ⲛⲉ- SB, ⲛⲁ- ABF vbal pref I a of imperf before vbal subj: Gen 39 23 B ⲛⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛⲡⲉ; before nominal subj ⲛⲉⲣⲉ- S, ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- AB: ib S ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ἦν; b plupf: 4 Kg 15 5 S ⲛⲉⲁϥⲥⲱⲃϩⲡⲉ ἦν; c past aorist: Ps 118 62 S ⲛⲉϣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ἐξεγειρόμην; d neg plupf with ⲙⲡⲉ- q v.
II ⲛⲉ- in nominal clause indicates past: Ps 151 1 S ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ἤμην, Jo 18 18 B ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲫⲣⲱⲧⲉ ἦν; or with vbs ⲟⲩⲟⲛ, ⲙⲙⲛ-: Lu 4 27 B ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ἦσαν, Ps 106 2 S ⲛⲉⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ.
