ⲕⲉⲙ F v ⲕⲙⲟⲙ (ⲕⲁⲙⲉ).

ⲕⲁⲙⲉ SA, ⲕⲉⲙⲓ F v ⲕⲙⲟⲙ.

ⲕⲏⲙⲉ SA, ⲕⲏⲙⲓ F Egypt v ⲕⲙⲟⲙ.

ⲕⲙⲉ (ⲕⲙⲏⲙⲉ) S v ⲕⲙⲟⲙ.

ⲕⲙⲟⲙ S, ⲕⲙⲁⲙ F, ⲭⲙⲟⲙ B, ⲕⲏⲙ† SAF, ⲭⲏⲙ† B vb intr, be, become black: EpJer 20 BF μελανοῦσθαι, Mt 5 36 S (B adj) μέλανα ποιεῖν, Ap 6 12 SB μ. γίνεσθαι; Job 30 30 S (B ⲭⲁⲕⲓ) σκοτοῦν; Lam 5 10 S (B diff) πελιοῦσθαι; BHom 31 S ⲁⲩⲕ. through time γρυλλοειδής, BIF 14 175 S ⲁⲡⲣⲏ ⲕ., BMOr 8800 1 S dying man's tongue ⲁϥⲕ. Qual: Lev 13 37 S (B adj), Cant 5 11 S, Z 320 S μέλας, Cl 8 3 A μελανώτερος, BMis 542 S sim; Mor 17 59 S ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲕ. μελαίνειν; Lev 13 56 S (var better ⲕⲣⲙⲣⲱⲙ, B ϩⲗⲟⲗ) ἀμαυρὸς εἶναι; C 89 92 B evil soul ⲉⲥⲭ. ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛⲭⲁⲙⲉ = Va 172 54 سودا حبشية, Mor 24 11 F ⲁϥⲕ. like sack-cloth, Mor 38 67 S wine ⲉϥⲕ. like ink, Mor 37 86 S Jacob's pottage of ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ ⲉϥⲕ., PMéd 117 S ⲥⲁϣ ⲉϥⲕ. ⲕⲙⲟⲙ nn m, blackness: ShC 42 127 S gold ⲁϥⲕⲣⲟⲙⲣⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕ. ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ (cf Lam 4 1), ShMIF 23 185 S ⲡⲓⲕ. ⲛϣⲱⲃϩ from feverish vices, Louvre 10010 S face ⲣ ⲡⲉⲕ. ⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁϩⲧ.

ⲕⲁⲙⲉ SA, -ⲏ S (m & f), ⲕⲉⲙⲉ (Cai 42573 2, var ⲕⲁ-), ⲕⲙⲙⲉ, ⲕⲁⲙ S, ⲭⲁⲙⲉ, -ⲏ, ⲭⲉⲙⲓ B, ⲕⲉⲙⲓ, ⲕⲉⲙ (Lam 5) F, pl ⲕⲁⲙⲁⲩⲉⲓ S, ⲭⲁⲙⲉⲩ B adj, black: Lev 13 37 B (S vb†), Zech 6 2 AB, Ap 6 5 SB, Z 335 S ϩⲛϩⲧⲟ ⲛⲕ. μέλας; AM 215 B dog, MIE 2 408 B horse, BM 529 S foal, PS 318 S bull, MR 2 46 S sheep, TT 74 S, AM 187 B snake, Tri 435 S raven, Mor 40 41 S = MG 25 268 B ϩⲃⲥⲱ, CDan 93 B ⲃⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛ (πάλλιον), O'LearyTh 46 B ϣⲁⲣ; rarely without ⲛ-: Cai 42573 1 Sf ⲓⲱ ⲕⲁⲙ (sic), ib ⲉⲥⲁⲩ -ⲙⲉ CO 467 S ⲟⲩϣⲃⲱⲧ -ⲙⲏ, BMOr 9525 (11) S ϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ -ⲙⲏ (cf ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ), ? ⲁⲛⲓⲕⲁⲙ q v (& add Ann 18 285 S ⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙ); so with some names: PO 14 321 B ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲭ. (also ⲡⲓⲭ. CaiTh 291, cf Moses ⲡⲓⲭ. MG 25 262); preceding nn (?): BMEA 10391 S magic ⲁⲓⲕⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲣϣ ⲛⲕⲁⲙⲃⲁⲗ ruddy & black-eyed.

― SBF nn m f, black person or thing: Cant 1 4 S, Mor 37 42 S thou art ⲟⲩⲕ. in thy heart μέλας, MG 25 129 B ⲛⲉⲕⲭⲁⲙⲉⲩ black hair opp ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲭⲓⲙ (cf Z 654 n), K 206 B among colours ⲡⲓⲭ. اسود, AZ 23 107 S ⲡⲕ. resulting from alchemical process, Lant 51 n S from Christ till ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁⲩⲉⲓ came to Egypt, that wore ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲙⲏ (i e Abbâsids), cf ? BP 9544 F ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲓⲣⲓ (? Bousiris), ib Abdalla ⲡⲕ.; ⲥϯⲕⲉⲙⲉ, -ⲕⲙⲙⲉ, ⲕⲏⲙⲙⲉ, ⲅⲙⲉ (P 43) S, ⲥⲧⲩⲭⲉⲙⲓ B nn m, black cumin: Is 28 25, 27 SB μελάνθιον nigella sativa, P 43 58 S شونيز وهو الكمون الاسود (cf Chassinat PMéd 200, Löw 366).

ⲣ, ⲉⲣ ⲕ. SBF, be black: Lam 5 17 F (SB ⲕⲁⲕⲉ) ⲉⲗ ⲕⲉⲙ σκοτοῦν, Cat 147 B colour of body ϭⲱϫ, ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲭ., BM 527 F eyes ⲉⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲉⲙⲓ, Bor 241 217 S (on Cant 1 4) ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣ ⲕ. from asceticism, ShMIF 23 152 S ⲧⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲙⲏ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ.

In many names, e g ⲕⲁⲙⲉ, Πκαμέ, Τκαμέ, Ἑρκᾶμ, Πκῆμις & in place-names, ⲡⲁⲛⲕⲁⲙⲏ Τβενκῆμ (?) Journ Philol 32 273.

V also ⲁⲛⲓⲕⲁⲙ, ⲉⲗⲉⲗⲕⲏⲙⲉ (ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ).

ⲕⲙⲉ S nn f, darkness: ShC 73 180 in ⲧⲕ. of night ظلام الليل opp ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ of day. Prob l ⲕⲙⲏⲙⲉ q v

ⲕⲏⲙⲉ SA, ⲭⲏⲙⲓ B, ⲕⲏⲙⲓ F nn m, rarely f (v below), the black land, Egypt, (cf χημία, Plutarch): bible pass Αἴγυπτος; as m: Ps 134 9 SB, Jer 26 20 B, Ac 7 11 SB, El 84 A, PS 27 S, C 43 63 B, BKU 1 31⁹ S; as f: Ez 29 2 B (S m), Mor 50 61 S ⲕ.… ⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲥⲉⲥ ⲙⲙⲁϥ is Christ's blood ⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ, wherefore martyrs ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲥ, P 131⁸ 147 S named ⲕ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲥⲕⲏⲙ; opp desert: BM 320 S, PO 11 340 B, J 65 44 S; opp Shiêt: MG 25 77, 200, 400, BM 915 18 B; opp Lower Egypt: Miss 4 666–8 S (?), but also to Thebaid: C 89 1 B, or ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ (ⲣⲏⲥ): C 43 90, AM 263 B; was north of Thebes: CO 385 S ⲉϩⲏ[ⲧ] ⲉⲕ.; opp Rakote (Alexandria): C 43 137, CDan 86 B, Mor 48 51, 103 S; ⲕ. later = Babylon (Fustât): BM 346 S, ib 580 25 F, Ryl 461 B (18th cent). Same word ? in place-name ⲡⲉⲗⲭⲏⲙⲓ بلكيم EW 94. V A J Butler Babylon of Egypt 15 ff.

ⲣⲙⲛⲕ., -ⲭ. SABF, Egyptian (cf AZ 43 158 ἑρμοχύμιος): Ex 2 12 SAB, Is 30 7 SBF, Ac 7 22 SBF, Αἰγύπτιος; BMis 408 S = BSM 55 B ⲧⲣ. Potiphar's wife, J MMA 24 2 3 ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲅⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲛⲣ., BIF 13 102 S ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲣ. ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕ., -ⲭ. Egyptian nationality, speech (cf ⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲛⲕ.): PSBA 10 195 S she learnt ⲧⲙ., MG 17 302 S = ib 258 B interpreters between Greek & ⲙ., MG 25 238 B ϯⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲙ., J 75 48 S ⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲙⲙ., cf ib 106 21 ⲛⲁⲓⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲁⲕⲏ.

ⲭⲏⲙⲓ B nn f, ? brazier, hearth: C 41 54 in winter they sat ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛϯⲭ. = Miss 4 420 قلاية (l ? مقلاية).

ⲕⲙⲏⲙⲉ S nn, darkness (cf DM 10 19 kmeme): Sh(Besa)BMOr 8810 425 dark minds ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲃⲁ & false knowledge ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲕ., P 131⁸ 147 before Mark's coming Egypt named ]ϫⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲥⲕⲏⲙ ⲏ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕ.ⲧⲉ (cf TT 68 n).

ⲭⲁⲙⲉ, ⲭⲏⲙⲓ B v ⲕⲙⲟⲙ.