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