ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔiː.dɔː.ˌlon/

Noun

ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ • (idōlon) m (plural ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ (idōlon))

  1. (Christianity) idol, image or statue of a deity
    ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲗⲉⲍⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲉϯⲁⲛⲉⲙⲣⲱ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϭⲁϧⲉⲙ.
    etafalēi eteflezōrion aferhēt erēs afamoni etianemrō nte siōout ouoh aftalof afhōl ehrēi etipolis efšini nsa nikhrēstianos če hina ntoušemši nniidōlon etcaxem.
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