡСΑΡξ. ΑϤΟΥШϩ ΝΜΜΑΝ. ΑΥШ ΑΝΝΑΥ ЄΠЄϤЄΟΟΥ. ΝΘЄ ΜΠЄΟΟΥ ΝΟΥϢΗΡЄ ΝΟΥШΤ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΤΜ ΠЄϤЄΙШΤ. ЄϤϪΗΚ ЄβΟλ ΝΧΑΡΙС ϩΙ ΜЄ. 15 ΙШϩΑΝΝΗС ЄΡΜΝΤΡЄ ЄΤβΗΗΤϤ. ΑΥШ ϤΑϢΚΑΚ ЄβΟλ ЄϤϪШ ΜΜΟС. ϪЄ ΠΑΙ ΠЄΝΤΑΙϪΟΟС ЄΤβΗΗΤϤ. ϪЄ ΠЄΤΝΗΥ ΜΝΝϹШΙ ΑϤϢШΠЄ ϩΑΤΑϩΗ. ϪЄ ΝЄϤΟ ΝϢΟΡΠ ЄΡΟΙ ΠЄ. 16 ϪЄ ЄβΟλ ϩΜ ΠЄϤϪШΚ ΑΝΟΝ ΤΗΡΝ ΝΤΑΝϪΙ ΟΥШΝϩ ΑΥШ ΟΥΧΑΡΙС ЄΠΜΑ ΝΟΥΧΑΡΙС. 17 ϪЄ ΠΝΟΜΟС ΝΤΑΥΤΑΑϤ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΤΜ ΜШΥСΗС. ΤЄΧΑΡΙС ϩШШС ΑΥШ ΤΜЄ ΝΤΑСϢШΠЄ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΤΜ ΙΗСΟΥС ΠЄΧΡΙСΤΟС. 18 ΠΝΟΥΤЄ ΜΠЄ λΑΑΥ ΝΑΥ ЄΡΟϤ ЄΝЄϩ. ΠΝΟΥΤЄ ΠϢΗΡЄ ΝΟΥШΤ ΠЄΤϢΟΟΠ ϩΝ ΚΟΥΝϤ ΜΠЄϤЄΙШΤ ΠЄΤΜΜΑΥ ΠЄΝΤΑϤϢΑϪЄ ЄΡΟϤ.

19 ΑΥШ ΤΑΙ ΤЄ ΤΜΝΤΜΝΤΡЄ ΝΙШϩΑΝΝΗС ΝΤЄΡЄ ΝΙΟΥΔΑΙ ΤΝΝΟΟΥ ϢΑΡΟϤ ЄβΟλ ϩΝ ΘΙЄΡΟСΟλΥΜΑ ΗϩЄΝΟΥΗΗβ ΜΝ ϩЄΝλЄΥЄΙΤΗС ϪЄΚΑС ЄΥЄϪΝΟΥϤ. ϪЄ ΝΤΚ ΝΙΜ. 20 ΑϤϩΟΜΟλΟΓЄΙ ΑΥШ ΜΠϤΑΡΝΑ. ϪЄ ΝΑΝΟΚ ΑΝ ΠЄ ΠЄΧΡΙСΤΟС. 21 ΑΥϪΝΟΥϤ. ϪЄ ΝΤΟΚ ΠЄ ϩΗλΙΑС. ΑΥШ ΠЄϪΑϤ. ϪЄ ΝΑΝΟΚ ΑΝ ΠЄ. ΝΤΟΚ ΠЄ ΠЄΠΡΟΦΗΤΗС. ΑΥШ ΑϤΟΥШϢβ. ϪЄ ΜΜΟΝ. 22 ΠЄϪΑΥ ϬЄ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ΝΤΟΚ ϬЄ ΝΤΚ ΝΙΜ. ϪЄΚΑС ЄΝЄϪΙΠΟΥШ ΝΝЄΝΤΑΥΤΑΟΥΟΝ. ЄΚϪШ ΜΜΟС ϪЄ ΟΥ ЄΤβΗΗΤΚ. 23 ΠЄϪΑϤ. ϪЄ ΑΝΟΚ ΠЄ ΤЄСΜΗ ΜΠЄΤШϢ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΠϪΑΙЄ. ϪЄ СΟΥΤΝ ΤЄϩΙΗ ΜΠϪΟЄΙС. ΚΑΤΑ ΘЄ ЄΝΤΑϤϪΟΟС ΝϬΙΗϹΑΙΑС ΠЄΠΡΟΦΗΤΗС. 24  ΑΥШ ΑΥΤΝΝΟΟΥ ϩΟЄΙΝЄ ϢΑΡΟϤ ЄβΟλ ϩΝ ΝЄΦΑΡΙССΑΙΟС. 25 ΑΥϪΝΟΥϤ. ϪЄ ЄΤβЄ ΟΥ ϬΙ ΚβΑΠΤΙΖЄ. ЄϢϪЄ ΝΤΟΚ ΑΝ ΠЄ ΠЄΧΡΙСΤΟС ΟΥΔЄ ϩΗλΙΑС ΟΥΔЄ ΠЄΠΡΟΦΗΤΗС. 26 Α ΙШϩΑΝΝΗС ΟΥШϢβ ЄϤϪШ ΜΜΟС ΝΑΥ. ϪЄ ΑΟΚ ЄΙβΑΠΤΙΖЄ ΜΜШΤΝ ϩΝ ΟΥΜΟΟΥ. ϤΑϩЄ ΔЄ ЄΡΑΤϤ ϩΝ ΤЄΤΝΜΗΤЄ. ΠΑΙ ЄΝΤЄΤΝСΟΟΥΝ ΑΝ ΜΜΟϤ. 27 ΝЄΤΝΗΥ ΜΝΝСШΙ. ΠΑΙ ЄΝϮΜΠϢΑ ΑΝ ΝβШλ ЄβΟλ ΜΠΜΟΥС ΜΠЄϤΤΟΟΥЄ. 28 ΝΑΙ ΑΥϢШΠЄ ϩΝ βΗΘΑβΑΡΑ ΜΠЄΚΡΟ ΜΠΙΟΡΔΑΝΗС. ΜΠΜΑ ЄΝЄΡЄ ΙШϩΑΝΝΗС βΑΠΤΙΖЄ ΝϩΗΤϤ.

29 ΜΠЄϤΡΑСΤЄ ΑϤΝΑΥ ЄΙС ЄϤΝΗΥ ϢΑΡΟϤ. ΑΥШ ΠЄϪΑϤ. ϪЄ ЄΙϹ ΠЄϩΙЄΙβ ΜΠΝΟΥΤЄ. ΠЄΤΝΑϤΙ ΜΠΝΟβЄ ΜΠΚΟСΜΟС. 30 ΠΑΙ ΠЄΝΤΑΙϪΟΟС ЄΤβΗΗΤϤ. ϪЄ ΟΥΝ ΟΥΡШΜЄ ΝΗΥ ϩΙΠΑϩΟΥ ΜΜΟΙ ЄΑϤϢШΠЄ ϩΑΤΑϩΗ. ϪЄ ΝЄϤΟ ΝϢΟΡΠ ЄΡΟΙ ΠЄ. 31 ΑΝΟΚ ϩШ ΝЄΙСΟΟΥΗ ΜΜΟϤ ΑΝ ΠЄ. ΑλλΑ ϪЄΚΑС ЄϤЄΟΥШΝϩ ЄβΟλ ΜΠΙϹΡΑΗλ. ЄΤβЄ ΠΑΙ ΑΝΟΚ ΑΙЄΙ ЄΙβΑΠΤΙΖЄ ϩΜ ΟΥΜΟΟΥ. 32 ΑΥШ ΑϤΡΜΝΤЄΡ ΝϬΙΙШϩΑΝΝΗС. ЄϤϪШ ΜΜΟС. ϪЄ ΑΙΝΑΥ ЄΠЄΠΝΑ ЄϤΝΗΥ ЄΠЄСΗΤ ЄβΟλ ϩΝ ΤΠЄ ΝΘЄ ΝΟΥϬΡΟΟΜΠЄ. ΑΥШ ΑϤΟΥШϩ ЄϩΡΑΙ ЄϪШϤ. 33 ΑΝΟΚ ϩШ ΝЄΙСΟΟΥΝ ΜΜΟϤ ΑΝ ΠЄ. ΑλλΑ ΠЄΝΤΑϤΤΝΝΟΟΥΤ ЄβΑΠΤΙΖЄ ϩΜ ΠΜΟΟΥ. ΠЄΤΜΜΑΥ ΠЄΝΤΑϤϪΟΟС ΝΑΙ. ϪЄ ΠЄΤΚΝΑΝΑΥ ΑΠЄΠΝΑ ЄϤΝΗΥ ЄΠЄСΗΤ. ЄϤϬЄЄΤ ЄϩΡΑΙ ЄϪШϤ. ΠΑΙ ΠЄΤΝΑβΑΠΤΙΖЄ ϩΝ ΟΥΠΗΑ ЄϤΟΥΑΑβ ΜΝ ΟΥΚШϩΤ. 34 ΑΥШ ΑΝΟΚ ΑΙΝΑΥ ΑΥШ ΑΙΡΜΝΤΡЄ. ϪЄ ΠΑΙ ΠЄ ΠСШΤΝ ΝϢΗΡЄ ΝΤЄ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ.

35 ΜΠЄϤΡΑСΤЄ ΟΝ ΝЄΡЄ ΙШϩΑΝΝΗС ΑϩЄΡΑΤϤ. ΑΥШ СΝΑΥ ЄβΟλ ϩΝ ΝЄϤΜΑΘΗΤΗС. 36 ΑΥШ ΝΤЄΡЄϤϬШϢΤ ΝСΑ ΙΗСΟΥС ЄϤΜΟΟϢЄ ΠЄϪΑϤ. ϪЄ ЄΙС ΠЄΧΡΙСΤΟС ΠЄϩΙЄΙβ ΜΠΟΥΤЄ. 37 Α ΠЄϤΜΑΘΗΤΗС СΝΑΥ СШΤΜ ЄΡΟϤ ЄϤϢΑϪЄ. ΑΥШ ΑΥΟΥΑϩΟΥ ΝСΑ ΙΗСΟΥС. 38 ΝΤЄΡЄϤΚΟΤϤ ΔЄ ΝϬΙΙΗСΟΥС. ΑϤΝΑΥ ЄΡΟΟΥ ЄΥΟΥΗϩ ΝСШϤ. ΠЄϪΑϤ ΝΑΥ. ϪЄ ЄΤЄΤΝϢΙΝЄ ΝСΑ ΟΥ. ΠЄϪΑΥ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ϩΡΑββЄΙ. ΠЄϢΑΥΟΥΑϩΜЄϤ ϪЄ ΠСΑϩ. ЄΚΟΥΗϩ ΤШΝ. 39 ΠЄϪΑϤ ΝΑΥ. ϪЄ ΑΜΗЄΙΤΝ ΝΤЄΤΝΝΑΥ. ΑΥЄΙ ϬЄ. ΑΥΝΑΥ ϪЄ ЄϤΟΥΗϩ ΤШΝ. ΑΥШ ΑΥϢШΠЄ ϩΑΤΗϤ ΜΠЄϩΟΟΥ ЄΤΜΜΑΥ. ΝЄ ΠΝΑΥ ΝϪΠΜΗΤЄ ΠЄ. 40 ΑΝΔΡЄΑС ΠСΟΝ ΝСΙΜШΝ ΠЄΤΡΟС ΝЄ ΟΥΑ ΠЄ ЄβΟλ ϩΜ ΠЄСΝΑΥ ЄΝΤΑΥСШΤΜ ЄβΟλ ϩΙΤΝ ΙШΗΑΝΝΗС. ΑΥШ ΑΥΟΥΑϩΟΥ ΝСШϤ. 41 ΠΑΙ ΑϤϩЄ ЄΠЄϤСΟΝ СΙΜШΝ ΝϢΟΡΠ. ΑΥШ ΠЄϪΑϤ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ΑΝϩЄ ЄΜЄССΙΑС. ΠЄϢΑΥΟΥΑϩΜЄϤ ϪЄ ΠЄΧΡΙСΤΟС. 42 ΑϤΝΤϤ ЄΡΑΤϤ ΝΙΗСΟΥС. ΙΗСΟΥС ΔЄ ΝΤЄΡЄϤϬШϢΤ ЄϩΟΥΝ ЄϩΡΑϤ ΠЄϪΑϤ. ϪЄ ΝΤΟΚ ΠЄ СΙΜШΝ ΠϢΗΡЄ ΝΙШϩΑΝΝΑΗС. ΝΤΟΚ ЄΥЄΜΟΥΤЄ ЄΡΟΚ ϪЄ ΚΗΦΑС. ΠЄϢΑΥΟΥΑϩΜЄϤ ϪЄ ΠЄΤΡΟС.

43 ΜΠЄϤΡΑСΤЄ ΑϤΟΥШϢ ЄЄΙ ЄβΟλ ЄΤΓΑλΙλΑΙΑ. ΑΥШ ΑϤϩЄ ЄΦΙλΙΠΠΟС. ΠЄϪΑϤ ΝΑϤ ΝϬΙΙΗСΟΥС. ϪЄ ΟΥΑϩΚ ΝСШΙ. 44 ΦΙλΙΠΠΟС ΔЄ ΝЄ ΟΥЄβΟλ ΠЄ ϩΝ βΗΔϹΑΙΔΑ ΤΠΟλΙС ΝΑΝΔΡЄΑС ΜΝ ΠЄΤΡΟС. 45 Α ΦΙλΙΠΠΟС ϩЄ ЄΝΑΘΑΝΑЄλ. ΠЄϪΑϤ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ΠЄΝΤΑ ΜШΥϹΗС СϩΑΙ ЄΤβΗΗΤϤ ϩΜ ΠΝΟΜΟС. ΑΥШ ΝЄΠΡΟΦΗΤΗС. ΑΗϩЄ ЄΡΟϤ. ΙΗСΟΥС ΠϢΗΡЄ ΝΙШСΗΦΠЄβΟλ ϩΝ ΝΑΖΑΡЄΘ. 46 ΠЄϪЄ ΝΑΘΑΝΑΗλ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ЄΡЄϢ ΟΥΑΓΑΘΟΝ ϢШΠЄ ЄβΟλ ϩΝ ΝΑΖΑΡЄΘ. ΠЄϪЄ ΦΙλΙΠΠΟС ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ΑΜΟΥ ΝΓΝΑΥ. 47 Α ΙΗСΟΥС ΝΑΥ ЄΝΑΘΑΝΑЄλ ЄϤΝΗΥ ϢΑΡΟϤ. ΑΥШ ΠЄϪΑϤ ЄΤβΗΗΤϤ. ϪЄ ЄΙС ΟΥΙСΡΑΗλΙΤΗС ΝΑΜЄ. ЄΜΝ ΚΡΟϤ ΝϩΗΤϤ. 48 ΠЄϪЄ ΝΑΘΑΝΑЄλ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ЄΜΠΑΤЄ ΠΙλΙΠΠΟС ΜΟΥΤЄ ЄΡΟΚ. ΝϩΟΥΝ ϩΑ ΤβШ ΝΚΝΤЄ ΑΙΝΑΥ ЄΡΟΚ. 49 Α ΝΑΘΑΝΑΗλ ΟΥШϢβ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ϩΡΑββЄΙ ΝΤΟΚ ΠЄ ΠϢΗΡЄ ΜΠΝΟΥΤЄ. ΝΤΟΚ ΠЄ ΠΡΡΟ ΜΠΙСΡΑΗλ. 50 Α ΙΗСΟΥС ΟΥШϢβ ΠЄϪΑϤ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ЄβΟλ ϪЄ ΑΙϪΟΟС ΝΑΚ. ϪЄ ΑΙΝΑΥ ЄΡΟΚ ΝϩΟΥΝ ϩΑ ΤβШ ΝΚΝΤЄ ΑΚΠΙСΤЄΥЄ. ΚΝΑΝΑΥ ЄΝЄΤΝΑΑΥ ЄΝΑΙ. 51 ΑΥШ ΠЄϪΑϤ ΝΑϤ. ϪЄ ϩΑΜΗΝ ϩΑΜΗΝ ϮϪШ ΜΜΟС ΝΗΤΝ. ϪЄ ΤЄΤΝΑΝΑΥ ЄΤΠЄ ЄСΟΥΗΝ. ΑΥШ ΝΑΓΓЄλΟС ΜΠΝΟΥΤЄ ЄΥΝΑ ЄϩΡΑΙ ΑΥШ ЄΥΝΗΥ ЄΠЄСΗΤ ЄϪΜ ΠϢΗΡЄ ΜΠΡШΜЄ.