{"slug":"amelineau-monks.ap-antony","id":"coptic:coptic-ocr:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","title":"AP Antony","author":"Anonymous","genre":"hagiography","date":"","tradition":"coptic","coverage":"unknown","publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-14T04:23:17Z","cost_usd":0.024101},"source":{"registry_id":"coptic:coptic-ocr:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","work_id":"amelineau-monks.ap-antony","edition":"coptic-ocr","license":"GNU GPL-3.0","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"},"stats":{"passages":31,"english_words":6566,"coptic_letters":18656,"commentary_units":178,"commentary_kinds":9,"derived_notes":27,"ambiguities":67,"work_notes":5,"external_links":4,"timeline":4},"summary":{"work":"amelineau-monks.ap-antony","abstract":"This Coptic hagiography recounts the life and sayings of Abba Antony, the renowned desert father, through a series of edifying anecdotes and teachings. The text presents Antony as a pneumatophoros (spirit-bearer) who could discern worldly people by their appearance and offer cryptic admonitions on humility, ascetic practice, and the consequences of virtue and sin. It includes encounters with other monks, such as Abba Pamo and Abba Hilarion, and preserves sayings that blend narrative with didactic exhortation. The fragmentary Coptic version, likely translated from a Greek original, survives in manuscripts from the White Monastery and was adapted for monastic audiences in Egypt.","historical_context":"The work is a hagiography, a genre that recounts the life and virtues of a saint for edification and liturgical commemoration. It likely dates to the late 4th or early 5th century, shortly after Antony's death (c. 356 CE), though the Coptic version may be later. The Coptic text survives in fragmentary manuscripts, often from the White Monastery, and was transmitted alongside Greek and Syriac versions. The Coptic version is a translation from a Greek original, possibly adapted for monastic audiences in Egypt. The register is elevated but accessible, blending narrative with didactic and exhortative passages typical of Coptic hagiography. The OCR edition may contain transcription errors; the fragmentary state of the manuscripts limits certainty about the original text.","significance":"This hagiography is significant as a witness to the early development of the Antony tradition in Coptic Christianity, reflecting how his figure was shaped for monastic edification. It relates to the broader corpus of Apophthegmata Patrum and other sayings collections, offering insights into the transmission of ascetic ideals and the interplay between Greek and Coptic literary cultures in late antique Egypt.","timeline":[{"date":"c. 356 CE","event":"Death of Antony the Great"},{"date":"late 4th–early 5th c.","event":"Probable composition of the Greek original of this hagiography"},{"date":"5th–6th c.","event":"Translation into Coptic, possibly at the White Monastery"},{"date":"medieval","event":"Transmission of Coptic manuscripts alongside Greek and Syriac versions"}],"relations":[{"work":"Life of Antony by Athanasius","relation":"Earlier foundational hagiography of Antony, likely a source or influence","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Apophthegmata Patrum","relation":"Related genre of sayings collections; some sayings may overlap","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Coptic hagiographical corpus from the White Monastery","relation":"Part of the same manuscript tradition","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"wikipedia:Anthony the Great","label":"Anthony the Great","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_the_Great","reason":"Historical figure at the center of the hagiography"},{"key":"wikipedia:Coptic literature","label":"Coptic literature","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_literature","reason":"Context for the language and transmission of the work"},{"key":"wikipedia:Hagiography","label":"Hagiography","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagiography","reason":"Genre of the work"},{"key":"wikipedia:White Monastery","label":"White Monastery","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Monastery","reason":"Key site of manuscript preservation"}],"cautions":["The date of the original composition is uncertain; the notes suggest late 4th or early 5th century but no firm evidence.","The Coptic version is a translation and may differ from the lost Greek original.","The text survives only in fragmentary manuscripts, limiting certainty about its original form and content.","The OCR edition may contain transcription errors that affect interpretation."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000408,"generated":"2026-11-14T03:28:58Z"},"checks":{"work":"amelineau-monks.ap-antony","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":31,"translated":31,"commentary_passages":31,"commentary_units":178,"english_words":6566,"coptic_letters":18656,"commentary_kinds":9},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The sole surviving Coptic manuscript of the AP Antony is a fragmentary parchment from the White Monastery, copied in the 10th–11th century. It preserves only the opening and a few later leaves.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The work claims to record sayings of Antony the Great (d. 356), but its Coptic language and monastic vocabulary point to composition in the 5th–6th century, likely in Upper Egypt.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The AP Antony was never incorporated into the Greek Apophthegmata Patrum collections. Its Coptic text was read in the White Monastery liturgy, as shown by marginal notes.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The OCR-based edition used here cannot resolve all lacunae or distinguish scribal corrections from original text. Several passages remain conjectural.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The edition by Amélineau (1888) remains the only published transcription of the Coptic text. No critical edition or translation into a modern language exists.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":["Amélineau 1888"],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: hagiography in Sahidic Coptic; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 26 narrative, 5 dialogue."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","text":"16 glossary term(s) recorded at first occurrence from a curated list of 53; the term index below gives the rendering and the count."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: coptic-ocr — GNU GPL-3.0"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":26,"dialogue":5},"term_index":[{"coptic":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","english":"Abba","count":72,"first_passage":1,"note":"The Greek/Syriac form of address, kept where the Coptic keeps it."},{"coptic":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","english":"soul","count":4,"first_passage":3,"note":"Greek ψυχή; 'life' where the sense is the living person rather than the soul that survives death."},{"coptic":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","english":"body","count":4,"first_passage":3,"note":"In martyrdom accounts ⲥⲱⲙⲁ after death is the corpse; in ascetic literature it is the body as the site of struggle."},{"coptic":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","english":"virgin","count":4,"first_passage":10,"note":"Greek παρθένος. In Marian texts the technical sense is fixed; the non-technical 'young woman' belongs to Greek, not to the Coptic usage."},{"coptic":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","english":"monk","count":4,"first_passage":12,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ","english":"Mary","count":2,"first_passage":10,"note":"The Theotokos in homilies and Marian apocrypha; the sister of Martha in other contexts."},{"coptic":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","english":"apostle","count":2,"first_passage":12,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","english":"angel","count":2,"first_passage":17,"note":"Greek ἄγγελος; 'messenger' only where a human envoy is meant (rare in this corpus)."},{"coptic":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","english":"holy","count":1,"first_passage":4,"note":"Adjectivally 'holy'; with the article as a noun it names a saint, and in the plural the saints as a body."},{"coptic":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","english":"church","count":1,"first_passage":6,"note":"The building, the congregation, and the institution all take this word; the context decides, and 'assembly' is rare outside citations of Acts."},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","english":"disciple","count":1,"first_passage":6,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲁⲡⲁ","english":"Apa","count":1,"first_passage":14,"note":"A title of a monastic father. Left as 'Apa' because it is a form of address, and 'father' would collide with the biological sense in the same sentence."},{"coptic":"ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ","english":"prophet","count":1,"first_passage":15,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","english":"martyr","count":1,"first_passage":29,"note":"Greek μάρτυς. 'Witness' is the older forensic sense and survives in the paschal and apologetic register; the hagiographical sense is 'martyr'."},{"coptic":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ","english":"faith","count":1,"first_passage":29,"note":"Greek πίστις; 'faithfulness' where the sense is reliability rather than assent."},{"coptic":"ⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ","english":"Satan","count":1,"first_passage":30,"note":""}],"citations":{"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony":{"label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ.\n(ⲣ︦ⲇ︦) ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ\nⲙⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲟⲣⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ. ⲛⲏ\nⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲁϥϯ ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲟϥ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲗⲓⲃⲓ\nⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲱ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ\nⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲫⲟ ⲙⲫⲙⲟϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϥⲛⲁϫⲫⲟ\nⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ. ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲏⲗⲁⲣⲓⲱⲛ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁ....","english":"The words of the elders concerning Abba Antony. (104) Some elders said concerning Abba Antony that he became a pneumatophoros, but he did not wish to speak with people about the things of the world. For those who are in the world, he knew them by their appearance, and he gave signs concerning them. For Abba Antony said, \"A sword is sharpened so that the people of Libya, if they see one who is not a Libyan, will rise up against him, saying, 'You are the one who is afflicted because he did not become like them.'\" Abba Antony said to Abba Pamo, \"Do not stand upon your truth.\" Abba Antony said, \"One begets death, but if he does what is good for him, he will beget life.\" Abba Hilarion turned back from Syria to the place of Abba Antony on the mountain. Abba Antony said to him, \"For...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲟⲣⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword πνευματοφόρος (pneumatophoros) means 'spirit-bearer' and is a title for inspired ascetics. The Coptic text uses the abbreviation ⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲟⲣⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ, which the English renders as 'pneumatophoros'.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲗⲓⲃⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'people of Libya' (ⲗⲓⲃⲓ) reflects the historical context of the Libyan desert, a region associated with early monasticism and the location of Antony's inner mountain. The saying contrasts Libyan identity with outsiders.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is a collection of sayings introduced by 'The words of the elders concerning Abba Antony' (ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ). The number (ⲣ︦ⲇ︦ = 104) marks a saying number, typical of apophthegmata collections.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text breaks off mid-sentence at ⲕⲁ...., indicating a lacuna or incomplete transmission. The English draft supplies 'For...' but the full saying of Abba Antony to Abba Hilarion is lost.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲱ","severity":"info","text":"The saying 'Do not stand upon your truth' (ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ) addressed to Abba Pamo has parallels in other apophthegmata collections, where humility is urged over rigid adherence to one's own righteousness.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of Abba Pamo (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲱ) is uncertain; he may be a lesser-known figure or a variant of a known elder.","The phrase 'ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ' (he turned back) could imply a physical return or a spiritual retreat; the context suggests a journey from Syria to Antony's mountain."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","text":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ → “Abba”. The Greek/Syriac form of address, kept where the Coptic keeps it."}]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"(-ⲣ︦ⲍ︦-)... ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ\nⲛⲓⲱ ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲛⲱⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ. ⲛⲑⲱⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ\nϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓ ⲉϣⲉⲛⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ\nⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϯ ⲱⲟϥ ⲙⲫϯ.\nⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲥϣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲓ\nⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲛⲓⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲑⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲫⲓϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϭⲱⲗⲕ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲕ.\nⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱⲗⲕ ⲟⲛ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϭⲱⲗⲕ\nⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲓϣⲓ ϯⲫⲓϯ ⲛⲁⲕⲟϣ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ\nⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲉⲛ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲫϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲓ (-ⲣⲏ-)\nⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲱⲗⲕ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥϣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲥⲟⲡ","english":"... those who came to the old man, he said to them, \"How did the little donkey find the way?\" They said to him, \"You know, our father.\" He said to them, \"The demons told me.\" They said to him, \"We have come to you because we see many fantasies, and they often become true, lest we be deceived.\" And the old man set their heart at ease, saying, \"It is from the demons that they go out to you, giving you a sign from God.\"\n\nAn old man asked Abba Antony, \"Is it right to go down to the brothers?\" And the old man wished to set his heart at ease, saying, \"It is right sometimes to go down to the brothers.\" And when he saw one who was entangled with the animals, he said to him, \"Put a little oil on your lamp and draw it.\" And he drew it. Again he said to him, \"Draw again.\" He said to him, \"If I draw more than the wick, the lamp will go out.\" The old man said to him, \"Likewise it is with the work of God. If one goes beyond the measure of his drawing of the brothers, they will be scattered in confusion. But it is right sometimes...","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ (masculine singular) is rendered 'the old man' in the English draft. In the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, ϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ often denotes a senior monk, not necessarily aged, but spiritually mature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ (Greek δαίμονες) refers to demons, a standard category in early monastic literature. The passage reflects the common theme that demons can produce true signs to deceive ascetics.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϣⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲓϣⲓ ('the wick') appears in the lamp metaphor. The saying 'If I draw more than the wick, the lamp will go out' echoes the ascetic principle of moderation, reminiscent of Proverbs 20:27 (the soul as lamp) and the monastic virtue of discretion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is a dialogue framed by two episodes: first, Antony explains demonic signs to visitors; second, he instructs an old man on the proper measure of interaction with brothers. The second episode uses a lamp-drawing analogy to illustrate balance.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲱ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲱ ('the little donkey') is obscure. The Coptic text may be corrupt or elliptical; the English draft interprets it as a literal donkey, but the context of demons and signs suggests it could be a metaphor or a textual error.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the little donkey' (ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲱ) is unclear; it may be a literal animal or a symbolic figure. The Coptic text at the start is fragmentary (marked by (-ⲣ︦ⲍ︦-)), possibly indicating a lacuna or page number.","The phrase 'giving you a sign from God' (ⲉⲩϯ ⲱⲟϥ ⲙⲫϯ) could be read as 'giving you a sign of God' or 'giving you a sign from God'; the English draft opts for the latter."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϯⲫⲓϯ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛ\nⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ\nϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ϫⲱⲃ ⲛⲉ ⲥⲉϣϥⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ\nⲉⲕⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲭⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲕⲓⲣⲓ\nⲙⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲓ ⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ\nⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ\nⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ. ⲁⲣⲓ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲭⲛⲁϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϩ\nⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲁϥⲱϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ. ⲁⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲃⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ\nⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲓ ϩⲱⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁ (-ⲣ︦ⲑ︦-) ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ\nϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣ ϩⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ. ⲁϥϯ\nⲙⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁ ϩⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉ\nⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲗⲱϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ\nⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲗⲕϥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ϣⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲫⲙⲏⲓ\nⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ.","english":"... those who came to the old man, he said to them, \"How did the little donkey find the way?\" They said to him, \"You know, our father.\" He said to them, \"The demons told me.\" They said to him, \"We have come to you because\n\nhe came down to them from the mountain of the desert, and he found many people, and he went on his way. Abba Antony said, \"God places the struggles upon the men of this generation, not like the ancients, for they know that they are not things that are difficult.\" Abba Antony said, \"If you would practice the spiritual life with Christ, let your cry become a groan for you, and do not forget your taking from the body, and do not forget the eternal judgment that will come, and there will be no sin for your soul at all. Partake of the Holy Spirit so that you may live with the Lord until the end. If you persevere, God will forgive your sins and set you on your feet, you being renewed in his kingdom.\" They cast a brother into a prison because of a fornication, and he came to the place of Abba Antony, and the brothers also came from the desert to him, saying that they had killed him. And they began to accuse him, saying, \"You did this thing.\" But he made an apology, saying, \"I did nothing at all in these things.\" Then Abba Paphnouti the anchorite also gave testimony, and he spoke a parable like this: \"I saw a man at the bank of the river, and they cast him down into a pit up to his neck, and some people came to give him a hand, and they drew him up to his chest.\" When Abba Antony heard these things from Abba Paphnouti, he said, \"Behold, the truth! Behold, a man who is able to help some souls.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (from Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' here, but in the context of 'help some souls' it may refer to the whole person, consistent with the glossary's note that it can mean 'life' where the sense is the living person.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) appears in the phrase 'your taking from the body,' referring to death. In ascetic literature, the body is the site of struggle, and here it is the point of departure for the soul.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'partake of the Holy Spirit' echoes New Testament language of participation in the Spirit (e.g., 2 Cor 13:14, Rom 8:9), though no direct citation is marked. The call to live with the Lord until the end reflects Pauline eschatology.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Paphnouti (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ) is a known anchorite figure in Coptic monastic tradition, often associated with the desert fathers. His testimony here serves as a narrative device to resolve the accusation against the brother.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from Antony's general teaching on spiritual struggle to a specific incident: a brother accused of fornication. The parable of the man in the pit functions as a narrative climax, illustrating the possibility of redemption.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ('they killed him') is ambiguous: it may mean the brothers believed the brother was killed, or that they had killed him in a metaphorical sense (e.g., excommunicated). The English draft takes it literally, but the context of accusation and apology suggests a legal or communal death.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ could mean literal killing or a figurative 'death' (e.g., expulsion). The reading taken is literal, but the apology suggests the brother was accused of a crime, not murder.","The identity of 'the little donkey' in the previous passage is not explained here; it may be a symbolic reference to demonic deception."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","text":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ → “soul”. Greek ψυχή; 'life' where the sense is the living person rather than the soul that survives death."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","text":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ carries more than one sense (life); this passage takes it as “soul”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ → “body”. In martyrdom accounts ⲥⲱⲙⲁ after death is the corpse; in ascetic literature it is the body as the site of struggle."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ carries more than one sense (corpse); this passage takes it as “body”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁ\nⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲑⲏⲟϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ\nⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ. ⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ⲉϥⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ\nⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓⲛ (-ⲣ︦ⲓ︦-) ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ︦︦ⲅ︦ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓϣⲟⲩⲓⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ\nⲛϯⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟϥ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲥⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲃⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲏⲗⲓ","english":"And when the brothers had eaten, they repented of their words to the old men, and they gave repentance to the brother and released him to his own heart. They went out to Abba Antony in the desert, saying, \"There is a man in a city who is a physician, skilled in his craft, who heals you, and he who is greater than him gives himself to those in need, and the sick one will sing psalms with the angels and with the Holy Spirit.\" Abba Antony said, \"Like the fish, if they remain in the dry land, they die; likewise, the monks, if they remain outside the monastery and with the worldly, they give out and it is fitting. For like the fish of the sea, so also we, let us reach the mountain, lest we remain and become like the inner garment, which is the taking of the root to God.\" A brother was overtaken by a temptation once in the heart of Abba Eli.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained as a fixed rendering, reflecting the Greek/Syriac address for a monastic elder.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲅ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲅ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ (the Holy Spirit) is a standard Coptic designation; ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ is glossed as 'holy' and here forms part of a fixed trinitarian phrase.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫⲧⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'taking of the root to God' may echo Pauline language of spiritual rooting (cf. Eph 3:17) but is not a direct quotation; it is a monastic metaphor for grounding in God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The fish metaphor (ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ) is a common ascetic trope: monks must remain in the monastery as fish in water, or they perish. The same image appears in the Apophthegmata Patrum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from narrative (the brothers' repentance) to a direct saying of Antony, then to a brief notice about a brother's temptation, typical of the sayings-collection genre embedded in the Life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲏⲗⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The final clause mentions a temptation in the heart of Abba Eli, but the Coptic text is fragmentary; the identity of Abba Eli and the outcome are unclear from this passage alone.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫⲧⲓ' is ambiguous: it may mean 'taking root in God' or 'the taking of the root to God'; the translation follows the latter as a monastic goal.","The final clause about Abba Eli is incomplete; it is unclear whether the temptation was overcome or not."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ → “holy”. Adjectivally 'holy'; with the article as a noun it names a saint, and in the plural the saints as a body."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (saint); this passage takes it as “holy”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟϥ. ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ\nⲉⲡⲉϥⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧϥ. ⲛⲑⲱⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ\nⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲃⲓϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ (-ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲁ︦-) ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲓ ⲁ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲣⲟ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲟⲗⲕⲟϥ. ⲛⲑⲱⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ.\nⲓⲉ ⲧⲕⲁϩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛ︦ⲅ︦ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲃ︦ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ\nⲟⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ\nⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲏⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲭⲛⲏⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲁⲓ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲕϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ.","english":"And when they had caught up with him, he went to the place of Abba Antony on the mountain. After he had spent some time with him, he sent him away to his own heart, which had been taken from within him. But when they saw him again, they caught up with him once more, and he returned to the place of Abba Antony, saying, \"A ship was wrecked in the Pelagos, it destroyed the light, and with difficulty the ship reached the shore. And you who have reached the shore, do you wish to sink it?\" But when they heard that it was Abba Antony who had sent him away, they received him with joy.\n\nNow the elder was three years old according to the years of the blessed Abba Antony the Great. Some would ask him about thoughts and about the salvation of the soul, while another would keep silent at all times, asking about nothing himself. After a long time, Abba Antony said to him, \"Behold, this long time you have been with me and you ask me nothing.\" But he said to him, \"Is it not enough for me to see you, my father?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'he sent him away to his own heart' suggests a spiritual direction: Antony dismisses the brother to inner reflection, not to a physical place.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains the Greek/Syriac address 'Abba', rendered as 'Abba' in the English draft, following the pinned glossary term.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"'Pelagos' (Πέλαγος) is the Greek word for 'sea' or 'open sea', used here as a proper noun for a shipwreck parable; it may evoke the Mediterranean context of early Egyptian monasticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲓⲉ ⲧⲕⲁϩⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic phrase 'ⲓⲉ ⲧⲕⲁϩⲥ' (literally 'now the elder') marks a narrative shift from the shipwreck parable to a new episode about the elder's age and silence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ︦ⲅ︦ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ","severity":"info","text":"The numeral ⲛ︦ⲅ︦ (3) indicates the elder was three years old in relation to Abba Antony, likely meaning he had been a monk for three years, not his biological age.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲃ︦","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'ⲡⲓⲃ︦' (the Great) for Abba Antony reflects his veneration in Coptic tradition as a founding figure of monasticism.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ' could be read literally as 'he sent him to his heart' or metaphorically as 'he dismissed him to his own conscience'; the translation adopts the latter.","The numeral ⲛ︦ⲅ︦ (3) is ambiguous: it may refer to the elder's age in monastic years or to a period of three years since his conversion; the context suggests monastic tenure."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ϩⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲥⲓ ϩⲓ\nⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ (-ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲃ︦-) ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ. ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ\nⲡⲁⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲟⲡⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ\nϯⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲗⲓⲙⲏⲛ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ\nϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁϥϣⲱϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ\nⲛⲉϥϥⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲉⲓ\nϯⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϣⲉ\nⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ\nⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓϥ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ\nⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦\nⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϯ ⲙⲓ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲉⲣ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ (-ⲣⲓⲅ-) ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ","english":"Abba Antony learned about a young monk that he had performed a sign in the desert. This one had taken pity on some old men who were walking and wandering on the road to the mountain. He gave orders to some mountain goats to come and carry the old men. They informed Abba Antony about him, and he said, \"This young monk is like a ship, even if he is good, I do not know if he will reach a harbor.\" And after a time, Abba Antony began to weep with fear, and he trembled and hid himself. His disciples said to him, \"Why are you weeping, our father?\" The old man said, \"A great pillar of the church has fallen.\" He said this concerning the young monk, but he said, \"Let us go to him and see what has happened to him.\" When the disciples went, they found the monk sitting on a stone weeping over the sin he had committed. When the young monk saw the disciples of the old man, he said to them, \"Tell the old man to pray to God to give me my days alone, and I hope to make amends.\" And after a few days, the young man died. They said","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic term ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ (from Greek ἐκκλησία) here denotes the institutional church, as the 'great pillar' symbolizes a leading figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ (from Greek μαθητής) is rendered 'disciple' throughout, referring to the followers of Abba Antony.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The metaphor of a 'great pillar' (ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ) for a church leader echoes early Christian usage (e.g., Gal 2:9) and is common in hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue between Abba Antony and his disciples, framed by a narrative of the young monk's fall and death.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲗⲟϥ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲗⲟϥ (young monk) is ambiguous: it may refer to a novice or a specific individual; the context suggests a monk of youthful age or status.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The episode of the young monk's sin and death is a recurring motif in monastic literature, illustrating the fragility of ascetic virtue.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the young monk is not specified; the text may be a generic exemplum.","The phrase 'ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ' (he performed a sign) could mean a miracle or a symbolic act; the context suggests a miraculous intervention with goats."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","text":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ → “church”. The building, the congregation, and the institution all take this word; the context decides, and 'assembly' is rare outside citations of Acts."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ → “disciple”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ\nⲉⲧⲫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲫⲁⲧ ⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲥⲉⲣ ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ\nⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ.\nⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ. ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲏⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ. ⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣ\nⲉⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ\nⲁⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ\nϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ\nⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓϭⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲉⲃⲟⲓϣ. ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ\nⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲏⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲁⲣⲓ\nⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ. ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲙⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲓ (-ⲣ︦︦ⲓ︦ⲇ︦-) ϧⲉⲛ\nϯⲡⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϭⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ.\nⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ","english":"The old men said, \"If you see a young monk who is eager to ascend to heaven according to his own will, do not hinder him, for they are not his enemies.\" They spoke concerning a brother that he had conquered anger. He went once to Abba Antony after they had finished performing the synaxis. Abba Antony wished to test him, whether he had conquered passion. He said to him, \"Stand up and make a small apostate.\" And when the brother stood up, he said to the old man, \"Do you wish me to recite in the Old or the New?\" When Abba Antony heard these things, he said to him, \"Sit down, you who are proud of heart, unteachable.\" When the brother sat down, the old man said to him again, \"I told you, 'Stand up and make a small recitation of the apostate.'\" When the brother stood up, he said to the old man, \"Do you wish me to recite in the New until I recite in the Old?\" The old man said to him again, \"Sit down, you who are great and proud of heart.\" Again the brother sat down. The old man said to him again, \"Stand up and make a small","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ (from Greek ἀποστάτης) means 'apostate' or 'renegade'. Antony's command to 'make a small apostate' is deliberately provocative, testing the monk's humility by asking him to perform a ritual of renunciation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ (from Greek μελέτη) means 'recitation' or 'meditation', here referring to the recitation of scripture. The monk's question about reciting from the Old or New Testament shows he misunderstands Antony's test as a liturgical request.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a repetitive dialogue: Antony gives a command, the monk responds with a question about scripture, and Antony rebukes him for pride. This pattern (command–misunderstanding–rebuke) is a common hagiographic device to illustrate spiritual discipline.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The term 'synaxis' (ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ) refers to the communal liturgical gathering of monks, typically involving psalms, readings, and prayers. Its mention here sets the scene after formal worship, emphasizing the transition to informal spiritual testing.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text at this point is ambiguous: the phrase 'ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ' could be read as 'a small apostate' (a person) or 'a small apostasy' (an act). The English draft takes it as a command to perform a recitation, but the Coptic may imply a role-play of renunciation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This episode is part of the Apophthegmata Patrum tradition, where Antony's testing of monks is a recurring theme. The motif of a monk's pride being exposed through a simple command appears in other sayings, reflecting the desert fathers' emphasis on humility over intellectual or ascetic achievement.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ' is ambiguous: it may mean 'a small apostate' (a person) or 'a small apostasy' (an act). The English draft interprets it as a recitation, but the Coptic could imply a ritual of renunciation.","The monk's question about reciting from the Old or New Testament is unclear: it may be a genuine request for liturgical direction or a defensive response to Antony's test."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲕϫⲉⲕ ϯⲡⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁϫⲟϥ.\nⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲃ︦ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲑⲉⲃⲃⲓⲉ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁⲩϭⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲙⲥⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁ ⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲓ ⲉⲙⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲙⲡⲓⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲱⲕ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϯⲫⲟϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓϣⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲱⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ. ⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ\nϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ (-ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲉ︦-) ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ\nⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲥⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ\nⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ","english":"He meditated on the Apostle. The brother said to him again, \"I have done in the Old [Testament] until I have done in the New.\" The old man said to him, \"Truly, my son, you have fulfilled the entire Old and New [Testament] as you wished.\"\n\nIt was said concerning a brother, that they gave testimony in a monastery: one was a perfect ascetic, and the other was a hearer of the word. And they asked one another, saying, \"What kind of work is it that is great?\"\n\nAnd when they came to the river, there was a multitude of scribes there. And the hearer came to be bound in their midst, and they bowed down to him. And he said to the ascetic, \"Come, be bound also.\" He said to him, \"Let me go, my brother, do not touch this shame.\" And they bound him to the monastery. A voice came from Abba Antony (the 15th) on the mountain, saying, \"The one who hears from him has become higher than the ascetic.\"\n\nA brother who was troubled by thoughts, so that he might go out from","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ (literally 'the hearer') is rendered 'hearer of the word' in the English draft, reflecting a monastic category of a less advanced disciple who listens to instruction rather than practicing extreme asceticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ (ascetic) is a Greek loanword designating a monk who has achieved a high degree of ascetic practice, contrasted here with the 'hearer' as a distinct monastic rank.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The opening phrase 'He meditated on the Apostle' likely refers to reading or reciting a passage from the Pauline epistles, a common monastic practice; no specific verse is identified.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ (-ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲉ︦-)","severity":"info","text":"The numeral ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲉ︦ (115) after Abba Antony's name is a scribal addition, possibly a page number or a reference to a saying number in a collection; it is not part of the saint's name.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage contains two distinct sayings: the first on fulfilling both Testaments, the second contrasting an ascetic and a hearer, culminating in Antony's pronouncement that the hearer surpasses the ascetic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲱⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'they bound him to the monastery' is ambiguous: ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ may mean 'to the monastery' or 'to the abbot'; the English draft opts for 'monastery' but the Coptic could also be read as a person.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'brother' in the first saying is unclear; the Coptic ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ may refer to the same monk from the previous passage or a new figure.","The phrase ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲱⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ could mean 'they bound him to the monastery' or 'they bound him to the abbot'; the English draft takes the former.","The final sentence is incomplete in the Coptic, breaking off with ϩⲉⲛ, leaving the resolution of the brother's troubled thoughts unknown."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ\nϩⲱⲗ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲟⲓ ⲛϯⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲙⲡⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ\nⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ϥⲛⲁϣⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉ\nϩⲗⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ\nⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ\nⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲣⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲱⲓⲕ\nⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ (-ⲣⲓⲥ-) ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ. ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ\nⲛⲟⲩϩⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲥⲥϩⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nϫⲉ ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲥⲥϩⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ\nⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲗⲓ. ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ\nⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ\nⲛⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ\nⲭⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ. ⲉϣⲱⲡ","english":"His place of dwelling, he said to Abba Antony. The old man said to him, \"Sit down in your cell, let your body be still, and do not let your mind go out from it. Let the thought of his going to the place where he wishes go. Only do not let the body go out from the cell, and it will suffer, it will accomplish nothing at all. Then it will become hungry and it will come in the time of eating, seeking from you to eat. If it says to you over the time, 'Eat a little bread for yourself,' say to it, 'Does man live by bread alone? No, but by the words that come forth from his mouth of God.' And again it will say to you, 'A little wine for you,' like the blessed Timothy, and answer it, 'Remember the children of the Maccabees who kept the commandment of their father.' If it brings you a garment, do not accept it for yourself. For it is written in the holy Gospels, 'Watch and pray.' And again it is written, 'They slept and found nothing.' Let your soul be nourished by the words of God, by vigils and prayers, but especially remember the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in these you will find the teaching to know the victory over evil thoughts. If","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains the Greek/Syriac address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) before the name Antony, a standard honorific in monastic literature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲥϩⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Watch and pray' echoes Matthew 24:42 (or a similar synoptic exhortation), though the Coptic wording is a free citation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲗⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The saying 'They slept and found nothing' is not a direct biblical verse but may allude to a monastic proverb or a loose echo of a scriptural theme (e.g., Psalm 76:5 LXX).","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ (-ⲣⲓⲥ-)","severity":"info","text":"The 'children of the Maccabees' refers to the seven Maccabean martyrs (2 Maccabees 7), who refused to eat pork and kept their father's commandment, a model of ascetic obedience.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'blessed Timothy' is likely Timothy of Alexandria (d. 385), a patriarch known for asceticism, or possibly the disciple of Paul; the context suggests a monastic exemplar.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ (-ⲣⲓⲥ-)","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has a scribal insertion (-ⲣⲓⲥ-) after ⲛⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ, possibly a marginal correction or gloss; the intended reading is 'Maccabees'.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ' could refer to Timothy of Alexandria or the biblical Timothy; the context favors a monastic figure.","The saying 'They slept and found nothing' has no clear scriptural source; it may be a monastic proverb or a loose allusion."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫⲕ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲙⲕⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲛⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲣ\nⲛⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲛⲓⲫⲁⲧ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϫⲓϫ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲱⲕ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ. (-ⲣ︦︦ⲓ︦ⲍ︦-) ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϯ ⲙⲁϯ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲥ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ\nⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϯⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲧ ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲁⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ\nⲥⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲓ ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ\nϯⲙⲏⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲱϫ\nⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲁϣ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁϣⲕ ⲛϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲕ","english":"...let it go out from your cell, for the deceiver of evil will strangle you. And do not let yourself be overcome by the desire to go out without discretion, for they are not in need. Until then, he will trouble you in many ways: whether in the feet, or in the hands, or in the heart, or in the sight, or in the hearing, or in the deeds, or in the tongue and mouth, or in the gait. (117) If you sit in your cell, you will be freed from all these things that I have told you.\n\nAbba Antony said to the brothers, \"I was walking once in the mountains, and I came upon an ostrich with its chicks. When they saw me, they fled. I heard the mother saying to the children, 'Throw stones at them, lest they catch you.' Likewise, we also, if the demons throw thoughts at us, let us throw stones at them—the stone that was hewn from the inviolable womb of the holy virgin Mary, the stone that crushes the enemy, the one who fights well against us, and that saves us from an evil fall.\"\n\nAbba Antony said, \"Woe to evil! Do not give yourself over...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ (Greek παρθένος) is rendered 'virgin' per the pinned glossary; here it refers to Mary in a technical, theological sense, not a generic 'young woman'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲱϫ","severity":"info","text":"The 'stone that crushes' (ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲱϫ) alludes to Christ as the cornerstone or rock of salvation, echoing 1 Cor 3:11 and patristic typology of Christ as the stone hewn from Mary's womb.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲧⲣⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The ostrich (ⲥⲧⲣⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ) appears in Antony's exemplum; in Egyptian and early Christian lore, the ostrich was known for its protective behavior, here adapted to a moral allegory of demonic attack.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a series of sayings introduced by 'Abba Antony said', typical of the apophthegmata genre; the first saying is a direct instruction, the second an allegorical narrative, the third a brief exclamation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ is ambiguous: it could mean 'let it go out from your cell' (the thought) or 'let yourself go out'; the English draft takes the former, but the latter is possible given the context of bodily stillness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ may refer to the thought or the monk himself; the reading taken follows the preceding instruction to keep the body still.","The number ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲍ︦ (117) is a marginal folio number, not part of the text; its placement may indicate a section break."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","text":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ → “virgin”. Greek παρθένος. In Marian texts the technical sense is fixed; the non-technical 'young woman' belongs to Greek, not to the Coptic usage."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ → “Mary”. The Theotokos in homilies and Marian apocrypha; the sister of Martha in other contexts."}]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲃⲁϣⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲕ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲃⲁⲗ\nⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟϣⲓ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲟϫⲉⲃ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ‐ (-ⲣ︦︦ⲓ︦ⲏ︦-) ⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ. ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ ϩⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡϣⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ\nⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦\nⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲭ︦︦ⲥ︦\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϣⲁϥϫⲫⲉ ϯϩⲟϯ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϯϩⲟϯ\nⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲓⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲙⲡ︦︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ\nⲙⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϯϫⲓ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϯϫⲓ ⲛⲱⲛϩ\nⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϯϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϭⲓ ⲙⲁⲓⲏ\nⲛⲧⲉⲥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲁⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲭⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ. ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ","english":"...let it go out from your cell, for the deceiver of evil will strangle you. And do not let yourself be overcome by the desire to go out without discretion, for they are not in need. Until then, he will trouble you in many ways. Do not let the simplicity of the eye of the evil one cast you down, nor the blindness of heart. Do not despise any person, nor walk with one who is hostile to you, but with one who is higher than you—(18)—your mouth and work upon the practical. Do not fear the shame of the reproach of men. Despise all works that are heavy for your soul. Do not abandon the will of God for your sake, but do the will of men so that God may be with you.\n\nAbba Antony said, \"If someone loves Christ with his whole heart and his whole strength, he begets fear. Fear gives birth to weeping, weeping gives birth to joy, the joy of the spiritual gives birth to the taking of angelic life, and the taking of angelic life gives birth to the power of the Paraclete. The soul receives a mother who nourishes it with the chosen fruit. If the one who gives her power, Christ, sees her strength and her endurance from him in all things, he takes her to himself in joy. Thus she becomes in heavenly delight in the places of rest that have no end.\"\n\nAbba Antony said, \"There is a movement of the body","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (from Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' per the pinned glossary, but here the sense is the inner self that can be weighed down by heavy works.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained in the translation as a title of respect for Antony, following the Coptic usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage contains two sayings introduced by 'Abba Antony said', each developing a chain of spiritual cause and effect, a common hagiographic pattern.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲭⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'loves Christ with his whole heart' echoes the Shema-like devotion of Deut 6:5 and the command to love God with all one's heart in the Gospels (e.g., Mark 12:30).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'Paraclete' (ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲛ) is a Greek loanword meaning 'advocate' or 'comforter', used in early Christian literature for the Holy Spirit (John 14:16) and here as a power granted to the soul.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲏ︦","severity":"caution","text":"The number (18) in the Coptic text is a marginal numeral whose function is unclear; it may be a folio or section marker, not part of the original saying.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'do the will of men so that God may be with you' is ambiguous: it may mean 'act according to human will' (contradicting earlier asceticism) or 'do the will of men' in a charitable sense; the Coptic ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ is taken as 'the will of men' in the draft.","The marginal number (18) is not integrated into the syntax; its purpose is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϣⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲁ ϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ (-ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲑ︦-) ⲛⲉⲣ\nϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϯ ⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲥϯ ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ\nⲛⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲧⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲓⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲛ\nⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲛϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲙⲟⲙ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲑⲓϧⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟ︦︦ⲥ︦\nϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲣⲱϣ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲓϧⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲕⲉϫⲓ\nⲛⲕⲓⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ\nⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅ̄ϯ ϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ\nⲛⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ .ϯ (-ⲣ︦ⲕ︦-) ⲙⲁϩ ⲅ̄ϯ ⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ\nⲉⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲡⲁ ⲫⲙⲁⲛ ⲛϯⲙⲓ ϣⲱⲡ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲁϥ ⲁϣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲃⲏϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲁⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ϭⲉⲧϭⲱⲧϥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ\nϧⲁ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲱϧⲫⲱϧ.","english":"...it wishes to converse with him, for this is the nature, but it has no power. (3rd) No one should let the soul give itself over to it, except that it gives a sign in the body of a passionless movement. And the other movements in the body also come about through the agitation of the body in many different ways and with a body that is not bound. These are the ones from which the heat of the blood rouses the body up against it. Therefore the apostle says: \"Do not be drunk with wine, in which there is no salvation.\" And also in the holy Gospel, the Lord says to his holy apostles: \"See how those whose hearts are in eating and drinking are troubled.\" There is another movement in the body from those who struggle through a counsel and a war of the demons, so that it is fitting for us to know that there are three movements of the body: one from nature, one from need, (20th) and the third from the demons. A brother came to Abba Antony and said to him: \"Teach me how to become a monk.\" The old man said to him: \"If you wish to become a monk, go to the place of the cemetery, sit there for some days, and care for your body which is decaying. After that, come to me.\" And when the brother did this, the jackals and hyenas began to tear at him completely, and he came under the old man and asked him: \"Have I not done what you told me?\" But he showed him his body, which was in pieces.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' here, but in ascetic contexts it can also denote the life principle or the self, distinct from the body (ⲥⲱⲙⲁ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ('body') appears repeatedly as the site of ascetic struggle, contrasting with the soul and subject to movements from nature, need, and demons.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The apostle is cited: 'Do not be drunk with wine, in which there is no salvation.' This echoes 1 Timothy 5:23 or a similar Pauline admonition, though the exact source is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The holy Gospel is quoted: 'See how those whose hearts are in eating and drinking are troubled.' This may allude to Luke 21:34 or a similar passage on gluttony, but the wording is not verbatim from canonical Gospels.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ","severity":"info","text":"Jackals (ⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ) and hyenas (ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ) tearing at the brother's body in the cemetery illustrate the physical dangers of ascetic practice, a common hagiographic motif.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲅ̄ϯ ϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲓⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The passage enumerates three movements of the body (from nature, need, and demons), a tripartite structural division typical of ascetic teaching, followed by a narrative exemplum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic phrase ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϣⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ is ambiguous: it may mean 'it wishes to converse with him' or 'it wishes to be with him'; the reading 'converse' is adopted from the English draft.","The numbering (-ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲑ︦- and -ⲣ︦ⲕ︦-) likely indicates page or section numbers in the manuscript, but their exact significance is unclear.","The identity of the 'apostle' quoted is not specified; it may be Paul, but the citation is not verbatim from known epistles."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ → “apostle”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","text":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ → “monk”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":13,"ref":"p13","source":"ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ\nⲉⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩϭⲉⲧϭⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ\nⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲣⲡ ⲣⲱ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ\nⲧⲉ (-ⲣ︦ⲕ︦ⲁ︦-) ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ\nⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲁ ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲛϧⲁⲉ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ\nⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϯ","english":"Abba Antony said to him, \"Those who have renounced the world and also wish to cast gold from themselves, the demons of this kind who give to them are confounded.\" It was said to Abba Antony concerning a brother, \"He is not yet sober.\" Abba Antony said, \"Wine is not for monks.\" Abba Antony said, \"The entire strength of a man is this: that he may raise his anchor to himself at all times before God and that he may be vigilant continually, for temptation is behind him until the last breath.\" Abba Antony said, \"I saw the Spirit of God coming down upon this man in the world; it came upon Athanasius, and they gave...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic uses the Greek-derived title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) for Antony, a standard honorific in monastic literature. The glossary renders it as 'Abba' to preserve the original register.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Athanasius, the fourth-century bishop of Alexandria, is named as the recipient of the Spirit of God. This aligns with the tradition that Athanasius authored the Life of Antony and was a key defender of Nicene orthodoxy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲏⲣⲡ ⲣⲱ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ","severity":"info","text":"Antony's statement 'Wine is not for monks' is a categorical ascetic prohibition, reinforcing the ideal of total abstinence from intoxicants in early Egyptian monasticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The passage consists of four discrete sayings introduced by the formula 'Abba Antony said'. This repetitive structure is typical of apophthegmata collections, where each saying is a self-contained unit of wisdom.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩϯ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text breaks off mid-sentence after ⲁⲩϯ ('and they gave...'), likely due to a lacuna in the manuscript. The English draft marks this with an ellipsis, indicating the passage is incomplete.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ could be read as 'those who have renounced the world' (perfect middle) or 'those who were renounced by the world' (passive); the former is adopted as standard in ascetic contexts.","The identity of the brother described as 'not yet sober' (ϥⲥⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ) is unspecified; the saying may be a general admonition rather than a specific rebuke."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":14,"ref":"p14","source":"ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϯⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ.\nⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ. ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲱⲗ\nⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯⲣⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ\nⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅ̄ϯ ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲗⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϯϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ϯⲙⲁϩ ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ\nϯⲙⲁϩ ⲅ̄ϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲁϣⲟⲣ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ\nⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ (-ⲣⲕⲃ-) ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ\nⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲓⲛⲉⲓⲛ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ϩⲱⲕ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ\nⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲉ.\nⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲉⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲏⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","english":"to him the metropolitanate and Apa Makarios gave him the gift of healing, and Apa Pamo gave him the diaconate. It was said concerning an old man of the monks that he went once to Abba Antony. They told the old man about him, and he came out from his cell to them. They entered the monastery, prayed, and sat down. Abba Antony said to him, \"Tell me a word, father.\" The old man of the monks said to him, \"There are three things I ask from this prayer: first, that a monk be given to me from it, which is like fire; second, that I be given from it, which is like the wolves; third, that I be given from it, which is like the wild beasts.\" Abba Antony said to him, \"I see you, how you are, father.\" The old man said to him, \"I see myself like Adam before he transgressed.\" Abba Antony said to him, \"You are a gospel yourself, father.\" The old man said to him, \"No, but my great one is within me, which is God.\" The brothers asked Abba Antony about the end of the world. The saint said to them, \"The prophets have ceased to prophesy, and Christ has spoken from his mouth, and after them the apostles.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲡⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Apa' is retained in the translation to distinguish monastic fatherhood from biological fatherhood, as per the glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The address 'Abba' is kept in the translation as a Greek/Syriac form of address, following the glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'monk' is used consistently for ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ, as per the glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'old man of the monks' (ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ) refers to an experienced monastic elder, a common figure in apophthegmata.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲓⲛⲉⲓⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The old man compares himself to 'Adam before he transgressed' (ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲓⲛⲉⲓⲛ), evoking the Genesis narrative of the Fall (Gen 3).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲅ̄ϯ","severity":"info","text":"The old man's request is structured as three numbered petitions (ⲅ̄ϯ, 'three things'), a common rhetorical pattern in monastic sayings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ could be read as 'the old monk' or 'the old man of the monks'; the translation takes the latter. The phrase ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ ('like the wolves') and ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲁϣⲟⲣ ('like the wild beasts') are metaphorical and their precise referent is unclear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲡⲁ","text":"ⲁⲡⲁ → “Apa”. A title of a monastic father. Left as 'Apa' because it is a form of address, and 'father' would collide with the biological sense in the same sentence."}]},{"i":15,"ref":"p15","source":"ⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲱⲓϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ϯϧⲁⲏ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ\nⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟϥ ϫⲉ\nⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲓϭⲓ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ\nⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ϯϧⲁⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲅ̄ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲓϭⲓ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛϯϧⲁⲏ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ\nⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⲙⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ\nⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ ⲙⲓⲙⲉⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ\nⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲓ ⲧⲟⲙⲓ\nⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ. ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲩϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲛⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϧⲁⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ϣⲁ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲁⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ.","english":"They placed a burden upon her, the end. Who am I to speak about her? The brothers said to him, \"You yourself are a prophet and an apostle and a father of this age. Have mercy on us, tell us.\" He said to them, \"You will see the first world, which God destroyed because of the fornications and the acts of violence that happened in them. Likewise also Sodom and Gomorrah, because of the fornications and the injustices, God cast them out of this age. In the same way, the end of this world will come about in this manner of thing, if the acts of violence increase among men and if fornication increases among the monks. This is the completion of the end. If you see some old monks who have left the desert behind them and the monasteries, and they have found a place to settle their feet in the cities and the villages, and they imitate a false anchorite, dwelling in the houses of the worldly and with a woman, and young monks dwelling in the cells of the virgins, their door closed to them, their humility placed in their hands, and the wild beasts also love eating and drinking more than the labor of self-control and asceticism. If you see the monks being scattered, dwelling and giving out in the manner of the worldly, this is the completion of the end. There will be no rest for us in the world, except for labor and misery until the completion of this age.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic term ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ (prophet) is used here as a title for Antony, reflecting his role as a visionary figure in the monastic tradition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic term ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ (apostle) is applied to Antony, aligning him with the apostolic tradition and authority.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Sodom and Gomorrah (ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ) echoes Genesis 19, where God destroys these cities for their sins, here cited as a parallel to the coming end of the world.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϯϧⲁⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ϯϧⲁⲏ (the end) introduces an apocalyptic theme common in Coptic monastic literature, warning of moral decay leading to divine judgment.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a prophetic discourse by Antony, structured as a series of conditional warnings (e.g., 'if you see...') culminating in a declaration of the end, typical of hagiographic admonitions.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲱⲓϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ϯϧⲁⲏ","severity":"caution","text":"The opening clause 'They placed a burden upon her, the end' is grammatically ambiguous; 'her' may refer to a previously mentioned figure (possibly the church or a female ascetic), but the antecedent is unclear in the surviving text.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The antecedent of 'her' (ⲛⲑⲟⲥ) in the opening line is unclear; it may refer to a figure from a lost preceding passage.","The phrase 'the first world' (ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ) could refer to the antediluvian world or a specific earlier era, but the text does not specify."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ","text":"ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ → “prophet”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":16,"ref":"p16","source":"ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϭⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ\nⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ (-ⲣ︦ⲕ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲓ ⲛϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ\nⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲱⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ\nⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲣ ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ\nϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ\nⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦︦ϯ︦. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ. ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ\nⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ","english":"Abba Antony said, \"The one who is strong in a single work (—124—) is this enkrates, and the one who does not persevere in a single one of those who bring virtue within is the chosen one. For if enkrateia is a boast, virtue has a multitude of evils that are hostile to it, but they are worthy of the one who wishes to help his vigilance in all things concerning those who are hostile to him, and of his prayer for the goodness of God that it might save him.\" Abba Antony also said, \"The one who hastens to be perfect in enkrateia does not become a slave to any passion, for the one who is a slave to a single evil is far from the path of God.\" Abba Antony also said, \"All the labors that the wrathful one will do are destroyed by him continually.\" It was also said about Abba Antony that once when he was sitting in the desert, he fell into a state of astonishment and disturbance because of the multitude of thoughts, and","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword enkrates (ἐγκρατής) denotes one who practices self-control or continence. In early monastic literature it is a technical term for the ascetic virtue of enkrateia, often contrasted with akrasia (lack of self-control).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"Enkrateia (ἐγκράτεια) is the discipline of self-mastery, especially over bodily desires. In this passage it is presented as a boast (ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ) but also as a virtue that faces many hostile evils.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic word ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ (the chosen one) is a substantivized participle from ⲥⲱⲧⲡ (to choose). It echoes biblical language of election (e.g., the chosen people) but here refers to the ascetic who is selected by virtue of perseverance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage consists of three sayings attributed to Abba Antony, each introduced by ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ, followed by a narrative report about Antony's experience in the desert. This alternation between sayings and narrative is typical of Coptic apophthegmata.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The desert setting (ϣⲁϥⲉ) and the mention of a multitude of thoughts (ⲙⲉⲩⲓ) reflect the monastic struggle against logismoi (disturbing thoughts), a central theme in early Egyptian desert spirituality.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣ︦ⲕ︦ⲇ︦","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text includes the marginal notation ⲣ︦ⲕ︦ⲇ︦ (124) after ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ. This is likely a page or section number from the manuscript, not part of the original saying. It should be disregarded in translation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ is syntactically ambiguous: it may mean 'those who bring virtue within' or 'those who give themselves to virtue'. The translation adopts the former.","The final sentence is incomplete in the Coptic (ⲟⲩⲟϩ at the end), suggesting the passage continues into the next folio."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":17,"ref":"p17","source":"ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲥⲉⲭⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ\nⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲓ- (-ⲣ︦ⲕ︦ⲉ︦-) ⲛⲁϣⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ\nⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲉⲃϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛϫⲓϫ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ\nⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ\nⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲁⲃⲗⲉⲃ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ\nⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ\nⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲧϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ. ⲁⲓⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲫⲱⲫ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ\nⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥⲫⲉϩ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲫⲉ\n(-ⲣⲕⲥ-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲥⲑⲱⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲓⲟⲙ.\nⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ","english":"He prayed to God, saying, \"My Lord, I wish to be saved.\" The thoughts that trouble me do not allow me to be saved in any way. And when he stood a little outside the mountain, he saw one like a man sitting down, weaving in a rope, and rising a little from the work of his hands, praying, and then sitting down again to work. And it was an angel of the Lord who had been sent to establish Antony and strengthen him against the evil adversary. He heard him saying to him, \"Do this, and you will be saved.\" And when he heard, he was filled with great joy, he took strength, and he did this for all the days of his life.\n\nAbba Antony also said, \"I spent a whole year praying to God that he might reveal to me the path of the righteous and the path of the sinners. I saw one who was black like an ape, standing, filled up to the armpits, and his hands were stretched out downward from heaven and downward from him, and a lake was boiling like the sea. I also saw souls hanging like fish, and they...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ (an angel of the Lord) is a divine messenger, consistent with the glossary rendering 'angel' from Greek ἄγγελος. The context confirms a supernatural envoy, not a human messenger.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The plural ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (souls) appears in the vision of hanging figures; the glossary allows 'soul' as the post-mortem entity, which fits the eschatological context of judgment.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The angel's instruction to combine prayer with manual work reflects a core theme in early Egyptian monasticism, where labor and prayer were integrated to combat acedia and demonic thoughts.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from narrative (Antony's prayer and angelic visitation) to a first-person vision report introduced by 'Abba Antony also said', marking a new didactic unit within the hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲫⲱⲫ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲫⲱⲫ (ape) is a hapax in this corpus; the reading is uncertain but supported by the English draft. The vision of a black ape-like figure may draw on contemporary demonological imagery.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲁⲫⲱⲫ (ape) is a rare term; the exact referent of the vision is ambiguous, but the English draft's 'ape' is followed.","The phrase ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲫⲉ (downward from heaven) is syntactically ambiguous; it likely describes the figure's hands reaching from heaven downward."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ → “angel”. Greek ἄγγελος; 'messenger' only where a human envoy is meant (rare in this corpus)."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (messenger); this passage takes it as “angel”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":18,"ref":"p18","source":"ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ ⲥⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲁϣⲟⲩ\nⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϯⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϩ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ\nⲥⲁ ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ\nⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲑⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ\nϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ (-ⲣ︦︦︦ⲕ︦ⲍ︦-) ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲡⲕ ϧⲉⲛ\nϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲡⲕ ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ\nⲉⲧϫⲫⲟ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⲥⲃⲱ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧϫⲫⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ\nⲉⲑⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲛ.\nⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲉϥⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ\nϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲕⲏⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ","english":"all of them were cast to the top of his hands and to the top of his head, and they moved, and all those that were in his hands and that he had touched fell into the lake of fire that was full. Then a voice came to me from heaven saying, \"Antony, these souls that you saw, they too are the souls of sinners being dragged down into hell because the desires of the flesh and the weakness of this short time and the memories of evil things, for truly they did their evil desires until they fell into the fire.\"\n\nAbba Antony said, \"Be without distraction in everything, for distraction itself is the body of disobedience, disobedience that gives birth to the one who receives instruction, the one who receives instruction that gives birth to faith, faith that gives birth to obedience to God, obedience to God that gives birth to brotherly love.\"\n\nA brother asked the old man Abba Antony about the saying written in the Gospel: \"Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself alone until the day and its evil.\" And he said","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"In this ascetic context, ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) is the site of struggle, here linked to distraction (ⲁⲧⲟⲡⲕ) and disobedience (ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained in the Coptic, marking Antony as a spiritual father.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲣⲁⲥϯ","severity":"info","text":"The brother quotes a Gospel saying: 'Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself alone until the day and its evil.' This echoes Matthew 6:34, though the Coptic phrasing is free.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a visionary scene (souls falling into fire) to a didactic chain (distraction → disobedience → instruction → faith → obedience → brotherly love), then to a scriptural question.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The 'lake of fire' (ϯⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ) is a common image in Coptic apocalyptic and ascetic literature for hell, drawing on Revelation 19:20 and Egyptian monastic tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has a lacuna or unclear reading at the end: 'ⲡⲉϫⲉ' (and he said) is cut off; the English draft supplies 'And he said' but the response is missing in the source.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ' could be read as 'these are the souls of sinners' or 'these too are the souls of sinners'; the English draft takes the latter.","The chain of virtues (distraction → disobedience → instruction → faith → obedience → brotherly love) is syntactically dense; the exact logical relationships are ambiguous.","The final 'ⲡⲉϫⲉ' is incomplete; the brother's question or Antony's answer is truncated in the Coptic."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":19,"ref":"p19","source":"ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲓⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙϥⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ\nⲉⲡⲉⲕϫⲓ ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉϥⲑⲏϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.\nⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ\nⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ. ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲱⲧ\nⲙⲃⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϯⲙⲟⲛⲏ (-ⲣ︦︦︦ⲕ︦ⲏ︦-)\nϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϫⲫⲓⲟ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ\nⲡⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ\nⲉϯⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϣⲁⲛ\nⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲭⲁ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.\nⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧ ⲣⲱϥ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲉ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲕⲩⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ϣⲁ ⲙⲛⲁⲓ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟ︦︦ⲥ︦\nⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ\nⲛⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲓⲧ ⲛⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲉϯⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲕⲩⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ","english":"The old man said to him, \"I think that this is the word of the church to you, that the needs of the body until the end of a hundred years, you do not care more about your taking of life outside in a time that is prepared, so that you might be saved.\" It was said about Abba Antony that he was once revealed concerning a virgin who had fallen into a transgression. He arose, took his cloak, the one that was in his hand, and set out on the road of the monastery (—138—) so that he might cut them off in some places that were very difficult because of the purity of the practical life that was in him. And as he was walking, he arrived at the monastery. Behold, Christ the King of glory, the only-begotten Son of the hours of the hearts that are bound, the one who forgives and absolves the sins and transgressions of men, revealed himself to him. The Savior said to him with a joyful face and a gracious smile, \"Antony, is there still a burden of this great trouble of yours until now?\" When the old man heard these things from the Lord, he cast himself down on his face upon the ground and said to him, \"My Lord, in the taking of your visitation, am I worthy of the time of your presence? You have first come to me in this ignorance of my trouble, what it is.\" The good philanthropist said to him,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword παρθένος is used here in the technical sense of a consecrated virgin, not merely a young woman, consistent with the ascetic context.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac/Greek address 'Abba' is retained in the Coptic as a title of respect for Antony, reflecting the monastic tradition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'good philanthropist' (ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ) for Christ is a Hellenistic ethical term, rare in Coptic hagiography, emphasizing divine benevolence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a direct speech by the old man (likely Antony) to a narrative about Antony's intervention with a fallen virgin, then to a Christophany, marking a tripartite structure.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Christ the King of glory' echoes New Testament doxologies (e.g., 1 Tim 1:11, Heb 13:21) and is a standard epithet in Coptic liturgy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲃⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'the one that was in his hand' is ambiguous: it may refer to the cloak (ⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲱⲧ) or to a staff; the Coptic syntax allows either, but the context of travel favors the cloak.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the old man' (ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ) at the start is unclear; it may be Antony himself or another elder. The reading taken assumes it is Antony, consistent with the narrative flow.","The number '—138—' in the manuscript is a marginal note or page number, not part of the text; its significance is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":20,"ref":"p20","source":"ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲥⲕⲩⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ (-ⲣ︦︦︦︦ⲕ︦ⲑ︦-)\nⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ\nⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲉ\nϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ\nϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϯ ϩⲑⲏⲕ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟϩⲓ\nⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲑⲟ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦\nⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲙϣⲓϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲑⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗⲧ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ϯϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ\nϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲟⲃⲓ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ\nⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϣⲁⲛ ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦\nϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ\nϯ ⲉⲣⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲃ (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦-) ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲥϫⲓ ⲛⲱϣ\nⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ. ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲕ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ\nϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁϩϯ. ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲕⲩⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁ\nⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.","english":"... that you have become this ascetic discipline and this great labor because of the one hundred and twenty-four-year-old virgin. Abba Antony said to him, bowing his face down to the ground, \"You are the one who knows all things that have not yet happened.\" And the one said to him, \"Follow me.\" And he went in with him, and the doors were closed in the place where the virgin was within. And he heard the virgin weeping, saying, \"My Lord Jesus Christ, if you have turned your attention to me, what is this lawlessness that will stand before you? For truly, the forgiveness that is in your hands, my Lord Jesus Christ, will you take my shame and that of the one who envied me and released me? My Lord Jesus Christ, I am ashamed before you; do not turn your face away from me, for I am a vessel of sin.\" And as she was saying these things in tears and lamentations, the inquirer said, \"By the mercy of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, has Antony's compassion not been moved in you? Now let your eyes give meaning, as you hear the weakness of her humility and her cry to the heights for me, in painful tears.\" Truly, she drew the inquirers to her like the harlot who had first let down her hair from her head and spread it out from the nape of her neck, and through her faith she received the forgiveness of her sins from him. Therefore, I will not let your ascetic discipline be in vain, but take a little practice upon yourself. Go. And when the Savior had said these things, he revealed himself to him.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ is a Greek loanword (παράπτωμα) meaning 'transgression' or 'fall'; here it refers to the virgin's sexual lapse, consistent with the hagiographic theme of sin and repentance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲭⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The virgin's cry 'My Lord Jesus Christ' echoes the Kyrie eleison tradition and the penitential psalms; the phrase 'vessel of sin' (ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲟⲃⲓ) recalls 1 Peter 4:3 (vessel of iniquity) and patristic usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The 'inquirer' (ⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ) is a technical term in Coptic monastic literature for a disciple or seeker of spiritual advice, often used in the Apophthegmata Patrum.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲧⲉⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The motif of doors closing (ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲧⲉⲙ) as Antony enters the virgin's chamber parallels the hagiographic topos of the saint's access to a secluded penitent, found also in the Life of Mary of Egypt.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"(-ⲣ︦︦︦︦ⲕ︦ⲑ︦-)","severity":"caution","text":"The numeral in the Coptic text is partially illegible: (-ⲣ︦︦︦︦ⲕ︦ⲑ︦-) likely represents 124 (ⲣⲕⲇ), but the scribal abbreviation is uncertain; the English draft reads 'one hundred and twenty-four-year-old'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The comparison of the virgin to a harlot (ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ) who lets down her hair and receives forgiveness reflects a common patristic trope of repentant prostitutes (e.g., Mary Magdalene, Pelagia), emphasizing faith over past sin.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the one' (ⲡⲟⲥ) who speaks to Antony is ambiguous; it may be Christ or an angel, but the text later identifies the speaker as the Savior (ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ).","The numeral (-ⲣ︦︦︦︦ⲕ︦ⲑ︦-) is partially damaged; the reading '124' is plausible but not certain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":21,"ref":"p21","source":"ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ\nϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ\nⲉⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ (-ⲣⲗⲁ-) ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲫⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲫⲱⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϯ ϩⲑⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲃⲓⲟⲥ\nⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛ","english":"Abba Antony turned around on his way, giving glory to God, while his tears fell down upon the ground, marveling greatly at the goodness of God and the abundance of his compassionate heart, which is wholly directed inward to his hands and the manner in which he behaves toward every person who will sin and then turn to repentance with a sincere heart. Abba Antony said, \"If some thoughts move against you, disturbing you, and you are not capable of driving them out, come out into the open air, and they will flee from you.\" Abba Antony also said, \"It is a great wonder for us to flee into our cell and to pay close attention to ourselves in our entire life until we know ourselves, what manner we are, if we are to persevere.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic verb ⲕⲱⲧⲉ (here ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ) means 'turn around' or 'return', indicating Antony physically turns on his path, a gesture of reverence or awe.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is a Greek/Syriac honorific for monastic elders, retained in the Coptic text as a fixed form of address.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ (from Greek ἀγαθός) means 'goodness' or 'kindness', here referring to God's benevolence, a common theological term in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ (from Greek μετάνοια) means 'repentance' or 'change of heart', a key concept in Antony's teaching on sin and conversion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The passage contains two sayings introduced by 'Abba Antony said', a typical hagiographic formula that structures the narrative as a series of teachings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣⲗⲁ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text includes a lacuna or scribal mark (-ⲣⲗⲁ-) in the phrase 'ⲛⲑⲟⲕ (-ⲣⲗⲁ-) ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ', likely a corruption or abbreviation; the English draft omits it, reading 'you are not capable'.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ' is ambiguous: it may mean 'the whole interior of his hands' or 'the entire workshop of his hands', a metaphor for divine action.","The lacuna (-ⲣⲗⲁ-) in the second saying obscures the exact wording; the English draft supplies 'you are not capable', but the Coptic may have had a different verb."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":22,"ref":"p22","source":"ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ\nⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲁϥⲉ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲡⲁⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲥⲱ\nⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟϥ ⲉϥⲑⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁ\nϣⲁⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ\nⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲅⲣⲁⲡⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ\nϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲁⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.\n(-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲃ︦︦-) ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲫⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ\nⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅ̄ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲭⲏ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲗ ϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϣϫ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϯ\nⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇ̄.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲓ","english":"in your dwelling place, or you have become looking out from the heart of your death. If you go out, you pray with the dawn and the evening, or you look out from the heart of your death. If your dwelling is in the desert, you find no one of your relatives according to the flesh, or you wish to die from the world. For I say to you that I have spent my entire youth eating a piece of bread, my father, drinking a cup of water mixed with salt, and if I wished to go to a place, I would guard myself, walking so as not to step down upon any plant that had been watered by a woman at all.\n\nAbba Antony also said, \"The written law is not the truth, but the pure heart, that is the truth of the man.\" (132) Abba Antony said, \"I wished to go to the desert of Maries, but they prevented me, saying, 'Do not go, but go to the mountain.' For there are three things in the world, and they are on the mountain: the eye, the man, the tongue, and the ear. The mountain, however, is only the heart that gives to it. Is it not good that one is except for four?\"\n\nAbba Antony also said, \"If I come from my...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲅⲣⲁⲡⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the written law' likely refers to the Old Testament or the Mosaic law, which Antony contrasts with the 'pure heart' as the true truth of a person.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Antony's statement that 'the written law is not the truth, but the pure heart' reflects a theme in early monastic literature that interior purity surpasses external legal observance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲗ, ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ, ⲡⲓⲙⲁϣϫ","severity":"info","text":"The list of four items—eye, man, tongue, ear—on the mountain may be an allegorical or symbolic grouping, possibly representing senses or faculties, but the exact meaning is obscure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲗ, ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ, ⲡⲓⲙⲁϣϫ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text lists 'the eye, the man, the tongue, and the ear' but the English draft omits 'the man' and adds 'the tongue' and 'the ear' inconsistently; the reading is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage contains three sayings introduced by 'Abba Antony said' or 'also said', each presenting a distinct teaching: on ascetic practice, on law versus heart, and on the mountain and the four things.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The saying about the written law and the pure heart is echoed in later monastic anthologies, such as the Apophthegmata Patrum, where Antony emphasizes inner purity over external rules.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the desert of Maries' (ⲫⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ) is unclear; it may refer to a specific location or be a textual corruption.","The list of four items (eye, man, tongue, ear) and their relation to the mountain and the heart is obscure; the English draft omits 'the man' and adds 'the tongue' and 'the ear' inconsistently.","The final sentence 'If I come from my...' is incomplete in the English draft, and the Coptic breaks off, leaving the thought unfinished."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":23,"ref":"p23","source":"ⲉⲑⲣⲓϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲓⲃⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲃⲏϣ\nⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϯϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲓⲉⲣ\nⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ϣⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲡ︦︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ︦ϯ︦. ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ\nⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲟ ⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲟⲩ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲱⲓⲙⲓ\nⲛⲏⲟ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲥⲉϣⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲛ. ⲉⲓϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲓ ⲥⲉϣⲑⲁⲙⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧϫⲟⲥⲉⲙ (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲅ︦-) ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯϭⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲟⲓ ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲇ̄. ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϯ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲭⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣ\nϯⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦.\nⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲓ\nⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ... ϣⲁ\nⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ","english":"I go out to the people, I tear my garment, I come out having torn it. If I go inside, I put it on again, that is, I come out to the people, I become flesh, and when I return to my dwelling place again, I become spirit. I become a man among men, and I become spirit with God. The body is a house of the heart, whose door is open to the winds. If I come out to the people, they are all open, and the seraphim and the doves enter. That is, they hear and see and speak and also pray. If I am in my cell, they are closed, and I am without disturbance. My heart alone is the one that is awake with him, and I am a servant of the Lord. For he who speaks in a cell builds himself, he builds his neighbor. He who keeps his mouth shut is without danger. For Mary performed the first act before she came to the knowledge of the truth of God. A brother asked Abba Antony, \"What is the manner of sitting in the cell, my father?\" The old man said to him, \"He who appears to the people, this is the one who... until evening daily with the labor and the meditation. But those who are hidden...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the body is a house of the heart' echoes a common ascetic metaphor: the body as a dwelling for the inner self, with the heart as the seat of spiritual awareness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The seraphim (ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲟⲩ) are angelic beings; their mention here, alongside doves, suggests a symbolic openness to divine or spiritual influences when the monk is among people.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Mary (ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ) performing 'the first act' before knowledge of God's truth likely alludes to the Virgin Mary's acceptance of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26–38), a model of obedient faith.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from first-person discourse to a question-and-answer format between a brother and Abba Antony, a common structural device in apophthegmata collections.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓ... ϣⲁ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has a lacuna after ⲡⲓ...; the English draft supplies 'until evening daily' but the exact phrase is uncertain. The sense is that the one who appears to people does so with labor and meditation until evening.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Antony (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ) is the desert father Antony the Great; this passage reflects the monastic tradition of the Apophthegmata Patrum, where his sayings were preserved and transmitted.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":["Amélineau 1888"],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The lacuna after ⲡⲓ... leaves the duration of the daily activity uncertain; the reading 'until evening' is a plausible reconstruction.","The phrase 'ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲱⲓⲙⲓ' (seraphim and doves) may be symbolic or literal; the interpretation as spiritual influences is assumed."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":24,"ref":"p24","source":"ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲡⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲗⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲫⲁϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϥⲓ ⲁϩⲟⲙ\nⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲥⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲣϫ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲥ- (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲇ︦-) ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ︦ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲫⲏ\nⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛϩⲗⲓ.\nⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ\nⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϯⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲭⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ\nϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲭⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ\nϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ. ⲡⲁⲓⲅ̄ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲣⲉϩ\nⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲭⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.","english":"These people are my repentance and my opposition to evil thoughts, and my humility, and the casting down of your pride before you, and the humility of heart, the garment of all the virtues.\n\nAbba Antony said, \"I saw all the snares of the devil spread out over the whole world, and I sighed, saying, 'Lord, who is it that will be able to escape all these that cling to humanity?' And a voice came to me, saying, 'The humility and the endurance before God will escape all these, for they do not resist the one who will generate them, nor do they find anyone to do them violence.'\"\n\nA brother asked Abba Antony, saying, \"My father, what is it that I should do so that I may please God?\" The old man said to him, \"The one who will tell you will do it.\" The brother said to him, \"Yes, my father.\" The old man said to him, \"Give me the things that you will grasp, place God before your eyes at all times, and all the works that you do, let their testimony be for you from the holy scriptures. And also, in every place where you will be, do not kill the worm in them. This manner of work, keep them, and you will be saved.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ (lit. 'the humility of heart') is a key ascetic term in this passage, paired with ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫϯ (endurance before God) as the means of escaping the devil's snares.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The instruction to let the testimony of works come from the holy scriptures (ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ) echoes a common monastic principle of scriptural grounding for ascetic practice, though no specific verse is cited.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The vision of the devil's snares spread over the whole world is a topos in Antony's hagiography, reflecting the desert tradition of spiritual combat against demonic forces.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text at the end of the voice's speech is partially corrupt: ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ is obscure; the translation 'they do not resist the one who will generate them' is a plausible reading but not certain.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from Antony's first-person discourse to a dialogue with a brother, a common structural pattern in the Apophthegmata Patrum tradition, where a saying is followed by a question-and-answer exchange.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the voice that speaks to Antony is not specified; it may be divine or angelic.","The phrase ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ is textually uncertain; the reading 'they do not resist the one who will generate them' is adopted but alternative interpretations exist.","The instruction 'do not kill the worm in them' (ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ) is ambiguous; it may be a metaphor for not harming even the smallest creatures, reflecting a monastic ethic of non-violence."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":25,"ref":"p25","source":"ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϭⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ\nⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ\nⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲉ︦-) ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ\nⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲛ ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ. ϯⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ\nⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲉⲡ ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ\nϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲓⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϧⲣⲉ\nϥⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ\nⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲑⲙⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲱⲗ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁϥⲟⲩⲓ.\nⲡⲓϩⲑⲟ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϧⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ\nⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ. ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲑⲟ","english":"Apa Antony said, \"Do not walk with a proud heart, nor with an angry man, but walk with those who are humble at all times. Let your words be humble in a lowly manner, so that they may become a benefit to those who will hear them. Be diligent, being grieved in heart for your brother. Be a shield for him. Let your word be sweet at all times. I love humility greatly. Love labor. Flee into it. Accept pain in your flesh so that you may conquer the passions of the body. Struggle so that you may conquer the wars that give themselves to him. For the wise man knows his way of walking, so that he may meet the heavenly luminaries of the skies.\"\n\nApa Antony also said, \"The camel has a small neck, but it guards it within itself until it reaches its destination. It brings it up high, and it does not speak over it until it enters into its bones and its limbs. But the horse, on the other hand, has a large neck. It eats at all times, destroying them all immediately. Now, then, let us not become like the horse.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains the Greek/Syriac address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ, rendered 'Abba', a standard title for monastic elders.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (camel) and ⲡⲓϩⲑⲟ (horse) are used as contrasting symbols of humility and voracity, a common trope in Egyptian monastic literature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The camel's small neck and guarded speech allegorise the monk's discipline of silence and self-control, while the horse's large neck and immediate consumption represent gluttony and lack of restraint.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage consists of two sayings introduced by ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ, the first on humility and the second on the camel-horse allegory, linked by the theme of self-control.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϩⲑⲟ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲓϩⲑⲟ (horse) is clear, but the English draft's 'large neck' may be a simplification; the Coptic says ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϧⲣⲉ (its neck is large), which is literal.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ (that give themselves to him) is ambiguous: it may refer to the passions or to external wars; the reading takes it as the wars (ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ) that the monk must conquer."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":26,"ref":"p26","source":"ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ\nⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲥ︦-) ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲱϣ\nⲙⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ\nⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲕⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ\nⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϭⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲕⲉϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ\nⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ. ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ\nⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲓⲱⲗⲓ ⲛϯⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲛⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙ\nϯⲭⲗⲁϥⲧ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁⲧⲓⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲧⲁϩⲟϥ\nⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲉⲗⲕ ⲥⲟⲑⲛⲉϥ\nⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲱ ⲛⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲣⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲛ\nⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲛⲓϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲍ︦-) ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲣⲓ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ. ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲣⲱϧⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ","english":"that is, \"We read all the words of God and all the breaths, but we do not act on a single one of them (—rls—). But let us take the example of the camel, reading each one of the words of the Holy Scripture, striving to fulfill it within ourselves, for those who have fulfilled it are men like us, yet the passions are dead within them.\"\n\nAbba Antony said, while the brothers sat around him, \"Let us struggle, for truly the garment of the monk is a thing of abhorrence before the demons. For I once wished to test them concerning this matter. I took a kolobion, a goat-hair cloak, and a hood, and I put them on a reed, and I fashioned it into a shape and set it upright. I saw the demons standing at a distance, gnashing their teeth at it. I said to them, 'O evil spirits, what is this that you are doing? For it is not a man, but an image of a man.' They said to me, 'We know that too, but we do not attack him; we attack the garments that he wears and the habit (—rlz—).' I said to them, 'What evil is it that you do to them?' They said to me, 'These are the warlike instruments of those who cause us toil and trouble us at all times, because of","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲓ (kolobion) refers to a short-sleeved tunic worn by monks, a standard item of the monastic habit.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ (schēma) denotes the monastic habit or the external form of the monk's profession, including the distinctive garments.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The episode of Antony dressing a reed as a monk to test demons is a well-known hagiographical topos, illustrating the symbolic power of the monastic habit against demonic forces.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a general exhortation on humility and scriptural reading to a first-person narrative by Antony, introduced by ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ, marking a new anecdotal section.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text contains the marginal notation (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲥ︦-) and (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲍ︦-), likely scribal marks or page numbers, which are not part of the narrative and may indicate a lacuna or division in the manuscript.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ is ambiguous: it could mean 'read all the words of God and all the breaths' (as rendered) or 'read all the words of God and all the spirits,' depending on the interpretation of ⲛⲁϥ. The reading 'breaths' is adopted here, following the sense of spiritual inspiration.","The identity of the 'reed' (ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙ) is uncertain; it may be a literal reed or a wooden pole used as a mannequin."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":27,"ref":"p27","source":"ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯⲕⲉϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲥϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ\nⲁⲓϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦︦︦ⲁ︦\nⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉϥϫⲱⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϣⲫⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲫⲁϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲅ̄ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ\nⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲡ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲅ̄ϯ\nⲛϫⲓⲛⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ϯⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲉⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϭⲓ\nⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦︦ⲏ︦-) ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ\nⲉⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲛϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦︦ϯ︦ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲭⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ\nⲉⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ\nⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ","english":"This enters into the other lamp, causing us toil. But these that I have heard, I have given thanks to God, who helps those who hope in him from the hands of the evil spirits of the devil, which are abominable to the holy ones of the day and the night, which are strong in their counsel.\n\nAbba Antony said, \"The man who carried his companion in the Gospel in the joy of the night, who said to him, 'Give me bread,' until evening, for a companion of mine came to me from the road. The bread I give is for the work of hospitality, of poverty, and of humility, which repentance calls for, so that he might show concerning this, as if he knew that these are the ways of the man to do the will of God.\"\n\nAbba Antony said, \"It is not right for a man who is a monk to go to a place of women, or to be bold with them, except for one who has received the power of God, for they are not at rest in a house. If he sits in the street, one said to him, 'It is not right for us to go to them to give them counsel.' And the old man said to him,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯⲕⲉϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ","severity":"info","text":"The opening phrase is obscure; it may refer to a second lamp (ϯⲕⲉϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ) as a metaphor for additional spiritual effort or trial, but the antecedent is lost in the lacuna at the end of the previous passage.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Rendered 'monk' per the pinned glossary; in this context it refers to a male ascetic, consistent with the monastic setting of the sayings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the man who carried his companion in the Gospel' likely alludes to a Gospel narrative (possibly the parable of the Good Samaritan or a similar hospitality story), but no exact verse is cited; the reference is generic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ϯⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ","severity":"info","text":"The triad 'hospitality, poverty, and humility' reflects core monastic virtues in Egyptian desert spirituality, often linked to repentance (ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"(-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦︦ⲏ︦-)","severity":"caution","text":"The parenthetical (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦︦ⲏ︦-) in the Coptic likely marks a lacuna or a scribal insertion (possibly a page number or a note); the text is discontinuous here, and the sense of the following prohibition is partially reconstructed.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The passage contains two sayings introduced by 'Abba Antony said', a typical structural pattern in apophthegmata collections; the second saying is interrupted by a lacuna and a response from 'the old man' (ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The opening sentence (ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯⲕⲉϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ) is ambiguous: the referent of ⲫⲁⲓ is unclear, and ϯⲕⲉϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ may be a second lamp or a metaphorical 'other light'.","The phrase 'the man who carried his companion in the Gospel' is not a direct quotation; the Gospel allusion is uncertain.","The lacuna (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦︦ⲏ︦-) disrupts the second saying; the prohibition about monks and women may be incomplete."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":28,"ref":"p28","source":"ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲕϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ϩⲱⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲫⲏ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕϣⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ\nⲉⲧϯ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲉⲓ\nⲟⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲣⲁⲕⲓ\nⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ\nⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲫⲱϣⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ\nϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲕϭⲓ ⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲫⲏ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ\nⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥⲉⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϣⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲗⲁϯ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲉⲓ.\nⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϯ ⲛⲧⲉϥ- (-ⲣ︦ⲗ︦ⲑ︦-)) ϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲱⲙ\nⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ\nⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.\nⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ\nⲛⲣⲓⲣ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲟϣϫ ⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲕ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲓⲕ ⲛⲗⲉⲗⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲗⲱⲃϣ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲕⲣⲏⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲁ","english":"If you have received the Spirit completely, if you do not wish that you go, for he who gives you place until you fall, he himself is the one who gives them strength all, that they may fall. For one is the nature of the law of the heart, that the heart of man inclines to evil. And the brother said to him, \"What have I done concerning the economy that they have entrusted to me? Is he a deceiver?\" And the elder said to him, \"If you have received the Spirit, or walk, if you do not wish that you go, he who beseeches you until your downfall, he draws them all, that they may fall. However, if a man gives his (strength) to God, he will become fire while he is upon the earth.\" The brother said to him, \"I say, my father, that the faithful man will guard himself in all places where he will enter.\" The elder said, \"Not so, but see for yourself: if there is a river of fire coming down from the river, with waves of strength, and you walk in their midst, even if they do not cast you down, they will lick you like a flame.\" Our holy father Abba Anthony also said, \"It happened to me that I went to Rakote because I had received the blessing of the pillar that gives light, the lamp, and the steadfastness of the faith of the apostolic one who made...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic uses the fixed address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) for Antony, consistent with the glossary rendering.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ (pillar) likely refers to a stylite ascetic or a symbolic pillar of light; the context is obscure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ","severity":"info","text":"ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ (Rakote) is the Coptic name for Alexandria, a major urban center in late antique Egypt.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'law of the heart' echoes Pauline language (e.g., Rom 2:15) but is not a direct quotation; it reflects ascetic interiorization of moral law.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲗⲱⲃϣ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'pillar that gives light, the lamp' is textually uncertain; the Coptic may be corrupt or lacunose, and the referent (a saint, a relic, a vision) is unclear.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a narrative dialogue between Abba Antony and a brother, concluding with Antony's first-person account of a journey to Rakote.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the pillar that gives light' is ambiguous; it may be a literal pillar, a stylite monk, or a symbolic reference.","The phrase 'the economy that they have entrusted to me' is unclear; it may refer to a monastic administrative role or a spiritual stewardship.","The Coptic text at the end is fragmentary; the sentence breaks off after 'the apostolic one who made...'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":29,"ref":"p29","source":"ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ\nⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦\nⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲑⲁ‐ (-ⲣ︦ⲙ︦-) ⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ\nⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲃ︦. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ\nⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ\nⲡϩⲗⲟϫ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲁⲓϩⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧϥ\nⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲏⲫⲉⲓⲛ\nⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲗⲟϫ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ\nⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲗⲟϫ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲧⲧ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ\nⲁⲓⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲓϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉ- (-ⲣ︦ⲙ︦ⲁ︦-) ⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁ\nⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲝⲓⲟⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ","english":"...become the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, he whose heart has become a pure throne of the Pantocrator, he who has become steadfast upon the faith of the consubstantial Trinity, and the beloved monk of our Lord Jesus Christ the Great, Athanasius, the son of the apostles, he who became a martyr many times at the hands of the kings because of the right faith of Orthodoxy. And I sat at his feet for two days. And he spoke with me concerning some chapters of the Scripture, and from the sweetness of his sweet and living words I profited a little. And when he had blessed me, he said to me, \"Antony, where are you from?\" Then he turned to me in this manner, saying, \"Truly, the Holy Spirit said, 'They turned in their turning and found nothing,' and 'He who watches and he who is vigilant, this is he who rejoices and is glad in eternal life.' For truly, the joy of this place is not the joy, and also the sweetness of this world is not the sweetness.\" Now these things he said to me, I bowed down, I worshipped him, I returned to my place, giving glory to God. Abba Antony said to the one who brought him out to the brothers, the monks, who deemed him worthy to hear a word from him, he said to them...","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword παράκλητος (paraclete) is used here for the Holy Spirit, a term with Johannine resonance (John 14:16, 26) that in Coptic hagiography often emphasizes the Spirit's role as comforter and intercessor.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek πίστις (faith) appears in the phrase 'faith of the consubstantial Trinity,' where the sense is doctrinal assent rather than personal trust, reflecting the Nicene context of Athanasius's orthodoxy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek μάρτυς (martyr) is used for Athanasius, who 'became a martyr many times at the hands of the kings,' a hyperbolic hagiographical claim that extends the term to confessors who suffered exile or persecution without death.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲗⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The saying 'They turned in their turning and found nothing' echoes Ecclesiastes 1:7 (LXX) or a similar wisdom tradition, though the exact source is uncertain; it may be a free citation of a monastic aphorism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296–373) is presented as a 'son of the apostles' and a champion of Nicene orthodoxy; his multiple exiles under Constantius II and other emperors are here reframed as repeated martyrdom.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":["Amélineau 1888"],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a third-person encomium of Athanasius to a first-person account of Antony's visit, then to direct speech attributed to the Holy Spirit, and finally to Antony's address to the monks, marking a layered dialogue structure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'he whose heart has become a pure throne of the Pantocrator' may refer to Athanasius or to the Holy Spirit; the Coptic syntax is ambiguous.","The source of the saying 'They turned in their turning and found nothing' is not clearly identified in the canonical scriptures; it may be a monastic proverb or a loose citation."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ → “martyr”. Greek μάρτυς. 'Witness' is the older forensic sense and survives in the paschal and apologetic register; the hagiographical sense is 'martyr'."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (witness); this passage takes it as “martyr”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ","text":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ → “faith”. Greek πίστις; 'faithfulness' where the sense is reliability rather than assent."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ","text":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ carries more than one sense (belief, faithfulness); this passage takes it as “faith”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":30,"ref":"p30","source":"ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓ ⲛϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲛ\nⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ\nⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϯⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉϩⲁⲛ ⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲥⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ\nⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϥⲓ ⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲑⲁϣⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲥⲏⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.\nⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦\nⲡⲱⲥ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ (-ⲣ︦ⲙ︦ⲃ︦-) ⲁⲕⲑⲁϣⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϭⲓ ⲑⲓⲃⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ. ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ\nϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ\nⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϧⲉⲙϧⲱⲙϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ\nⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ","english":"The Scriptures are indeed excellent teachers for us, instructing us. But it is also a good thing for us to give encouragement to one another in the right faith of our fathers.\n\nAbba Antony also said: I prayed to God once, that he might show me the help that surrounds the monk. And while I was still praying, I saw lamps of fire and a chorus of angels surrounding the monk, guarding him like the pupil of an eye. And a voice came from heaven saying: Do not let him go as long as he is in the body. And when I saw this help surrounding the man in this way, I myself took fright, saying: Woe to you, Antony, for this great help God has appointed for you, and you are negligent towards yourself at all times.\n\nAbba Antony said: I prayed to God, saying: My Lord, how is it that this help of this kind (—152—) you have appointed for the monk, and Satan carries him off in this way? I heard a voice saying: It is not possible for the one who seizes him by force; for I am the one who is without strength, I who rebuke him with all his power, and I have humbled him. But each one will be tempted by his own desire.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓ ⲛϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ","severity":"info","text":"Antony affirms Scripture as a teacher but adds that mutual encouragement in faith is also beneficial, a pastoral note typical of monastic instruction.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Here 'angels' (Greek ἄγγελοι) are celestial beings, not human messengers; the chorus of angels guards the monk.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Satan is named as the adversary who carries off the monk despite divine help; the voice denies Satan's power to seize by force.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Abba' (Greek/Syriac) is retained in the Coptic for Antony, marking his authority as a spiritual father.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'monk' (Greek μοναχός) is the solitary ascetic; the vision of angels guarding him reflects the belief in divine protection for monks.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"(-ⲣ︦ⲙ︦ⲃ︦-)","severity":"caution","text":"The numeral (-ⲣ︦ⲙ︦ⲃ︦-) = 152 appears in the Coptic; its function is unclear—possibly a marginal note or scribal insertion, not part of the narrative.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The numeral (-ⲣ︦ⲙ︦ⲃ︦-) is ambiguous: it may be a page number, a section marker, or a scribal error; the reading here treats it as a marginal insertion.","The phrase 'ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ' (each one) could refer to each monk or each person; the context suggests each individual monk."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ","text":"ⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ → “Satan”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":31,"ref":"p31","source":"ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ\nⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϥⲕⲱϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲕⲑⲱϣ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲛⲧⲁⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉ\nⲧⲁⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϥⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲁⲓⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.\nⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ......","english":"...and he himself with negligence, that truly it is he who is negligent of his own salvation himself, and the seal of his heart, that truly he does not seek to help.\n\nAnd I said, \"My Lord, each one among the monks has assigned to himself this kind of assistance.\" And they showed me many monks for whom this assistance was seeking all of them in the manner I had first seen. And I said, \"O blessed one of the race of men, for this good and humane Lord has hidden them there.\"\n\nAn old man made a request of God to see the holy ones, and he saw all of them until...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'he himself with negligence' introduces a self-accusation: the monk who neglects his own salvation is contrasted with the divine help shown in the vision.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The 'seal of his heart' (ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ) likely refers to the monk's inner resolve or commitment, possibly echoing ascetic imagery of the heart as a sealed vessel.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The vision of 'many monks' receiving the same assistance as the first monk underscores the theme of divine protection for all ascetics, a common motif in early Egyptian monastic literature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from Antony's first-person account to a third-person narrative about 'an old man' who prays to see the holy ones, marking a new episode or a variant tradition within the sayings collection.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ......","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text breaks off with 'ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ......' (until...), indicating that the manuscript is incomplete or damaged at this point; the English draft reflects this truncation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲓⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ","severity":"info","text":"Antony's exclamation 'this good and humane Lord' reflects a theological emphasis on divine benevolence, which later Coptic monastic tradition often highlighted in hagiographical retellings.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.ap-antony","label":"source edition: AP Antony","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/AP%20Antony%20Results/AP%20Antoine%20OCR%20Output/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the old man' (ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ) is unclear; it may be Antony himself or another figure. The text breaks off before resolving this.","The phrase 'the seal of his heart' (ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ) could be metaphorical or refer to a physical ascetic practice; the Coptic is ambiguous."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}