ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲓⲱⲛ

Coptic

Papyrus drawing of Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, gospel in hand, standing triumphantly atop the Serapeum in 391 (from the Alexandrian World Chronicle)

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲓⲟⲛ (sarapion) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαραπίων (Sarapíōn, “Serapeum”)

Proper noun

ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲓⲱⲛ • (sarapiōn)

1. (Sahidic) Temple of Serapis in Alexandria.

References

• Trismegistos