ⲗⲉⲃⲉⲕⲏ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲣⲙⲃⲉⲕⲉ (rmbeke) – Sahidic
- ⲣⲙⲙⲃⲉⲕⲉ (rmmbeke) – Sahidic
- ⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲭⲉ (rembekhe) – Bohairic
Etymology
ⲗⲉⲙ- (lem-, “person of”) + ⲃⲉⲕⲏ (bekē, “wage”)
Noun
ⲗⲉⲃⲉⲕⲏ • (lebekē) m
- (Fayyumic) mercenary
- (Fayyumic) hireling, employee
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 31