Coptic GTh Inter-saying Words

A list of words occurring in more than one saying in CGT
(The notation 'n in m' means n occurrences in m sayings)
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Nouns

angel (Greek aggelos, 2 in 2)
anyone, nothing (Coptic laau, mN.laau, 8 in 7)

bird (Coptic xalht, xalate, 4 in 4)
blessed/fortunate one (Greek makarios, 10 in 9 + related Coptic verb)
body (Greek swma, 5 in 3)
brother (Coptic son, snhu, 7 in 5)

child, children (Coptic šhre.šhm, 3 in 3 + related Coptic word)
corpse (Greek ptwma, 4 in 2)

darkness (Coptic kake, 2 in 2)
day (Coptic xoou, 16 in 11 + 2 related singles)
dinner (Greek dipnon, 5 in 4)
disciple (Greek machths, 22 in 21)
dog, dogs (Coptic ouxor, ouxoor, 2 in 2)
domain (see kingdom)

ear (Coptic maaje, 11? in 9)
earth (Coptic kax, 10 in 9)
end (see last, end)
everything (see all)
eye (Coptic bal, 10 in 6 or 9 in 5?)

face (Coptic xo, 3 in 3)
father (Coptic eiwt, 28 in 24)
female (see woman)
field (Coptic swše, 7 in 3)
fire (Coptic kwxT, sate, 3 in 3, + analogue)
first (Coptic šorP, 4 in 3)
fish (Coptic tBt, 5 in 2)
flesh (Greek sar3, 4 in 3)
foot (Coptic ouerhte, 3 in 2)
friend, companion (Coptic šbhr, šbeer, 2 in 2)
fruit (Greek karpos, 8 in 6)

garment, clothes (Coptic šthn, 4 in 3)
god (Coptic noute, 4 in 2)
grape (Coptic eloole, 5 in 3)
ground, bottom (Coptic esht, 5 in 5)

hand (Coptic qij, toot., 7 in 6, 7 in 7)
harvest (Coptic wxS, wsx, xas., 5 in 4 + related word)
heaven(s), sky (Coptic pe, phue, 15 in 11)
house (Coptic hei, 9 in 8, + 1 compound)

image (Greek xikwn, 7 in 4)
interest (Coptic mhse, 2 in 2, see money)

king(s) (Coptic Rro, Rrwou, 3 in 3)
kingdom (Coptic mNtero, 24 in 20)

lamb (Coptic xieib, 2 in 1)
last, end (Coptic xae, xah, axh, 5 in 2)
light (Coptic ouoein, 12 in 7 + cmpd)
little one (Coptic kouei, 10 in 7)
loins (see +pe)
lord, master (Coptic joeis, 14 in 7 + compound)

male (Coptic xoout, 6 in 2)
man (Coptic rwme, 35 in 30)
marriage (Coptic šeleet, 2 in 2 + 2 related Greek words)
marvel, wonder (Coptic šphre, 5 in 2, 2 as verb)
merchant (see trader)
midst, middle (Coptic mhte, 2 in 2)
milk (Coptic erwte, 3 in 2)
mind (Coptic xht, 6 in 6 + compound & synonym)
money (Coptic xomT, 3 in 3)
mother (Coptic maau, 9 in 5)
mouth (Coptic tapro, 4 in 3)
mountain (see toou)
movement (see move)

night (see evening)
nothing (see anyone)

peace (Greek eirhnh, 2 in 2)
pearl (Greek margariths, 3 in 2)
place, area (Cp) (Coptic ma, 19 in 13)
place, area (Gk) (Greek topos, 5 in 5)
poverty, poor (Coptic (mNt).xhke, 3 in 2)
power (Greek dunamis, 3 in 3, + Coptic 6OM, 5 in 4)
powerful one (Greek megistanos, 3 in 2)
prophet (Greek provhths, 3 in 3)

repose (Greek anapausis, 4 in 4)
road, path (Coptic xih, xiooue, 5 in 4)
root (Coptic noune, 2 in 2)

sea (Greek calassa, 4 in 2)
seed (Coptic qroq, 4 in 3)
servant (Coptic xMxal, 8 in 3 + Gk analogue)
sheep (Coptic esoou, 2 in 1)
shepherd (Coptic šws, 1 in 1)
side (Coptic sa, 13 in 6)
sin (Coptic nobe, 2 in 2)
single ones (Greek monayos, 3 in 3) + (Coptic oua ouwt, 3 in 3)
sky (see heaven)
son (Coptic šhre, 14 in 11)
soul (Greek 2uyh, 5 in 4)
spirit (Greek PNA, 6 in 5)
stone (Coptic wne, 6 in 4 + Gk synonym)
sword (Coptic shfe, 2 in 2)

taste (see +pe)
thief (Greek lhsths, 2 in 2, + Coptic analogue)
thought (see think(v), thought(n))
thorn (Coptic šonte, 2 in 2, with 'worm')
time (Coptic sop, 2 in 2)
trader, merchant (Coptic ešwt, 3 in 2 + Gk synonym)
treasure (Greek exo, 5 in 3)
tree (Coptic šhn, 3 in 2)
trouble (see trouble, to be troubled)
truth (Greek me, 5 in 5 + related Gk word)

way (Coptic xe, 16 in 11)
wine (Coptic hrP, 5 in 2)
woman (Coptic sxime, sxiome, xiome, 10 in 7)
work (Coptic xwb, 2 in 2)
(the) world (Coptic kosmos, 16 in 11)
worm (Coptic fNt, 2 in 2, with 'thorn')


Noun-Verbs

begin, beginning (Coptic exh, 4 in 4, + Greek aryh, aryei, 3 in 1, 1 in 1)
die, death: (Coptic mou, 6 as verb, 5 as noun, see die, be dead)
live, life (Coptic wnx, onx, 4 in 4 as noun, 16 in 12 as verb)
move(v), movement(n): Coptic kim (3 in 3, one as noun, see move)
split (n&v) (Coptic pwx, 6 in 4, one as noun)
think(v), thought(n) (Coptic meeue, 1 as noun, 1 as verb)
trouble, to be troubled (Coptic xise, 4 in 4 + Coptic analogue)
word, speak (Coptic šaje, 6 in 5 as nn + Gk synonym + 3 in 1 as vb)

Verbs

to accept (Coptic šhp, šap., 2 in 2)
to appear (Coptic ouwnx, ouonx, 9 in 9)
to be ashamed (Coptic šipe, 2 in 2)
to ask (Coptic jne., jnou., 5 in 5)

to beget (Coptic jpo, jpe., jpo., 5 in 5)
to behold (Coptic eis.xhhte, 6 in 5)
to be (Coptic o, 7 in 7)
to bind (Coptic mour, 3 in 3)
to break (Coptic ouwqP, 2 in 2)
to bring (Coptic eine, 4 in 2)
to build (Coptic kwt, kot., 3 in 3)
to burn (Coptic rwkx, jero, 2 in 2 each)
to buy (see toou)

to call (Coptic twxM, 7 in 2)
to cast (Coptic nouje, 14 in 9)
to choose (Coptic swtP, setP., sotP, 4 in 4)
to climb, mount (Coptic telo, 2 in 2)
to come (Coptic nhu, Nnhu, 10 in 8)
to compare (Coptic tNtwn, 12 in 11)

to depend on (Coptic aše, oše, 2 in 1 each)
to desire (see to want)
to destroy, be destroyed (Coptic tako, teka., 3 in 3, + 2 related words)
to die, be dead (Coptic mou, moout, 15 in 13)
to dine (Coptic dipnon, dipnei)
to drink (Coptic sw, se., 4 in 3)
to be drunk (Coptic +xe, taxe, toxe, 3 in 2)

to eat (Coptic ouwm, 12 in 8 + compound noun)
to be empty (Coptic šoueit, 3 in 2)
to exist, be (Coptic šoop, 5 in 5)

to be far away (Coptic ouhu, ouhou, 3 in 2)
to fast (Greek nhsteue, 5 in 4, with 'pray')
to fill, be full (Coptic moux, 6 in 5)
to find (see to seek and find)
to gather (Coptic kwtf, 2 in 2 + synonym)
to give (Coptic +, +., taa., 25 in 22)

to hate (Coptic moste, meste., 7 in 5)
to have and have not (Coptic ouN.ta., mN.ta., 22 in 15)
to heal (Greek cerapeue, 2 in 2)
to hear, listen (Coptic swtM, sotm1, 14 in 11)
to hide, hidden (Coptic xwp, xhp, 12 in 10)

to kill (Coptic mout., 6 in 4)
to know (Coptic sooun, souwn., 25 in 20)

to lack (see need)
to lead (Coptic swk, 3 in 3)
to look, see (Coptic qwšT, 4 in 4)
to love (Coptic me, mere., mRre., 4 in 3)

to make, do I (Coptic eire, 7 in 5)
to make, do II (Coptic a(a)., 11 in 9)
to move (Coptic pwwne, kim, 5 in 3, 3 in 3)

to need (Coptic R.qrwx, 3 in 2)

to pass away/by (Greek parage, 3 in 2)
to persecute (Greek diwke, 3 in 2)
to place, put (Coptic ouwx, ouex., 2 in 2)
to plant (Coptic twqe, toq1, 2 in 2)
to pray (Coptic šlhl, 4 in 2/3 + synonym, see to fast)

to raise up (Coptic jise, jose, 3 in 2)
to realize (Coptic eime, 6 in 6)
to reap (see harvest)
to renounce, deny (Greek arna, 2 in 2)
to resemble, resemblance (Coptic eine, 1 as noun, 8 in 4 as verb)
to rest (Coptic Mton, 2 in 2 - see repose)
to reveal, uncover (Coptic qwlP, qolP, 5 in 4)

to see, look (Coptic nau, 19 in 14)
to seek and find (Coptic šine, 13 in 11, qine, 5 in 4 + 2 combined forms)
to send (Coptic joou, 4 in 2, teuo, teue., 2 in 2)
to show (Coptic tsebe., tsebo., 3 in 3)
to sow (Coptic site, 2 in 2, plus Coptic analogue)
to speak (Coptic jw, 10 in 8)
to strip (Coptic kak, kek., 2 in 2)

to take, carry (Coptic fi, fi., fit., 12 in 12)
to take (Coptic ji, ji., jit., 14 in 14)
to think (see think(v), thought(n))
to throw (see to cast)
to be troubled (see trouble, to be troubled)

to walk (Coptic mooše, 2 in 2)
to want, desire (Coptic ouwš, 7 in 7 + Gk synonym, 2 in 2)
to watch (Coptic arex, 2 in 2)


Adjectives

all (Coptic thr., 14 in 10, 5 as noun)
evil (Greek kakos, kakon, 2 in 2 + others)
fortified (Coptic tajrhu, 2 in 2)
good (Coptic nanou., 5 in 3)
good, kind (Greek yrhstos, 2 in 2)
great, large (Coptic noq, 10 in 8)
holy (Coptic ouaab, 2 in 2)
large (see great)
new (Coptic bRre, 4 in 2 + Coptic synonym)
poor (see poverty)
righteous (Greek dikaios, 2 in 2)
secret (see hide, hidden)
true (see truth)
wise (see mind)
worthy (Greek a3ios, 2 in 2, + Coptic Mpša, 6 in 6)

adjectival compounds of 'man'

Pronouns

I, we (Coptic anok, anon, 15 in 10)
himself (Coptic ouaa.f, 3 in 3)
possessives mine, yours, etc. (Coptic pw1, tw1, na., 7 in 5)
you/your (singular) (various Coptic words)

Prepositions

after- (Coptic Nsa., Nsw., 5 in 5, 4 in 4)
because, concerning (Coptic etbe, 7 in 6, + Greek epei, 5 in 5)
before, for (Coptic xht., 5 in 5)
on, upon (Coptic xi., xiw., xiwt., 9 in 9)
under, from, by, about (Coptic xa., xaro., 11 in 11)
upon (Coptic xijN., xijM., xiw., 6 in 5)
up to- (Coptic ša., šaro., 13 in 10)
with (me, him, it) (Coptic nMma., 3 in 3)

Demonstratives ("pointers")

that (one) (Coptic ph, th, pi., 12 in 11)
these (Coptic naei, neei., 14 in 12)
this (one) (Coptic paei, taei, 15 in 11)

Conjunctions

and not, nor (Greek oute, oude, 8 in 5, 3 in 3)
for (Greek gar, 14 in 14)
however (Greek de, 18 in 17) + indeed (Greek men, 2 in 2)
rather, but (Greek alla, 13 in 13)
so that (Coptic jekaas, 12 in 11)
so, so that (Gk) (Greek šina, xina, 15 in 15)

Interrogatives

what?, why? (Coptic ou, 11 in 9)
which? (Coptic , 9 in 7)
who? (Coptic nim ,10 in 8, also means 'any')

Other

alone (Coptic ouwt, 5 in 5)
also (Coptic on, 2 in 2)
also-x (Coptic xw., xwt., 5 in 5)
another, other (Coptic ke., kooue, 15 in 11?)
around, turn (Coptic kwte, kot., 3 in 3)
blind (one) (Coptic bLle, bLleeue, 3 in 2)
come! (imp) (Coptic amou, amheitN, 2 in 2)
if (Coptic ešwpe, ešje, 5 in 4)
many (Coptic xax, 5 in 5)
more than (Greek para, 2 in 2)
now (Coptic tenou, 2 in 2)
or (Greek h, 5 in 5)
presence (Coptic Mto ebol, 6 in 6)
then (Coptic eeie, 4 in 2 + Greek tote, 9 in 9)
when (Greek xotan, 19 in 16)
while (Greek xws, 3 in 3)
woe (Coptic ouoei, 3 in 2)

Words with multiple meanings

Coptic eine as bring (4) or resemble (9)
Coptic me as to love (4) or truth (5)
Coptic nim = 'any' (3 in 3) or 'who?' (10 in 8)
Coptic pe = 'sky/heaven' (11 in 8) or 'he/it is' (unindexed)
Coptic sobK = 'few' or 'small' (1 in 1 each)
Coptic toou = 'buy' (5 in 3) or 'mountain' (3 in 3)
Coptic še = '100' or '(piece of) wood' (2 in 2, 1 in 1)
Coptic šwm = nouns 'tax, rent, tribute' or 'summer' (2 in 2, 1 in 1)
Coptic +pe = 'taste' (4 in 4) or 'loins' (2 in 2)
Coptic xe = 'way' (16 in 11) or 'fall' (vb, 30 unindexed)
Coptic xoou as day (16) or evil (1)
Coptic jo = 'sow' or 'wall' (1 in 1 each)

Prefixes

upon, onto, etc. (Coptic ejN./ejM., 19)
namely, viz. (Coptic Nqi., 27)
xitN., xijN. (Coptic, 2, 6)

Numbers

two (Coptic snau, sNte, 15 in 11)
three (Coptic šomT, 4 in 3)
five (Coptic +ou, 2 in 2)

Names/ Proper Nouns

Adam (2 in 2)
IS other than in "Jesus said" (11 in 11)
IHS (3 in 3)
Mariam (2 in 2)
Pharisee (2 in 2)
Simon Peter (2 in 2)
Thomas (4 in 2)

Special/Odd Features

omitted 'N' overstroked at end of line (17)
Sayings with no introduction (3)
'said-he' where 'he' = IS, but not in dialogue (4 in 4)
'you/your' singular spoken by Jesus, but not to any individual (5 sayings)

© 2013 Michael W. Grondin
page last revised 6 Jan 2015 (added prefixes and no-N)