ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaîos), a transliteration of Aramaic פְּרִישַׁיָּא (pərîšayyâ’), emphatic plural of פְּרִישׁ (pərîš, “separatist”, literally “separated”).

Noun

ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ • (phariseos) m (plural ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ (phariseos))

  1. (Bohairic) Pharisee
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