ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaîos), a transliteration of Aramaic פְּרִישַׁיָּא‎ (pərîšayyâ’), emphatic plural of פְּרִישׁ‎ (pərîš, “separatist”, literally “separated”).

Noun

ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ (phariseos) m

(Bohairic) Pharisee

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