ϣⲧⲏⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϣⲧⲛ (štn) — Sahidic
• ϣⲑⲏⲛ (šthēn) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic gtwn (“tunic”), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).

Noun

ϣⲧⲏⲛ • (štēn) f

1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic) garment; tunic
   • Mark 6:9

     ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲥⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲧϩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙϯϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ

     "... but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics."

References

• TLA lemma no. C6118 (ϣⲧⲏⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]