ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲭⲣⲱⲛⲟⲥ (khrōnos), ⲭⲣⲱⲛⲱⲥ (khrōnōs), ⲭⲣⲱⲛⲟ︦ (khrōno︦) — Sahidic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)

Noun

ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ • (khronos) ?

(Bohairic, Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Oxyrhynchite):

1. time
2. period of time, duration
3. point of time
4. lifespan
5. age (of a person)

References

• TLA lemma no. C10997 (ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]