ⲭⲣⲟϥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲣⲟϥ (krof) — Sahidic
• ⲕⲗⲁϥ (klaf) — Fayyumic
• ⲕⲣⲁϥ (kraf) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Noun

ⲭⲣⲟϥ • (khrof) m

1. (Bohairic) guile, ambush
2. (Bohairic) guileful person

Adjective

ⲭⲣⲟϥ • (khrof)

1. (Bohairic) guileful, false

Derived terms

• ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲭⲣⲟϥ (metatkhrof, “guilelessness”)
• ϭⲁⲩⲭⲣⲟϥ (caukhrof, “deceiver”)
• ϫⲓⲛⲭⲣⲟϥ (činkhrof, “snares”)

References

• Marcion Coptic dictionary
• TLA lemma no. C1339 (ⲕⲣⲟϥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-01).