ⲛⲉⲧⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲉⲧⲁ (neta)

Etymology

From Egyptian

(nṯr-ꜥꜣ, “great god”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɛˈtɔ/

Noun

ⲛⲉⲧⲟ • (neto) m

1. (Old Coptic) great god; a divine epithet.
   • Papyri Graecae Magicae (PGM) III. 410—23:

     ⲁⲛⲅⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲛⲉⲧⲟ

     angiēsous pneto

     I am Jesus, the great god.

References

• Coptic Dictionary Online