ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek δίκαιον (díkaion, “right, law, justice, legal claim, title”).

Noun

ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ • (dikeon) m

1. (Bohairic) justice, right, appeal
   • The Bohairic Coptic Bible, Deuteronomy 16:20

     "ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ...".

     "Thou shalt justly pursue justice...".

References

• TLA lemma no. C8781 (ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]