Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers)

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AP.064.n238.gossip:1
ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ · ⲻ
...to the sky.
AP.135.n305.blame:1
ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ·
AP.065.n239.sober:1
ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲏⲫⲉ · ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ·
An elder said: If the inner human is sober, then it is possible for that person to guard the outer human.
AP.121.syncletica.26:1
ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲥⲩⲅⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲕⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϫⲛⲉⲓϥⲧ . ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .
AP.006.n196.worms:1
ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϯϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϯϩⲗⲡⲗⲱⲡ ·ⲻ
AP.019.n161.presbyter:1
ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ .
He went once, that is the presbyter of Scetis, to the archbishop of Alexandria
AP.137.p.263:1
ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
AP.022.isaac-cells.08:1
ⲡⲉ ·
AP.125.orsisius.01:1
ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
AP.018.n372.anger:1
ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲕⲓⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ
AP.116.pistus.01:1
ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ ·
AP.142.n309.humility:1
ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ·
The old men said, 'If there is no battle against us, then instead we humiliate ourselves as much as we can.
AP.007.n139.laughing:1
ⲁⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ
An old man saw someone laughing.
AP.067.n241.labor:1
ⲁⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ
Another one of our fathers said:
AP.035.theodore-pherme.24:2
ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲡⲛϣⲱⲡ ϣⲁⲕⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲕ .
Father, if fear suddenly occurs, do you feel afraid?'
AP.120.sisoes.13:2
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
AP.126.n132.pigs:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ·
AP.142.n309.humility:2
ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲛϥⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ·
When God sees our weakness, He shall protect us.
AP.143.n310.gabriel:2
ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ
He appeared to one of the brothers and said to him,
AP.047.n200.temptation:2
ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲕⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ·
Since also the place where you will go, you will find there the thing on account of which you are fleeing.
AP.139.n306.dog:2
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ .....ⲟ... ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ......ⲙ.... ⲁⲩⲱ ...... ϩⲛ.......... ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ·
AP.066.n240.spiritual:2
ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ·
That is what we came to this place to do.
AP.023.isaac-cells.07:2
ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ .
but you now you wear adorned tunics.
AP.030.hyperechios.06:2
ⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ·
Store and gather for yourself in heaven,
AP.138.unid.soil:2
ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲙⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲗϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁϩ
AP.099.n293.temptation:2
ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ .
And it happened one time that he delayed going to the elder according to his custom.
AP.125.orsisius.01:2
ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ · ϫⲉⲁⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ · ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·
AP.018.n372.anger:2
ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ
AP.029.syncletica.05:2
ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
She answered, 'It is an exceedingly perfect good for those who are incapable of it.
AP.021.n149.lentils:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ·
And he made them.
AP.007.n139.laughing:2
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ .
He said,
AP.022.isaac-cells.08:2
ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲕⲱⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ · ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲻ
But you, you are of the world, and you have no power to be in this place.
AP.137.p.263:2
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ·
AP.135.n305.blame:2
ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ......... ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲻ
AP.108.poemen.041:2
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲧϭⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩ ·
The old man said, 'It is putting yourself below the animals, and knowing that these things should not be condemned.''
AP.059.longinus.01:2
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲕⲧⲙⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ ·
Abba Lucius said to him, 'Every place to which you go, if you do not control your tongue, you will not be a stranger.'
AP.064.n238.gossip:2
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ ·
But now, when we gather together with one another, we descend into malicious gossip.
AP.067.n241.labor:2
ϫⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ·
A person must determine for themself a labor within them.
AP.102.macarius.11:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ · ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟϩⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
And, behold the devil met him on his way with a sickle in his hand.
AP.046.n199.angel:2
ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲧⲁϭⲱ ϩⲁϩⲧⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·
I will go and I will remain near the water.
AP.040.syncletica.08:2
ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
These are the ones against which a law has been established for us.
AP.042.sarah.03:2
ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ .
and she never set foot outside to see the river.
AP.003.n138.blame:2
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϥⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
AP.006.n196.worms:2
ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·
AP.134.n304.humility:2
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲻ
AP.136.unid.humility:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ .
AP.144.n311.angels:2
ϫⲉⲕⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ . ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
“Even if an angel truly appears to you,
AP.056.daniel.06:2
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲣⲥⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲱⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ
But Abba Arsenius, wishing to benefit his soul, took him into his cell, and said to him, 'Everything that you desire, I will give to you, only do not steal.'
AP.127.n298.demon:2
ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ·
AP.131.n301.joshua:2
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲩⲏ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ · ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲻ
AP.130.n300.glory:2
ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ·
The one who is not glorified among men will receive glory in heaven.'
AP.112.poemen.61:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲻ
And we said to him: 'He is a young man. Why do you call him 'apa'?'
AP.032.benjamin.05:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲱⲡ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲙⲓⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲥⲙ ⲁⲛ .
and count the miles and do not be discouraged.'
AP.017.n148.cellar:2
ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲕⲩⲡⲏ .
But one of the brothers went up to the cellar.
AP.028.serapion.02:2
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲕϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ .
For you have taken the things of the poor and the widows and the orphans, and you have placed them in your window.'
AP.039.macarius.13:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ
And he entered a small place and he slept.
AP.055.daniel.01:2
ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ .
that when the barbarians came the brothers fled
AP.119.Sisoes.16:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ·
AP.045.n192.temptation:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ·
And the old man spoke in this way:
AP.128.n299.arrogance:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲗϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·
AP.129.n331.humility:2
ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ · ⲛⲅϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁϫⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ · ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥϥ
AP.132.n302.armor:2
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ · ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲛⲡⲧⲙⲕⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲧϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲻ
AP.100.n294.crocodiles:2
ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ .
One of them was an ascetic.
AP.124.orsisius.01:2
ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲟⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛⲉ .
But the one that has been baked endures like a rock.
AP.054.daniel.04:2
ϫⲉⲛϩⲱⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲱ .
'However much the body grows,
AP.107.paul-great.02:2
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲗⲁϩⲧⲥ · ⲉⲥϣⲟⲕϩ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲟⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲻ
He said to him, 'I am hitherto a man in a deep pit dug up to my neck. Being full of burden I cry out, 'God have mercy on me.'
AP.096.n281.bread:2
ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϯⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ .
The elder gave bread to everyone who came.
AP.097.poemen.109:2
ϫⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
Take me there.
AP.101.macarius.01:2
ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
they were striking me, saying,
AP.005.unid.senses:2
ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲕⲉⲥⲑⲏⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ , ⲧϭⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ , ⲧϭⲓⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ , ⲧϭⲓⲛϣⲱⲗⲙ , ⲧϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ .
AP.094.n286.charity:2
ⲉϣⲁϥⲣϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ .
while he became increasingly poor.
AP.095.n282.charity:2
............ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ............ ϥⲓⲱⲡ ............ ⲛⲗⲁⲁ .........
AP.115.pistus.1:2
ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ·
We begged for him to give us a word.
AP.020.n373.failings:2
ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁⲥϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ · ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ .
For a long time, it is strong and it persists like something natural, especially those who are very careless.
AP.053.unid.ammona:2
ϫⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲓ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ·
“There was an old man, a bearer of toil, at Cellia
AP.118.Sisoes.11:2
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ · ϫⲉϥϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ
AP.027.pistamon.01:2
ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲉ · ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ · ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
The old man answered him, 'Even Apa Sisoes and the others used to sell their handiwork.
AP.004.poemen.65:2
ⲛϯⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
I do not fear God.'
AP.057.euprepius.07:2
ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲻ
He said to him, 'If you wish to be saved, do not be disdainful.
AP.109.poemen.55:2
ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟϥ
And when they saw him they honored him.
AP.031.philagrios.01:2
ⲛϩⲱⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲱⲣⲁ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ .
While he stood in the marketplace selling his handiwork, Behold! Suddenly he found a bag filled with a thousand gold coins!
AP.038.macarius.04:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ
And when he had knocked at the door, he [Antony] came to him saying, “Who are you?”
AP.025.isaac-cells.12:2
ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϫ ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲓⲧⲥ ·
such that if he throws his tunic out of his cell for three days no one will pick it up to wear it –
AP.019.n161.presbyter:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ , ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥⲣⲟⲩ .
and after he returned to Scetis, they asked him, that is the brothers, about news from the city.
AP.085.jkolobos.12:2
ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲛϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ : ·
Since he is not able to stand against them, he hastens to ascend the tree to save himself.
AP.074.ammoes.02:2
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ·
He said to him: 'I see you, my father, like an angel.'
AP.114.theophilus.02:2
ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϯϩⲏⲩ ·
AP.123.syncletica.11:2
ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ . ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
AP.044.w670.temptation:2
ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ·
For, they come,
AP.116.pistus.01:2
ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁϫⲓⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ·
AP.036.theodore-enaton.02:2
ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
And when summer came, they would say, 'When summer ends, we will flee this place.'
AP.083.jkolobos.10:2
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·
And they said to him that we give thanks to God.
AP.002.n136.account:2
ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ . ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲏ
For, what would it be like to see the heavens opening, and God revealing himself in anger and threat
AP.070.n243.anchorite:2
ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲙⲙⲟϥ
Then the Elders heard, left, and gave hands to him.
AP.117.Sisoes.09:2
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ·
AP.069.n242.asceticism:2
ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉϩⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ·
They saw the Elders in their extreme hunger because of the(ir) ascetic practice.
AP.034.theodore-pherme.02:2
ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲻ
and he went to Abba Theodore of Phermes (and) he told it to him.
AP.065.n239.sober:2
ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ·
If this is not the case, let us guard our language from everything evil with all our strength.
AP.001.n135.mother:2
ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
She labored to stop him, but she was not able to.
AP.009.hyperechius.02:2
ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟ ⲛⲗⲁⲃⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ·
The one who casts this away from himself is like a lustful horse.”

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