ⲗⲉⲃⲉⲕⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲣⲙⲃⲉⲕⲉ (rmbeke) — Sahidic
• ⲣⲙⲙⲃⲉⲕⲉ (rmmbeke) — Sahidic
• ⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲭⲉ (rembekhe) — Bohairic

Etymology

ⲗⲉⲙ- (lem-, “person of”) +‎ ⲃⲉⲕⲏ (bekē, “wage”)

Noun

ⲗⲉⲃⲉⲕⲏ • (lebekē) m

1. (Fayyumic) mercenary
2. (Fayyumic) hireling, employee

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 31