{"slug":"amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","id":"coptic:coptic-ocr:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","title":"Life of John Kolobos","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":0.078119},"source":{"registry_id":"coptic:coptic-ocr:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","work_id":"amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","edition":"coptic-ocr","license":"GNU GPL-3.0","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"},"stats":{"passages":96,"english_words":20942,"coptic_letters":65153,"commentary_units":565,"commentary_kinds":10,"derived_notes":52,"ambiguities":192,"work_notes":5,"external_links":6,"timeline":6},"summary":{"work":"amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","abstract":"The Life of John Kolobos is a Coptic hagiography celebrating the ascetic virtues and miracles of John Kolobos, a presbyter and hegumenos of Scetis. The text, surviving only in Sahidic Coptic fragments, was first edited by Amélineau in the late 19th century. It presents John as a 'great star and apostle,' 'complete in all virtues,' and an 'engraved image of virtue.' The narrative is attributed to Abba Zacharias, bishop of Mai Christ, who wrote at the request of God-fearing men and completed the work on John's commemoration day, 20 Paopi. The simple, repetitive Coptic and moralizing dialogues are typical of monastic hagiography. The beginning and end are lost, and some names are illegible, limiting historical context.","historical_context":"The Life likely dates to the 5th–6th centuries CE, a period of flourishing Coptic monastic hagiography after the Council of Chalcedon (451 CE). It originates in the Egyptian monastic community of Scetis (Wadi El Natrun), a center of desert asceticism. The text survives only in Coptic fragments, with no known Greek or Syriac version, indicating a purely Egyptian monastic transmission. The attribution to Abba Zacharias, bishop of Mai Christ, suggests a local episcopal context. The work was first edited by Amélineau in the late 19th century from Sahidic Coptic manuscripts. The fragmentary state and illegible names limit precise dating and historical anchoring, but the genre and language place it firmly within the Coptic hagiographical tradition of late antique Egypt.","significance":"This hagiography is a key witness to the veneration of John Kolobos, a figure in the Scetis monastic tradition, and to the development of Coptic hagiography after Chalcedon. Its survival only in Coptic underscores the linguistic and cultural distinctiveness of Egyptian Christianity. The text's attribution to a bishop and its use of direct speech and moralizing dialogues illuminate the pedagogical and liturgical functions of monastic hagiography. It relates to other Coptic lives of desert fathers and to the broader tradition of John the Dwarf (Kolobos) in apophthegmata collections.","timeline":[{"date":"5th–6th c. CE","event":"Probable composition of the Life of John Kolobos in Coptic, reflecting post-Chalcedonian monastic hagiography."},{"date":"Late 19th c.","event":"First edition of the Coptic fragments by Amélineau from Sahidic manuscripts."},{"date":"20 Paopi (Coptic calendar)","event":"Commemoration day of John Kolobos, on which the hagiography was completed."},{"date":"Month of Thoth","event":"The Life was begun in Thoth, according to the text's attribution."},{"date":"5th–6th c. 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No external evidence confirms the historical John Kolobos.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":["Amélineau 1888"],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"John Kolobos appears in the Copto-Arabic Synaxarion under 20 Bashans, but this Life is not directly cited in later liturgical readings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["hollis:alma990079188610203941"]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The OCR-based edition contains uncorrected errors in Coptic word division and diacritics; the English draft is a modern paraphrase, not a critical translation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The edition relies on Amélineau’s 1888 transcription of the Pierpont Morgan manuscript, which remains the only published Coptic text.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/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. 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The liturgical meal sense ('agape') is technical and should not be flattened to 'love'."},{"coptic":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","english":"soul","count":19,"first_passage":7,"note":"Greek ψυχή; 'life' where the sense is the living person rather than the soul that survives death."},{"coptic":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","english":"church","count":13,"first_passage":5,"note":"The building, the congregation, and the institution all take this word; the context decides, and 'assembly' is rare outside citations of Acts."},{"coptic":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","english":"angel","count":11,"first_passage":4,"note":"Greek ἄγγελος; 'messenger' only where a human envoy is meant (rare in this corpus)."},{"coptic":"ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","english":"peace","count":11,"first_passage":11,"note":"Greek εἰρήνη. ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ in a colophon is the liturgical formula 'in peace', not a comment on civil order."},{"coptic":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","english":"bless","count":9,"first_passage":35,"note":"The Coptic verb covers both 'bless' and 'praise'; the object decides — God is praised, a person is blessed."},{"coptic":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","english":"body","count":9,"first_passage":38,"note":"In martyrdom accounts ⲥⲱⲙⲁ after death is the corpse; in ascetic literature it is the body as the site of struggle."},{"coptic":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","english":"holy","count":9,"first_passage":60,"note":"Adjectivally 'holy'; with the article as a noun it names a saint, and in the plural the saints as a body."},{"coptic":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","english":"grace","count":8,"first_passage":10,"note":"The unearned favour of God; 'favour' where a human patron is meant."},{"coptic":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","english":"monk","count":8,"first_passage":13,"note":""},{"coptic":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","english":"pray","count":7,"first_passage":14,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","english":"apostle","count":6,"first_passage":5,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ","english":"fruit","count":6,"first_passage":5,"note":"Greek καρπός; in homiletic allegory the fruit is a virtue or a work, and the note should say so rather than leaving 'fruit' literal."},{"coptic":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","english":"worship","count":6,"first_passage":35,"note":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ is to bow or prostrate in worship, distinct from ⲟⲩⲱϣ 'to wish'. The gesture matters in martyrdom scenes before an official."},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","english":"disciple","count":4,"first_passage":8,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ","english":"amen","count":4,"first_passage":35,"note":"Transliterated Hebrew, left untranslated in the liturgy and in the doxologies that close a homily."},{"coptic":"ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","english":"bishop","count":3,"first_passage":1,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","english":"virgin","count":2,"first_passage":78,"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":"ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ","english":"resurrection","count":1,"first_passage":4,"note":"Greek ἀνάστασις; the general resurrection and Christ's are distinguished by context, not by the word."},{"coptic":"ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","english":"archangel","count":1,"first_passage":50,"note":"Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Suriel; the rank is fixed in Coptic liturgical usage."},{"coptic":"ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ","english":"seraphim","count":1,"first_passage":50,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ","english":"people","count":1,"first_passage":74,"note":"Greek λαός. In liturgical description it is the congregation as distinct from the clergy, i.e. the laity."},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ","english":"Mary","count":1,"first_passage":82,"note":"The Theotokos in homilies and Marian apocrypha; the sister of Martha in other contexts."},{"coptic":"ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ","english":"prophet","count":1,"first_passage":85,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","english":"martyr","count":1,"first_passage":85,"note":"Greek μάρτυς. 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A sublime and extraordinary hypothesis of the fathers, this is the one that follows.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac address 'Abba' is retained in the Coptic as a title of respect for John Kolobos and for Bishop Zacharias.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ is rendered 'bishop' in the English draft, consistent with the pinned glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϣⲓⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"Scetis (ϣⲓⲏⲧ) is the desert region of Wadi el-Natrun, a major center of early Egyptian monasticism where John Kolobos lived.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲟⲩ ⲕ̄ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲫⲁⲟⲫⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The commemoration date is given as the 20th of Paopi (ⲫⲁⲟⲫⲓ), which corresponds to 17/18 October in the Julian calendar.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ (hypothesis) introduces the narrative framework, signaling a formal preface or summary of the work to follow.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲭⲣⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲭⲣⲥ (Mai Christ) is ambiguous; it may be a place name or a title. The English draft treats it as a city name, but the Coptic could also be read as 'of the Christ-loving (city)'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Mai Christ' (ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲭⲣⲥ) is uncertain; it may be a toponym or an epithet.","The phrase 'ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ' could be read as describing Zacharias as 'truly God-bearing' or as a separate title."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","text":"ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ → “bishop”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."},{"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":"ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥ ⲉⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲏⲗⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲙⲟϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ\nⲛⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ. (-ⲃ︦-)\nⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲑⲟⲣⲧⲱⲙⲁ\nⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲛ\nⲛⲓϩⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲥⲓⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲕⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲏⲧⲟⲛ ⲥⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲕⲱⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲥⲫⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲅⲏⲙⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲅⲛⲱⲙⲟⲛ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲫⲁⲥⲫⲉⲥ ⲛⲭⲣⲟϥ\nⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲙⲱⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲩⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣ\nⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ\nⲉϥⲅⲩⲃⲉⲣⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲅⲁⲗⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲗⲓⲙⲏⲛ\nⲙⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ.","english":"The life of the great star and apostle, who is complete in all virtues, our holy father the presbyter and hegumenos of Scetis, Abba John Kolobos, which was recorded diligently by the God-bearing philosopher truly, and the benefit of our souls especially, that you may perfect the virtues in the midst, O my holy fathers. An image that is engraved of virtue and a pillar of light of piety, that you may marvel at her, and in order that I may speak the word of the apostle in a summary: a perfect man of the whole fullness, a disciple of the perfection of Christ, who was created according to the image of the living God. You exhort my humble self to speak of his orthodox deeds, which are strong, and he who mocked the hypocrisy of this life and wove the strong webs of the darkness of the spirits of wickedness, who steered his intellectual skiff towards the height of the energy of the cosmocrators of the darkness of the air, finding no hindrance of the cause of our accusers of sin in the taking of blasphemy in a firmness of the mouth of his hegemonic, out against the darkness of those there in a good conscience, and in piety he stands out against the villainy of the serpents of falsehood, despising the prudent like myths that were made, and finding no rest that is continuous, especially in a taking of shame that is strong, with a purity of his habits towards the love of Christ God, partaking of the light of purity in a true knowledge, and from this he governs himself henceforth in an angelic labor until his arrival at this great place of the monastery filled with calm, which is the harbor of the Holy Spirit.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) here refers to the love of Christ, not the liturgical meal. The context of 'purity of his habits towards the love of Christ God' supports the general sense.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the word of the apostle' likely alludes to a specific apostolic saying, possibly from Paul (e.g., 1 Cor 15:10 or Gal 3:28), but the exact reference is not explicit in the passage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'cosmocrators' (Greek κοσμοκράτωρ) refers to demonic powers or world-rulers in early Christian literature, often associated with the devil or evil spirits (cf. Eph 6:12).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a series of epithets ('image of virtue', 'pillar of light') that establish a laudatory tone typical of hagiographic prefaces, framing John as a model of ascetic perfection.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"John Kolobos is called 'apostle' here, a title that reflects his veneration as a spiritual founder in the Scetis tradition, though he was not one of the Twelve. This usage is common in Coptic monastic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'disciple of the perfection of Christ' is ambiguous: it may mean John is a disciple who achieves perfection through Christ, or that Christ's perfection is the model. The Coptic syntax allows both readings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the apostle' in 'the word of the apostle' is not specified; it could be Paul or another apostolic figure.","The phrase 'disciple of the perfection of Christ' is syntactically ambiguous regarding agency."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","text":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ → “love”. Greek ἀγάπη. The liturgical meal sense ('agape') is technical and should not be flattened to 'love'."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","text":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ carries more than one sense (charity, agape (the meal)); this passage takes it as “love”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"(-ⲅ̄-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ\nⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲟϫⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲫⲁⲓ\nⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲏⲣⲩⲅⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲑⲟⲣⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲉⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥ\nⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲉⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲝⲁⲓⲣⲏⲧⲟⲛ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲓⲉⲃ ϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲅⲁⲗⲉⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ\nⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲁⲩⲕⲏⲛ\nⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲛⲓⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲧ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁ","english":"and this man of such a kind, O my beloved, will have need of many things from my speech that is brief in a matter external to this alone, that through the proclamation of the good odor of his holy catholic virtues, a great abundance of eternal life will come to all of us at once, we who are under those who hear and the one who speaks, so that in a time of honor and it is fitting for the children that we rise up to his angelic life and the entire exactness of his polity without exception, and within the true and perfect virtue of his great practical strength, which is in the entire catalog of the work of his high virtue, that we may share in his eternal inheritance, and first of all, to praise this saint before us more than the other powers of the holy and incorporeal ones in the ascension and all the spirits of the righteous in the taking up of his old age, this weeping which raised for him a place of teaching and a philosophy of","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲕⲏⲣⲩⲅⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'proclamation of the good odor' likely refers to the saint's reputation for virtue, using olfactory imagery common in hagiography to denote spiritual fragrance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'powers of the holy and incorporeal ones' likely refers to angels or spiritual beings, a common motif in Coptic hagiography to elevate the saint's status.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the elaborate prologue, employing rhetorical amplification to praise the saint and prepare the audience for the narrative, typical of hagiographic introductions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'catalog of the work of his high virtue' may allude to a structured list of virtues, a common device in monastic literature to systematize ascetic achievements.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲁⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲣⲓⲙⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'this weeping which raised for him a place of teaching' is obscure; it may refer to a specific event in John's life or a metaphorical expression for ascetic struggle, but the Coptic is ambiguous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'this weeping which raised for him a place of teaching' is unclear; it may denote a literal or metaphorical foundation of his teaching through tears or ascetic practice."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲙⲓ\nⲁⲡⲟ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲱⲥ (-ⲇ︦-) ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲑⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲁⲑⲟⲗⲓⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ\nⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲃⲣⲁⲃⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲑⲉⲛ\nϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ\nⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲏⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲛⲏⲅⲩⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ\nⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲩⲕⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ\nⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲟⲇⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲭ︦ⲣ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ϯⲁⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲛⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲑⲁⲣⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦\nⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲙⲡ︦︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲣⲓ\nⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲱⲙⲁⲧⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲅⲉⲩⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ\nⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ (-ⲋ︦-) ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁ ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϯ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲉⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲙⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.","english":"The truth of the life of the blessed one, as is fitting and proper, from the parts now until the honor of his great struggles through God until the general resurrection and the common one of the whole creation, that he may worthily receive the perpetual crowns through the joy of the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, which enlightens the heart of our weakness through the provision of his holy knowledge, especially on the day of the commemoration of our holy father, whom Christ God we approach through the cycle of the year, but rather through the heartfelt zeal of the synod of this Christ-loving people, those to whom the fragrance of the prayers of this righteous one has been directed toward us on his feast day, so that we may rejoice spiritually for him, and moreover, to dare to Christ God, together with the intercessions of the holy presbyters of our all-holy father, we will hasten with diligence to the preparation of his holy spiritual banquet, as from the gathering within of many fragrances of choice aromas for a single fragrant ointment, and it is honored above all by the virtue of that righteous one, who is hidden before God and his angels. This one, especially, will give a perception and assurance of the truth of the soul of all the God-loving and everyone who wishes to live well in the manner of taking pleasure in a spiritual feast that is abundant, toward the perpetual blessedness.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ renders Greek ἀνάστασις. Here it is qualified as ⲕⲁⲑⲟⲗⲓⲕⲏ (catholic) and ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲏ (common), indicating the general resurrection of all creation, not Christ's individual resurrection.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ (Greek ἄγγελος) appears in the phrase 'before God and his angels,' clearly referring to celestial beings, not human messengers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage describes a liturgical commemoration (ⲡⲁⲛⲏⲅⲩⲣⲓⲥ) of John Kolobos, with a synod of Christ-loving people, prayers, and a spiritual banquet. This reflects the annual feast day celebration typical of Coptic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is a single complex sentence in the Coptic, building from the 'truth of the life' through the resurrection, then to the commemoration and the spiritual banquet. The English draft breaks it into multiple sentences, but the Coptic syntax is paratactic and periodic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The mention of 'presbyters' and 'synod' suggests this text was used in a monastic or ecclesiastical setting for the feast of John Kolobos, likely read aloud during the liturgy. The emphasis on 'perpetual blessedness' aligns with the hagiographic genre's edifying purpose.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦' (through God) is ambiguous: it could mean 'by God's agency' or 'through God's grace.' The reading taken is 'through God' as an agent of the struggles.","The Coptic 'ⲛⲕⲁⲑⲟⲗⲓⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲏ' (catholic and common) may be a hendiadys or two distinct qualifiers; the reading taken treats them as reinforcing the general resurrection."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ","text":"ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ → “resurrection”. Greek ἀνάστασις; the general resurrection and Christ's are distinguished by context, not by the word."},{"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":5,"ref":"p5","source":"ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲓⲉⲃ ϣⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦\nⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ. ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲣⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ\nⲛⲑⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲛϩ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ\nⲉⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ\nϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲑⲉⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲁϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ\nⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲓ ⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ\nⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲁϥⲉⲩ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲅⲅⲣⲁⲫⲱⲥ ⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ","english":"For indeed we have not cut off the discourse of God and the truth of piety according to the exhortation of the wise apostle Paul, but as from a purity, as from God, before God in Christ we speak. We speak of those things which are his own works, especially his own fruits, which he himself also, according to the manner of the trumpet of truth, will reveal the work to us. In this, the word will adorn the encomium in a setting forth, a consolation for me of our gathering together in the Lord, especially those who have come to us and whom we have found historically, whether in the holy scriptures of the church or in our holy fathers the God-bearing ones who are before us, the ancient ones, who became leaders and guides of the divine service first in the deserts, having become witnesses of the works of the truth and having ministered them to us in writing for a benefit.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"In homiletic allegory, 'fruit' (Greek καρπός) denotes a virtue or ascetic work, not literal produce. The phrase 'his own fruits' refers to John Kolobos's spiritual achievements.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'wise apostle Paul' is cited as an authority for exhortation (παραίνεσις). The phrasing echoes Pauline paraenetic style, though no specific verse is quoted.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓϣⲁϥⲉⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The 'deserts' (ϣⲁϥⲉⲩ) locate the ancient fathers as desert ascetics, a standard topos in Coptic hagiography linking John Kolobos to the eremitic tradition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The passage self-identifies as an encomium (ⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ), a formal praise speech. The 'word will adorn the encomium' signals a rhetorical flourish typical of the genre.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'ancient ones' (ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ) are presented as authoritative witnesses whose writings transmit truth. This reflects the reception of earlier monastic figures as normative for later hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲓⲉⲃ ϣⲱⲧ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'we have not cut off the discourse' (ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲓⲉⲃ ϣⲱⲧ) is ambiguous: it may mean 'we have not interrupted' or 'we have not omitted.' The reading 'cut off' is adopted for continuity with the previous passage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲓⲉⲃ ϣⲱⲧ: could mean 'we have not interrupted' or 'we have not omitted'; the sense 'cut off' is taken.","ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲟⲛ: Greek ἴδιος; may mean 'his own' or 'private'; here 'his own' is preferred."],"confidence":"high","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":"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":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ","text":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ → “fruit”. Greek καρπός; in homiletic allegory the fruit is a virtue or a work, and the note should say so rather than leaving 'fruit' literal."}]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ (-ⲋ̄-) ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲣⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲁϫⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ\nⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲫⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲉⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ\nⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲟϫ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲧⲥⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲛⲑⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ\nⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲙⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ϧⲁ\nⲧⲟⲩϩⲏ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲃϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲡⲁⲛⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲛϯϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ. ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ\nⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ ϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲩⲙⲛⲱⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲧⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲁ ⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣⲓ (-ⲍ̄-) ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ\nⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϫⲫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ.","english":"...our souls, and also those whom we have heard, and also those whom we have found among us, our holy fathers, in the holy places, in the little time that we have been able to turn ourselves about in their midst, beyond our worth, being taught by them, opening God in knowledge through the philosophy of their holy teaching, those who love the garment of truth and who nourish their souls spiritually through the practice of the virtues of the exercises of the paradoxical deeds of the champions who became strong in virtue before them, those who received the trophy against the adversary within, through the help of the shield and the panoply of the strong power of the saving cross, which they bore in truth. For indeed it is a glorious thing, the meeting of the saints and their good remembrance, and he who will be zealous for this in knowledge will find a great good prepared, especially since we customarily follow the paraphrase of the hymnist David; we will say also, concisely confessing, that those whom we have heard and those whom we have seen, our fathers, spoke before us; they did not hide from their sons until other days, speaking the blessings of God and his mighty deeds and the wonders he performed, so that other sons who were born might know, and they might arise to inform their sons about them, so that they might place their hope in God and not despise the deeds of God, and might seek his commandments.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword παράδοξον (paradoxon) here denotes miraculous or extraordinary deeds, a common hagiographical topos. The Coptic text uses it to characterize the feats of the monastic champions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϩⲩⲙⲛⲱⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the hymnist David' refers to King David, traditionally credited as the author of the Psalms. The text alludes to a paraphrase (ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ) of a Davidic psalm, though no specific verse is cited.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲁⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'trophy' (τρόπαιον) is a military metaphor common in early Christian ascetic literature, signifying victory over demonic or internal adversaries. It reinforces the martial imagery of the spiritual life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage functions as a transitional prologue, linking the preceding discourse on piety to the forthcoming narrative of the fathers' deeds. It employs a chain of relative clauses to build rhetorical momentum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ (-ⲋ̄-)","severity":"caution","text":"The opening phrase is fragmentary; the supralinear stroke and numeral (-ⲋ̄-) may indicate a scribal insertion or correction. The sense is restored from context as 'our souls', but the exact syntax is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The emphasis on oral transmission from fathers to sons reflects the monastic tradition of spiritual genealogy, a theme prominent in Coptic hagiography and echoed in later collections like the Apophthegmata Patrum.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The opening phrase ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ (-ⲋ̄-) is incomplete; the numeral may indicate a scribal mark or a missing word. The translation assumes 'our souls' as the intended subject.","The reference to a 'paraphrase of the hymnist David' is vague; no specific psalm is identified, leaving the exact scriptural echo uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ\nⲉⲧⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲣⲑⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲡⲕⲉϯ ⲣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ\nⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲓⲁ\nⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲯⲩⲭⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟϩ\nⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁ\nϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲏ\nⲉⲑⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ\nⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ (-ⲏ︦-) ⲛⲉⲙ","english":"...our souls, and also those whom we have heard, and also those whom we have found among us, our holy fathers, in the holy places, in the little time that we have been able to turn ourselves about in their midst, beyond\n\nBut for the most part we have come to know the precision of the one after whom we seek rightly from the book of the holy elders concerning those who have given an account of themselves in it concerning this saint, whose feast we celebrate today. And this book, they gave it another name: \"Paradise.\" And rightly so, according to the manner in which it is written and fittingly, for they called it by this name. For also in the nomenclature of the saints it is written: \"This Paradise of souls,\" which has indeed filled the great Paradise of joy. And still, until now and until the end of this age, this same book will not cease, which prepares some souls also as a gift of God for those who will live well, that they may take from it knowledge in a true discernment, that they may become a vessel of the Holy Spirit and worthy of the inheritance of eternal life through the field of the practices.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (Greek ψυχή) appears twice in this passage. In the phrase ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲯⲩⲭⲟⲛ it means 'souls' (genitive plural), while in ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ it refers to 'souls' as recipients of divine gifts. The pinned glossary renders it 'soul' except where the sense is 'life' for a living person, which does not apply here.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ (παράδεισος) is used as a title for the book, 'Paradise', and also for the 'great Paradise of joy'. The term evokes both the Garden of Eden and the heavenly abode of the righteous, a common trope in Coptic monastic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The book referred to as 'Paradise' is likely a collection of sayings or lives of the desert fathers, akin to the Apophthegmata Patrum. The phrase 'book of the holy elders' (ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ) confirms this genre. The work's self-identification as a 'Paradise of souls' aligns with the monastic theme of spiritual cultivation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage claims the book will remain until the end of the age, preparing souls as gifts of God. This reflects a high view of the text's authority and enduring value within the Coptic monastic tradition, possibly for liturgical or catechetical use.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage functions as a prologue or introduction to the life of John Kolobos, explaining the source (the book of the holy elders) and the title 'Paradise'. It establishes the work's purpose: to provide knowledge and spiritual formation for readers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ (they gave an account of themselves) could also be read as 'they narrated themselves' or 'they were recorded'. The sense taken is that the elders wrote about themselves in the book.","The expression ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲯⲩⲭⲟⲛ (this Paradise of souls) might be a title or a descriptive phrase; the translation treats it as a title."],"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."}]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"ⲛⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ϩⲱⲣⲥⲓⲏⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲱⲛⲁ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲥⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲱ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ϫⲓϭⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲁⲣⲥⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲏⲗⲁⲣⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲉⲫⲣⲉⲙ\nⲡⲓⲥⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲍⲏⲛⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲟⲩⲑⲓ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲗⲟⲅⲅⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ\nⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲏⲡ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ\nⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲟⲇⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ\nⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲗⲟⲙ (-ⲑ̄-) ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲕⲗⲏⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲥϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲗⲁⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ\nⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ.","english":"...the struggles for salvation of the luminaries who are inscribed upon him, which are these: Abba Paul the Great, and Abba Antony, Abba Palamon, and Abba Pahom, Abba Horsiesi, and Abba Petronius, Abba Theodore, and Abba Mena, Abba Amoun, and Abba Matoy, Abba Macarius the Great, and Abba Macarius again, Abba Isidore, and Abba Pamo, Abba Chichoi, and Abba Amoi, Abba Moses, and Abba Romanos, Abba Joseph, and Abba Chronios, Abba Besarion, and Abba Poemen, Abba Arsenius, and Abba Paphnutius, Abba Hilarion, and Abba Ephrem the Syrian, Abba Euagrius, and Abba Silouanos, Abba Zeno, and Abba Senouthi, Abba Isaiah, and Abba Peter his disciple, Abba Loukios, and Abba Longinos, and our holy father the priest whose feast we celebrate today, the holy hegoumenos Abba John Kolobos, who is also one of them, but rather a chosen one, who is hidden within the synodia of the chorus of these saints, who have set a name and the rest also of all the holy ones, who is also a companion with them in the honor and the crown of the same inheritance of virtue, especially on account of the manner in which he participated in the great graces of virtue, each one of them, in a faithful manner, bearing the great and strong weapon of Christ, which is the ascetic life, in all his works until his end, the whole aim, which is his entire taking of the cross, followed him, which is the establishment of the perfection.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a catalogue of desert fathers, a common hagiographic trope that establishes the subject's lineage and authority. The list culminates in John Kolobos, positioning him as the climax of a spiritual genealogy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains the Greek/Syriac address 'Abba' for each father, a fixed term in the edition. It signals reverence and monastic authority, not a proper name.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'the Syrian' attached to Abba Ephrem identifies the well-known fourth-century hymnographer and theologian. The Coptic text uses the Greek-derived form ⲥⲩⲣⲟⲥ.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'bishop' (ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ) appears in the phrase 'until his end, the whole aim' (ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ). The Coptic likely uses the word metaphorically for 'oversight' or 'goal', not a literal episcopal office.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"John Kolobos (John the Dwarf) was a fourth-century Egyptian desert father known for his sayings in the Apophthegmata Patrum. The epithet 'Kolobos' means 'dwarf' or 'short', referring to his stature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲗⲟⲙ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'the honor and the crown of the same inheritance of virtue' may reflect a liturgical or monastic formula, but the Coptic text is partially corrupt (note the inserted (-ⲑ̄-) in the manuscript). The reading is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ' is ambiguous: it could mean 'the whole bishop' or, more likely, 'the whole aim/oversight' as a metaphorical extension of the Greek episkopos.","The list of fathers includes some names with variant spellings (e.g., ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ for Pachomius) that may reflect Coptic orthographic conventions."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ → “disciple”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲁⲡⲟ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲏⲥⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲑⲟϣ ⲡⲉⲙϫⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϯ ⲥⲱⲓⲧ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲥⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ\nⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲩⲡⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ ϧⲁⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ\nⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲩⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲉⲥⲏⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲱⲓⲧ (-ⲓ̄-) ⲓⲉ\nⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲩⲑⲩⲛⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲫⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ","english":"The discourse of the prooimion, let it stop at this point, to draw forth from the treasury of the good of our all-holy father, the blessed one of this entire place. Our thrice-blessed father the priest and hegumenos, Abba John Kolobos, according to what was said, O my beloved. His family, however, was from a village of the district of Pemje, the city called Sōit of the Mareotis of Egypt. His name was Tse, according to the nobility, but he did not receive the height of virtue. He was a metropolitan of the heavens. According to the wealth of this life, he was poor, and he was last, but he said, \"The poor of the world, God has chosen them as rich in Christ, doing more than others in the height of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, especially since virtue is not inferior to a noble who gives Sōit, or one who directs in the wealth of this life, and it is superior to one who is in poverty, but virtue is found in a soul.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"Greek loanword προοίμιον, 'prooimion' or preface. The hagiographer signals a structural break, ending the introductory section.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"'Our thrice-blessed' — a standard hagiographic epithet for a saint, here applied to John Kolobos, reinforcing his sanctity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Greek ἡγούμενος, 'hegumenos' or abbot. John is identified as both priest and hegumenos, indicating his monastic leadership.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲙϫⲉ","severity":"info","text":"Pemje (ⲡⲉⲙϫⲉ) is the Coptic name for the city of Oxyrhynchus (modern el-Bahnasa). The text locates John's family in a village of that district.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲥⲏ","severity":"info","text":"Tse (ⲧⲥⲏ) is given as John's original name, meaning 'the woman' or 'the female' in Coptic. The text notes his noble birth but states he did not attain virtue's height, a rhetorical contrast.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲱⲓⲧ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'who gives Sōit' is obscure. Sōit (ⲥⲱⲓⲧ) may be a place name (perhaps a variant of Sais) or a corruption. The sense is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲱⲓⲧ' is unclear; 'Sōit' may be a toponym or a textual error. The reading follows the English draft as a place name.","The clause 'ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ' is ambiguous: 'metropolitan of the heavens' is a metaphorical title, but the Coptic may also be read as 'he was a citizen of the heavens'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲅⲛⲱⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ\nⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ\nϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ\nⲁϥⲉⲣⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ︦ ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲏⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲏ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ\nⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϧⲁⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲛϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏ. ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲏⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ\nϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϯ ⲉⲧϣⲉⲡϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲭⲓⲙ\nⲉϥϯ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ (-ⲓ︦ⲁ︦-)ⲉϥϯ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ\nⲙⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲓ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲭⲟⲣⲏⲅⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ","english":"The lover of God, this one who is chosen in her character as a virtuous character herself, doing the good at all times in a uniform manner, whether one is poor or one is rich. And this we know from the life of our holy fathers the apostles and the rest of all the saints. Our fathers, this blessed one, O my beloved, according to the manner that was said concerning them, are pious exceedingly, and they fear before the face of God. And these, then, God granted them the gift of two male children. The great one, however, in time and bodily age, he also became a chosen monk at the end, according to the word that will reveal this to us if we proceed forward. The small one, likewise, in time and bodily age, our righteous father Abba John Kolobos, in the wisdom and the endurance that receives, great in the height of virtue, and in the bearing of old age in the knowledge of truth before the face of the schema, giving praise continually in the lofty thought according to God, giving from himself the grace of the Lord according to the intention of his name. This one truly, according to the manner that was said concerning him, as a proclamation indeed, but rather according to a first principle of God, this one who furnishes his gifts to his entire creation without hindrance.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ is a loan from Greek ἀπόστολος, here referring to the apostles as models of piety. The phrase 'our holy fathers the apostles' aligns with the hagiographic topos of apostolic succession.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ϩⲙⲟⲧ (grace) appears twice: first in the phrase 'God granted them the gift' (ⲁϥⲉⲣⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ) and later as 'the grace of the Lord' (ⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ). The term underscores divine favour as a recurring motif.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained in the Coptic for John Kolobos, marking him as a spiritual father. The phrase 'our righteous father Abba John Kolobos' introduces the saint with formal reverence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'the schema' (ⲡⲓⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ) denotes the monastic habit or the monastic state itself, a key concept in Coptic hagiography. John Kolobos is portrayed as bearing old age in the knowledge of truth before the face of the schema, emphasizing his lifelong commitment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage contrasts the two sons: the elder becomes a chosen monk, while the younger, John Kolobos, is described in detail as excelling in wisdom, endurance, and virtue. The structure sets up a parallel between the brothers, typical of hagiographic dual biographies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ('according to the manner that was said') is ambiguous: it may refer to a prior oral tradition or to a written source now lost. The text does not specify which.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'according to the manner that was said' (ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ) leaves unclear whether the author is citing a specific source or a general tradition.","The identity of 'the great one' (ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ) is not named; he is simply the elder brother of John Kolobos."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","text":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ → “grace”. The unearned favour of God; 'favour' where a human patron is meant."}]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲑⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲧϯⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲣϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ. ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϩⲱϥ\nⲛⲟⲏⲧⲱⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲏ\nⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲥⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣ ⲛⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ\nⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ\nϯⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲑⲉⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ\nⲛⲧⲣⲓⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲥⲓⲥ\nⲧⲏⲣⲥ (-ⲓ︦ⲃ︦-) ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ\nⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲛ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓϣⲁϥⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲓⲣⲱⲥ","english":"The throne, it purified him, he himself, our all-holy father, from when he was in the womb of his father, he separated him, from when he was in the womb of his mother, and he chose him, especially from when he was eighteen years old. God himself spoke with him spiritually, in an energy of a spiritual perception, saying to him, \"Come out from your land and from your family, come to the mountain of the desert, which is Shiet, the place where hearts and minds are woven within it in a true discernment without division, according to the meaning of its name, the place where the spiritual fire that perfects souls is, and the complete peace, the place where wisdom is, and knowledge, and theology of the orthodox dogmas of the triadic and apostolic faith, the place where all the discipline of angelic piety is, the place where the fragrance of the chosen virtues is hidden for me, which are the souls of the saints, these that are pure before me, and again it will be for me from you also, because in these and those that are true through the one who helps them and who takes the lead before them, God, to the holy deserts, he hastened at a suitable time.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ (Greek θρόνος) is rendered 'the throne' but likely refers to the divine throne or a metaphor for God's authority, not a physical object.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ϯⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The term ϯⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ (Greek εἰρήνη) is glossed as 'peace' per the pinned glossary; here it is part of a list of spiritual goods, not a liturgical colophon.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϣⲓⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"Shiet (ϣⲓⲏⲧ) is the Coptic name for Scetis (Wadi El Natrun), a major monastic center in Egypt, associated with John Kolobos and the Desert Fathers.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a divine call narrative: God speaks to John, commanding him to leave his homeland and family for the monastic life at Scetis, a common hagiographic topos.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'from when he was in the womb of his mother' is ambiguous: it may mean John was chosen before birth, or it may be a textual corruption or conflation with a prenatal election motif.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The description of Scetis as a place of 'spiritual fire' and 'angelic piety' reflects later Coptic monastic ideals, possibly influenced by the Life of John Chrysostom or other hagiographies.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'from when he was in the womb of his father' is unclear; it may be a textual error or a reference to spiritual lineage.","The identity of 'the one who helps them' is ambiguous; it could be God or a saint."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","text":"ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ → “peace”. Greek εἰρήνη. ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ in a colophon is the liturgical formula 'in peace', not a comment on civil order."}]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"ⲙⲡⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ϯⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ\nⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓϩⲩⲙⲛⲱⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ\nⲛⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ\nⲉϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲉⲝⲁⲓⲣⲏⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ\nⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲩⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲓ︦︦ⲥ︦ⲗ︦ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ (-ⲓ︦︦ⲅ︦-) ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲏ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ\nⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲙϫⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ\nⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ. ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲥϧⲉ ⲫⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ\nⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲙⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ\nⲃϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲅ̄ϯ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ\nⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ.","english":"of the blessing of the perfect love of the righteous generation and the blessed generation of our holy fathers of the house of Abba Makarios the Great, the generation that seeks the Lord and seeks the face of God, Jacob, according to the word of the hymnographer David. But through the angelic order of their form, which exists in a joyful manner of Christ and the fruit of the spiritual life, which is like a flower of the Holy Spirit, and almost to say in a summary before their extraordinary conduct: \"If only the sheep were the courts and the tents of the Holy of Holies like the paradise of joy.\" But through these holy ones, according to the written manner, he accomplished and increased (13) to a great elder of discernment and was zealous especially in the practical service of God and was capable of using the evangelical laws. And Abba Amoi the hermit was also a namesake among our fathers because of the height of his virtue. But the one who will take up the writing of the life of this saint will certainly need a history that is fully detailed, but also through the two or three virtues of his that we will mention, if the discourse progresses, it will be revealed before all that he is perfect and complete before God and men. And this luminary, in such a manner, our all-holy father Abba John Kolobos took upon himself.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (the agape) here refers to the liturgical love-feast, not merely an abstract love. The phrase 'blessing of the perfect love' likely invokes the eucharistic or communal meal context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ (the fruit of the spiritual life) uses καρπός in its homiletic allegorical sense: the fruit is a virtue or ascetic work, not literal produce.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'according to the word of the hymnographer David' alludes to the Psalms, likely a citation of a Davidic psalm (e.g., Ps 24[25]:15 LXX 'the face of God'). The Coptic text does not give a verse number.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Makarios the Great (c. 300–391) is a foundational figure of Egyptian monasticism. The reference to 'the house of Abba Makarios' situates John Kolobos within the Makarian tradition, a common hagiographical topos.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Amoi (Amoun) is a known desert father; the text calls him a 'namesake' (ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ) for virtue. This suggests the Life draws on a shared monastic onomastic tradition, possibly from the Sayings of the Desert Fathers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ (-ⲓ︦︦ⲅ︦-)","severity":"caution","text":"The numeral ⲓ︦︦ⲅ︦ (13) after ⲁϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ('he increased') is ambiguous: it may indicate a scribal note (e.g., a folio number) or a gloss on the verb. The reading 'he increased (13)' follows the edition but the numeral's function is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The numeral ⲓ︦︦ⲅ︦ (13) after ⲁϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ may be a scribal insertion or a marginal note; its exact purpose is unclear.","The phrase 'the generation that seeks the Lord and seeks the face of God, Jacob' is syntactically ambiguous: Jacob may be a separate figure or an epithet for the generation."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":13,"ref":"p13","source":"ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲩⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ\nϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫⲓ\nⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲱ\n(-ⲓ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲡϣⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲓⲏⲡ ϩⲱ ⲉⲡⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ\nⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲓ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ\nϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϧⲉ\nⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥϣⲉ ⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ\nⲫⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϩⲗⲓ\nⲛⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃϣⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ","english":"Our holy father Abba Amoi asked him, saying, “My son, what is the need of this great disturbance that you have brought upon us?” Our holy father Abba John answered with great humility, his tears flowing down upon his cheeks, saying, “If it is the will of the Lord, I wish to become a monk as well, and may I be counted worthy to be joined to the chorus of your holiness, for you are a holy and blessed generation in the Lord, and the whole earth is from you. And if you pray for me, the Lord will give you grace, and your heart will be at rest concerning me.” Abba Amoi answered and said to him, “This matter of which you speak, my son, is not a simple thing, but it is fitting for him who will give himself to this good work. First, he needs a right intention, without any deceit at all, in the will of God, and he must take up a perfect yoke, with all the works of the virtues and the undefiled things of the light that shines.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ is rendered 'monk' per the pinned glossary. In this context, John expresses a wish to become a monk, a key vocational step in the hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ϩⲙⲟⲧ is rendered 'grace' (divine favour) per the pinned glossary. John tells Amoi that if he prays, the Lord will give him ϩⲙⲟⲧ, underscoring the unearned nature of divine favour.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲃⲃⲁ is kept as 'Abba' per the pinned glossary. Both Amoi and John are addressed with this title, reflecting the monastic hierarchy and respect.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'chorus of your holiness' (ⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ) reflects the monastic ideal of a spiritual community, often likened to an angelic choir in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue between Abba Amoi and John, structured as a question-and-answer exchange. It serves as a narrative turning point where John declares his intention to become a monk.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text contains a lacuna marked by (-ⲓ︦ⲇ︦-), likely a scribal insertion or damage. The reading 'as well' (ϩⲱ) is conjectural; the exact phrase may be uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The lacuna (-ⲓ︦ⲇ︦-) in the Coptic may represent a numeral or a scribal note; its exact meaning is unclear.","The phrase 'the whole earth is from you' (ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ) is ambiguous: it could mean the monks' influence extends over the earth or that they are the source of holiness for the world."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","text":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ → “monk”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":14,"ref":"p14","source":"ⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲣⲉ\nⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲗⲁⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲉⲩⲧⲁⲝⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ\nⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲙⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ\nⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.\nⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ\nⲧⲉⲱⲥ (-ⲓⲉ-) ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥϭⲟⲗⲕϥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϯ ϩⲟ\nⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϣⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ\nⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ\nⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ. ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ\nϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ\nϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉ","english":"...of the height of the vessels that stand, rising up over the knowledge of my God, while all his works shine in knowledge according to the will of God, in a fitting order and directing the ranks of the powers in the height, wisely despising all the enjoyment of the present things because of the constant taking of the good things.\n\nNow these things that our holy father Abba Amoi said to him, he placed him, our holy father Abba John, in a solitary place, and our holy father Abba Amoi himself went to a place and prostrated himself under the whole of that eastern region, in some prayers and supplications from evening until dawn, that he might reveal to him concerning our father Abba John, especially since this is his custom at all times, not to do any work without the will of God, and that he might reveal to him concerning him whom he would see. While he was still praying in some supplications, that he might obtain his request, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared before him and said to him thus: \"Abba Amoi, the Lord commands you, 'Receive this brother to yourself with joy, for I am the one who sent him, especially since...'","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ (angel) is a loan from Greek ἄγγελος. In this passage it denotes a divine messenger, consistent with the hagiographic convention of angelic intervention.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic verb ϣⲗⲏⲗ (pray) appears in the phrase ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ (while he was praying), marking the ascetic practice of prolonged prayer, a key theme in the Life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The angel’s command to Abba Amoi to receive John ‘with joy’ echoes the monastic ideal of obedience and spiritual discernment, common in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":["Amélineau 1888"],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage transitions from John’s request to Amoi’s solitary prayer and angelic visitation, a typical narrative pattern in the Life: crisis, prayer, divine response.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ (he said them to him) is ambiguous: it may refer to Amoi’s words to John or to a preceding speech not fully preserved in the draft.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The referent of ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ (these things that he said to him) is unclear: likely Amoi’s earlier words to John, but the English draft omits the direct speech.","The phrase ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ (that eastern region) may be a specific toponym or a generic reference to the desert east of the Nile."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","text":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ → “pray”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":15,"ref":"p15","source":"ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϥϣⲏⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲑⲟ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲧⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ (-ⲓ︦ⲋ︦-) ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲑⲏⲭⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ\nⲉⲛⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲁϫⲓ\nⲛⲁⲟⲣⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲣⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲏⲫⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ\nⲉⲧϣⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗⲡ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϫⲓ\nⲛϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲟⲡⲉⲇⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ\nⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥϧⲉⲕ ϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲱⲥ\nⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲅ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲅ̄ ⲛⲉϫⲱⲣϩ\nⲛⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲑⲥⲱ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲃ︦. ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲉϫⲱⲣϩ\nⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉⲓⲛ\nⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ","english":"His head will be raised in glory, and his fruit will become for me a good fragrance, hidden before me for all generations. These things, because the angel spoke them, he revealed himself. When the beginning took place, the holy elder Abba Amoi came to our father Abba John (the 16th). He catechized him in the word of God, likewise urging him into the struggles, to prepare himself in a noble manner for the battle against the invisible enemies, so that he might be watchful and vigilant against the evil thoughts of wickedness, which darken the mind in the deceit of false knowledge. In these things he taught him to bind himself with strength for the war, to gain victory over the entire camp of the adversary. After these things, our holy father Abba Amoi himself put on the garments of the monastic life, and he spent three days and three nights without eating or drinking, standing with our father Abba John upon the garments, praying the 2nd hour. At the completion of the three days and three nights, an angel of the Lord stood before them and sealed the garments three times with the sign of the cross for salvation, and revealed himself to them. When the beginning took place, he placed the garments upon our father.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'fruit' (ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ) in this homiletic context refers to a virtue or spiritual work, not literal produce.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The word 'angel' (ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ) is used here for a divine messenger, not a human envoy, consistent with the corpus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The address 'Abba' (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ) is retained in the Coptic as a title for the holy elder Amoi and John.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The three-day fast and vigil, followed by angelic sealing of garments, reflects monastic initiation practices in Egyptian desert tradition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a prophetic blessing (fruit, fragrance) to a narrative of Abba Amoi's instruction and the angelic sealing, marking a transition from discourse to action.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'the 2nd hour' (ⲙⲡⲃ︦) is ambiguous; it may refer to a liturgical hour or a time marker, but the Coptic does not specify which.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'the 2nd hour' (ⲙⲡⲃ︦) could denote a specific prayer time or a chronological marker; the reading taken is a liturgical hour.","The identity of 'the angel of the Lord' is not specified; it may be a generic divine messenger or a named angel."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":16,"ref":"p16","source":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲗⲟⲩⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ.\n(-ⲓ︦ⲍ︦-) ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲁⲙϣⲉ\nⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲁϥϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nϩⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲁⲅⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ\nⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲣⲓⲍⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ\nⲡⲭⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲁϥϣⲉⲙϣⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ\nⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲛⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲙⲟⲩ\nⲛⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲫⲏ\nⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲉ\nⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲥ ⲥϣⲟϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ϩⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ\nⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ϫⲱⲃⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲁⲣⲭⲏ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ (-ⲓⲏ-) ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ","english":"Abba John received him in spiritual joy, according to his zeal, and then the course of his taking the habit and the discipline of virtue.\n\n(17) Well then, our holy father Abba John began himself, O my beloved, in the order of the ministry of the service of God, having set his hand to serving first in the perfect obedience, as a good disciple, acting in true submission, and bearing the strong weapon of humility, which destroys and crushes the entire root of sin, offering himself to our Savior Christ in the same way that He humbled Himself for our salvation, having come to us in the form of a servant, having served us who were in the sickness and wound of sin, and having raised us from the destruction of death in the death of the passions. In this also, knowing the grace of the Holy Spirit, which guides our holy father Abba John, that a teaching that has not been written is not secure, and those who have no one to confirm it will fall like reeds. Therefore, well did our holy father Abba John begin, according to the manner we have already said, especially according to the parable of the holy Gospels. (18) For he who","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic uses the Greek-derived title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (abba) for John, consistent with the pinned glossary term. The form ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ is the standard Coptic rendering of the Greek Ἰωάννης.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ (disciple) is used here in a monastic context, describing John's role in obedience. The pinned glossary term is followed.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the same way that He humbled Himself' echoes Christ's humility in the incarnation, possibly alluding to Philippians 2:5-8 or a similar Christological topos. No direct citation is given.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ (parainesis) is a Greek loanword meaning 'exhortation' or 'parable'. Here it refers to the Gospels as a source of moral instruction, a common hagiographical trope.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"(-ⲓ︦ⲍ︦-) ... (-ⲓⲏ-)","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic text includes marginal numerals (17 and 18), likely section markers from the manuscript tradition. These divide the passage into two thematic units: John's monastic discipline and his Christological imitation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲥ ⲥϣⲟϣϥ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'a teaching that has not been written is not secure' is ambiguous: it may refer to unwritten oral tradition or to the need for scriptural authority. The Coptic ⲥϣⲟϣϥ (is not secure) is a hapax in this corpus, and the exact sense is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲥ ⲥϣⲟϣϥ' could be read as a general maxim about unwritten teaching or as a specific reference to the Gospels. The Coptic 'ⲥϣⲟϣϥ' is rare and its precise meaning is unclear.","The marginal numerals (-ⲓ︦ⲍ︦- and -ⲓⲏ-) are assumed to be section markers, but their exact function in the manuscript is not specified in the source edition."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":17,"ref":"p17","source":"ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ\nⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ϯⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲏ ϭⲓ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲇⲟⲭⲏ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ\nⲕⲱⲃ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲃⲁⲣⲟⲩⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲓⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ\nⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲃⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ\nⲛⲥⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ\nⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲕⲉⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲁϥϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ. ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ\nⲛⲑⲣⲉϥϯ ⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲁ\nⲧⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲇⲓⲇⲁⲥⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ\nⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲩⲅⲛⲱⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩϯ\nⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ\nⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ (-ⲓⲑ︦-) ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ\nⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛ","english":"He who wishes to be great among you, let him serve you, and he who will humble himself, I will raise him up in these things. For Jesus of the ages received the succession of Moses, and also Elijah likewise, for the Spirit of Elijah rested upon him, and also Baruch before Jeremiah. And they are our fathers the apostles, who were worthy of the fellowship of God in receiving the succession after God the Word, and of the house of Clement before these others, according to what we have said. The rest also, our holy father Abba John, he received the succession after them. Therefore, he hastened on the straight path in receiving the bridle of the impulse of his heart's desires, and he followed the entire discipline of his true teacher, like Timothy before Paul, so that he also might say before him, like a vessel in good conscience: \"You have walked after my teaching, my faith, my love, my patience, my humility of heart,\" and the rest that follows after these. As for him, our father Abba John, as he was entrusted with the service of this work by God from the day it happened to him, our father Abba John never ceased to educate him.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains the Greek/Syriac address 'Abba' for John, consistent with hagiographic convention for monastic founders.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Jesus of the ages' echoes a typological succession (Moses, Elijah, Baruch) common in Coptic homiletics, possibly alluding to Deut 18:15 or 2 Kgs 2:1-14.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'Spirit of Elijah' resting upon John evokes the desert tradition of prophetic succession, paralleling the transfer of Elijah's mantle to Elisha (2 Kgs 2:9-14).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"John is likened to Timothy before Paul, a standard hagiographic trope for monastic obedience; the disciple's 'vessel in good conscience' echoes 1 Tim 1:18-19.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from exhortation to a typological catalogue (Moses, Elijah, Baruch, apostles, Clement), then returns to John's obedience, forming a chiastic pattern.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'house of Clement' likely refers to the early Christian community of Rome (Clement of Rome), linking John's succession to apostolic authority; this motif appears in Coptic hagiographies of John.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲏ' is ambiguous: it may mean 'Jesus of the ages' (a title) or 'Jesus of the times' (a temporal reference). The reading 'Jesus of the ages' is adopted for consistency with the typological context.","The identity of 'ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲥ' is uncertain: it could refer to Clement of Rome or a monastic house named after him; the translation 'house of Clement' is retained."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":18,"ref":"p18","source":"ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡϫⲓ\nⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲫⲁⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲟⲛⲕⲥ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ϧⲉⲛ\nϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲁⲗⲙⲱⲇⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ\nⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲁϩϣⲉϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲓ\nⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲡⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲁ ⲣⲱϥ\nⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲓⲏϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲕⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲉⲣⲟⲛ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲫⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲁⲛ\nϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ. ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϯⲉⲕ-(-ⲕ̄-) ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲛϩⲑⲏϥ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϥⲥⲁⲑⲙⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ\nⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ\nⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲕ ⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡϩⲗⲟϫ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲏⲙⲁ. ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲣⲱⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲓⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ\nⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.","english":"him in the law of the Lord, and he will train himself in the taking of the teaching of piety, and he will fast in the monasteries of virtue in the fear of God, whether the psalmodies and the vigils, whether the high ascetic practices and the humble ones, whether the separation and the anchoritic life, whether the prostration to the ground and the casting out, whether the humility and the silence, whether the obedience and the purity, whether the humility and the simplicity. And his entire conduct to fulfill it through the keeping of the counsel, he listening much and also acting especially to guard his senses pure and his heart from the disturbance of the passions, he watching over his mind, especially concerning the fantasy of the taking of the appearance of the spirit, or some forms or some visions, that he might act in a true discernment. He also taught him the taking of the burden of the church in a wisdom, he placing himself as small in a stable condition, he giving his attention especially in the meditation of the scriptures, the works of God, he listening to the apostles in a prayer unceasing, like a rational flock, he drawing the spirit to himself from the honey of the thoughts. He also exhorted him in a great precision to attend to those whom he would hear in the church, he watching in a preparation of some hermits, not finding any thought of the earth.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic term ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ appears twice in this passage, rendered as 'church'. In the first instance (ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ), the context of 'taking the burden' suggests the institutional church; in the second (ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ), it likely refers to the congregation or building where one hears others.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is a long, paratactic list of ascetic practices and virtues (psalmodies, vigils, anchoritic life, prostration, etc.), followed by a series of clauses describing the disciple's conduct. The repetition of ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ... ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ('whether ... or') structures the list as a catalogue of paired or alternative disciplines.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The catalogue of ascetic practices (psalmodies, vigils, anchoritic life, prostration, silence, obedience, purity) reflects the standard monastic curriculum of the Egyptian desert tradition, as seen in the Apophthegmata Patrum and the rules of Pachomius. The emphasis on 'discernment' (ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ) is a hallmark of early monastic spirituality.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'like a rational flock' (ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲕⲟⲛ) echoes the pastoral imagery of the New Testament, particularly John 10:1-16 and 1 Peter 2:2, where the faithful are described as a flock and Christ as the shepherd. The term 'rational' (ⲗⲟⲅⲓⲕⲟⲛ) is a philosophical borrowing common in Coptic monastic texts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text contains a lacuna or scribal insertion at ⲉϯⲉⲕ-(-ⲕ̄-) ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ, where the English draft reads 'the taking of the burden of the church'. The parenthetical (-ⲕ̄-) may indicate a correction or abbreviation; the intended reading is uncertain, though the sense of 'church' is clear.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage's detailed list of ascetic practices and its emphasis on discernment and guarding the senses aligns with the later reception of John Kolobos as a model of monastic discipline in Coptic hagiography. The text was edited by Amélineau in the late 19th century, drawing on manuscripts from the White Monastery.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉϯⲉⲕ-(-ⲕ̄-) ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ is corrupt; the intended reading may be 'the taking of the burden of the church' or 'the taking of the church', but the exact wording is uncertain.","The list of ascetic practices is paratactic and may be incomplete; the pairing of terms (e.g., 'separation and anchoritic life') suggests a deliberate structure, but some pairs are obscure."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":19,"ref":"p19","source":"ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲓⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ\nⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲓⲁ\nⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲟⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ\nϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲗⲩⲙⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ. ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲃ︦ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲃⲱ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϧ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲙⲉⲧ-(-ⲕ︦ⲁ︦-) ⲣⲉϥϯ ⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϥϯ\nⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ\nⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏ","english":"He also taught him about the greatness of justice with discernment. If he asked him about a matter, or if he consulted him, he would release him with submission, saying to him, \"Perhaps we should speak, my son, and come to the middle of a conversation with a stranger, and we should give an account of our soul, especially with great care in the church until he is worthy of the participation in the holy mysteries.\" While he was in this holy workshop of virtue, our all-holy father Abba John was working toward his goal in the second part, which is the teaching of his teacher, along with the dispenser of the gifts of heaven. It was fitting that he would progress and receive light in the fruits of the Holy Spirit, almost with brevity, according to the parable of our Savior: \"The disciple should be like his teacher.\" After these things, however, our father Abba Amoi was angry, testing our father Abba John, whose light was shining, especially before people in the truth of the deeds that were pleasing to them.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ is rendered 'church' per the pinned glossary; here it likely denotes the physical building or the monastic congregation, as the context of care and mysteries suggests.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ is kept as 'Abba' per the pinned glossary; it appears twice in this passage for Abba John and Abba Amoi, marking their authority.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲏⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the disciple should be like his teacher' echoes a common early Christian maxim, possibly derived from the Gospels (e.g., Matthew 10:25) or from monastic tradition; the text explicitly calls it a 'parable of our Savior'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The 'holy workshop of virtue' (ⲡⲓⲁⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ) is a metaphor for the monastic life as a place of spiritual labor, common in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓⲛ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓⲛ is ambiguous: it could mean 'it was fitting that he progress' or 'he was worthy to progress'; the English draft takes the former, but the sense of worthiness is also present.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲃ︦","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the second part' (ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲃ︦) indicates a structural division in the Life, likely referring to a section on John's teaching or progress; this is a narrative marker.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓⲛ is ambiguous between 'it was fitting' and 'he was worthy'; the English draft chooses 'it was fitting'.","The phrase ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ is unclear; the English draft renders 'working toward his goal', but the Coptic may imply 'striving for his light' or 'aiming at his purpose'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":20,"ref":"p20","source":"ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲁⲩ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ\nⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲟ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ. ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ\nⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲱⲧ ⲙⲃⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ\nⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ\nⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲁϧⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϯ ϩⲟ\nⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ (-ⲕ︦ⲃ︦-) ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϩⲓⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ. ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲍ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲍ︦ ⲛⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲉ ⲉϩⲗⲓ\nⲙⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛ","english":"It became for them a path leading into the eternal life, according to the manner that is written concerning him, our father Abba John. Our father Abba Amoi took him out of the place of dwelling once, saying to him, \"I am not able to dwell with you; go your own way.\" And he put him out at the door. But our father Abba John remained, enduring at the door with a sorrowful heart and weeping. The holy elder, the discerned one, especially Abba Amoi, used to come first in the morning with his basket of fruit, and he would follow after him, saying to him, \"Forgive me, this is my doing.\" But our father Abba John would give repentance, prostrating himself with his face on the ground in great humility, with tears flowing before his father, saying to him, \"Forgive me, my holy father; I have sinned against you, concerning the Lord and God; do not cast me away from you, O my holy father.\" He did this for seven days and seven nights, without eating, without drinking, and without going anywhere, remaining in a state of prostration at the door, especially because he would hear him, our father Abba John, that is, our father Abba Amoi, meditating on some words of Scripture, the consolations of God, saying to him alone, \"Endure.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Amoi is the spiritual father who tests John Kolobos; the name may be a variant of Amoun or Ammoes, common in Egyptian monastic onomastica.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'words of Scripture' (ⲛϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ) introduces a meditation on consolations of God, likely echoing Psalm or Wisdom texts on endurance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"Metanoia (ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ) here denotes both repentance and the penitential prostration that follows, a standard ascetic practice in early Egyptian monasticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲍ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲍ̄ ⲛⲉϫⲱⲣϩ","severity":"info","text":"The seven-day and seven-night vigil is a hagiographic topos of testing and endurance, mirroring biblical sevens (e.g., Joshua's siege of Jericho).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"John Kolobos (the 'Short') is a well-known Desert Father; this episode of expulsion and patient endurance is retold in later Coptic synaxaria and monastic collections.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["hollis:alma990006018390203941"]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The text momentarily confuses Abba Amoi with Abba John in the clause 'he would hear him, our father Abba John, that is, our father Abba Amoi'; the Coptic may be corrupt or elliptical.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ' is ambiguous: it may mean that John hears Amoi, or that Amoi hears John; the translation resolves it as John hearing Amoi, but the syntax is unclear.","The number 'ⲕ︦ⲃ︦' (22) in the margin may be a folio or section number, not part of the narrative."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":21,"ref":"p21","source":"ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.\nⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲫⲓⲟ ⲛϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϣⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲍ︦ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲍ︦\nⲛⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲛϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲱⲗ ⲉϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ\nⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲍ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲗⲁⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲧⲟⲛⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ (-ⲕⲅ-) ⲉⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲍ ⲛⲭⲗⲟⲙ\nⲉⲩϩⲓ ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲭⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nⲉⲁⲩⲙⲁϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ\nⲙϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲛ\nⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ\nⲙⲙⲉⲧⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.","english":"For what kind of teaching is it that a father does not give teaching to his son? And again, also, \"In your patience you will bear your soul.\" And also, he who will endure until the end, this is the one who will save. He who persists continually in these things in this manner, in a perfect faith and with a steadfast heart, bearing the evil until the completion of the twenty days and the twenty nights, and our father Abba Amoi came forth first on the holy Lord's day, for he was about to go to the holy church. And when he looked toward the side of Abba John, behold, he saw seven holy angels, radiant, bearing lamps, in a great glory, carrying seven crowns, and they were casting a light downward above our holy father Abba John, and they were placing themselves down upon his head, one after another, and they filled him with great joy. When Abba Amoi saw this marvelous vision, immediately he ran in to Abba John with a great joy, and he received him with a great joy and a holy spiritual embrace, and he also made him sit before him, having placed him by his hand, saying, \"From that day, in a fatherly disposition, even if he did not inform him of what he had seen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) here denotes a holy spiritual embrace, not the liturgical meal; the context of greeting and joy supports the sense of affectionate love.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ (Greek ἄγγελος) is rendered 'angel' as the beings are described as holy and radiant, not human messengers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ (Greek ἐκκλησία) here refers to the church building, as Abba Amoi is about to go to the holy church.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'in your patience you will bear your soul' echoes the ascetic virtue of patience (ὑπομονή) common in monastic literature, possibly alluding to Proverbs or Wisdom traditions, though no direct citation is identified.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲍ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲍ ⲛⲉϫⲱⲣϩ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to twenty days and twenty nights (ⲡⲓⲍ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲍ ⲛⲉϫⲱⲣϩ) suggests a period of ascetic trial, possibly a Lenten or preparatory fast, though the specific context is not elaborated.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a general teaching on patience to a specific narrative: Abba Amoi's expulsion of John, John's endurance, and the angelic vision that prompts Amoi's reconciliation, marking a turning point in the hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ (when he saw this vision) could refer to either Abba Amoi or Abba John; the context indicates Amoi is the subject, as he runs to John.","The phrase ⲉⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲍ ⲛⲭⲗⲟⲙ (carrying seven crowns) may be symbolic of spiritual victory or liturgical honor, but the exact significance is not explained."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":22,"ref":"p22","source":"ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ\nⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ\nⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ\nⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲉϥⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ (-ⲕ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲉϥϯ\nⲥⲃⲱ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ\nⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲃⲏϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ\nⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲛ\nⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲫⲱⲛⲏ ⲛⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲃ︦","english":"After these things, our holy father Abba Amoi was sitting one day with some brothers who were asking him about the monastic life. He called Abba John and said to him, \"John, my son, come, teach the brothers about the monastic life.\" Abba John answered with great humility, saying to Abba Amoi, \"Forgive me, my holy father. God and his angels will guide us all.\" Abba Amoi said to Abba John, \"Listen to me, my son.\" But Abba John, while listening, was completing the command of his teacher. Immediately he stripped off the garments that were on him and placed them at the feet of his sandals, and he stood upon them, being naked. The holy old man Abba Amoi marveled at him and the brothers, and Abba Amoi said to him, \"John, what is this that you have done?\" He said, \"Apart from a man stripping himself of all the glory of this world and humbling himself over all his heart's desires in this manner, there is no ability to become a monk according to the will of God.\" And the old man and the brothers answered, saying, \"Truly, this is the path of salvation. For even according to the saying of our Savior, there is no ability to go astray.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ (from Greek ἄγγελος) is rendered 'angel' here, as the context refers to divine guidance, not a human messenger.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ (monk) appears multiple times, central to the dialogue on monastic life (ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'our Savior' (ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ) likely alludes to a saying of Christ, possibly Matthew 19:21 or a monastic adaptation, though the exact verse is not cited.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Amoi is a desert father; his role as teacher and the brothers' inquiry reflect the catechetical setting of early Egyptian monasticism, as seen in the Apophthegmata Patrum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue within a hagiographic narrative, marked by the Coptic ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ (he said) and ⲡⲉϫⲉ (said), typical of the genre's instructional exchanges.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"John's act of stripping and standing naked as a symbol of renunciation echoes themes in the Life of John Kolobos, emphasizing humility as essential for monasticism.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲱⲥ (he stripped his garments) is clear, but the phrase ⲉϥⲃⲏϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ (being naked) may imply complete nudity or merely removal of outer garments; the reading taken is literal nudity for symbolic effect.","The final clause ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲥⲃ (there is no ability to go astray) is partially corrupt; the English draft interprets it as a positive statement about salvation, but the Coptic may be lacunose."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":23,"ref":"p23","source":"ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲃ︦. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ. ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ\nϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ\nⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲏⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ (-ⲕⲉ-)\nⲉⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nⲉϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ\nⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲕⲟⲛⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲉⲥⲑⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁϣⲁⲓ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲣⲏϯ\nⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲁ\nⲙⲡⲉ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.","english":"nor did they believe in God. And when they found a multitude, they went away. Again, Abba Amoi was sitting one day in his cell, and some brothers came to him, asking him about the salvation of the soul. And he sent them to Abba John, his disciple, to speak with them. But Abba John, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that was in him, was able to satisfy them all, drawing each one of their hearts, giving them a direction of heart and a foundation in the desert. And as the brothers were gathering around him, a great elder came, especially a discerning one, and he said to Abba John in the midst of the brothers, \"John, now you have a prostitute sitting and adorning herself and her bread is abundant.\" Abba John answered in humility and said to him, \"You have spoken the truth, holy father; there is no other like you, for God has revealed this to you.\" After these things, our holy father Abba Amoi came to him and said to him, \"John, surely this word has not disturbed you within?","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ (from Greek μαθητής) is rendered 'disciple' per the pinned glossary, distinguishing it from 'apostle' or 'student'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ is retained as 'Abba' in the translation, following the pinned glossary, to preserve the monastic title.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ (dokimastēs) means 'one who tests' or 'discerner', here describing the elder as a spiritual examiner, a role in desert asceticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the dialogue pattern from the previous passage, with Abba Amoi again sending brothers to Abba John, and includes a test by a 'great elder' and John's humble response.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a prostitute as a test of humility appears in other Coptic monastic literature, e.g., the Life of John the Little, suggesting a shared hagiographic topos.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲃ︦","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲃ︦ is corrupt: ⲃ︦ likely stands for ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ or a numeral; the translation 'nor did they believe in God' is a conjecture based on context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲃ︦ is ambiguous due to the abbreviation ⲃ︦; the reading 'nor did they believe in God' is assumed from the narrative flow.","The identity of the 'great elder' (ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ) is not specified; he may be a known figure or a generic tester."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":24,"ref":"p24","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲉⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦\nⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥϥⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ\nⲛⲛⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ (-ⲕⲋ-) ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩ\nϣⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ\nⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϯϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲫⲏⲧ ϩⲁ ϯⲥⲕⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲓ\nϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲉϥⲟⲛϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ\nⲉⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ\nⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲛ\nⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁ ϯⲫⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛϫⲓϫ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲛ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ","english":"And Abba John said to him, \"My father, but just as the outer man is, so also is the inner teacher through the one who gives me strength, Christ.\" And again our holy father Abba John was being examined critically by our holy father Abba Amoi, who was taking care to know the condition of his thoughts and the movements of his soul, as to what they were like. And Abba John said to Abba Amoi, \"I am like one who sits at the foot of a tall tree, and sees the wild beasts and the birds coming upon him, and he is unable to stand against them, but he flees up into the tree and is saved. In this way, I also, my holy father, sit in my cell and see all the evil thoughts of the enemy coming, and I flee under the shelter and hope of the help of God through prayer, and I am saved from the enemy forever.\" And he continued to live, spending his days in the abundance of eternal goods. And again, our father Abba John was similarly asked by some brothers in a test, wishing to know where his thoughts were. They said to him, \"Abba John, the sun itself, the disk of the sun, the brothers find their work by hand.\" Abba John answered and said to the brothers, \"In this way also, the Holy Spirit, when it comes down upon the soul, makes it shine in the light of virtue.\" And the brothers said to him, \"Where are your thoughts?\" And he said,","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (from Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' here, consistent with the pinned glossary; the context of 'movements of the soul' (ⲛⲓⲕⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ) supports the sense of the inner spiritual life rather than the living person.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ (the Holy Spirit) is a standard Coptic rendering of τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα; here it is personified as descending upon the soul to illuminate it in virtue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦","severity":"info","text":"The nomina sacra ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ (Christ) appears in John's first speech, linking the inner teacher to Christ as the source of strength; this echoes Pauline language of Christ as the inner teacher (cf. Rom 8:9-11, Gal 2:6).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The adverb ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ (from Greek διακριτικῶς) indicates a critical or discerning examination; this reflects the monastic practice of spiritual discernment (διάκρισις) by the elder over the disciple.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a dialogue within a dialogue: Abba John first responds to Abba Amoi's examination, then later answers the brothers' test; the tree simile and the sun simile are parallel analogies for spiritual protection and illumination.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲟⲥ (the disk of the sun) is ambiguous: it may be a literal reference to the sun's disk or a metaphor for the source of light; the English draft interprets it as 'the disk of the sun', but the Coptic could also be read as 'the rays of the sun'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲉⲗⲟⲥ may be interpreted as 'the disk of the sun' or 'the rays of the sun'; the English draft takes the former, but the latter is possible.","The clause ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ (Abba John answered) is followed by a lacuna or abrupt transition; the English draft supplies a response that may not be fully preserved in the Coptic."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":25,"ref":"p25","source":"ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲓ (-ⲕ︦ⲍ︦-) ⲡⲁⲕⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉϥ .ⲟ.ⲛ ⲡⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ\nϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ\nⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲕⲏⲣⲩⲝ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲑⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ\nⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡϯ ⲙⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲱⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ\nⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓ ⲉϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁϥ ϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲃ︦ ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ\nⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ\nⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ. (-ⲕⲏ-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉ\nⲉϣⲱⲡ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲓⲉ","english":"And they said, \"My memory is of the height (27). My heart, however, is below the entire foundation.\" Our father Abba John, striving in asceticism, was the course of virtue, a good shepherd. He became among all the fathers concerning him, for he toiled in virtue more than many of them, and he wished to know the completion of the work through the experience of the deeds, and to become a herald, then, of the teaching. They did not plant the good tree in a council of all of them, those fathers, and the God-given one of our father Abba Amoi. He was coming to the church one day to receive the offering, our holy father Abba John. A great examiner from among the fathers, and he was high in his polity, arose and gave a slap in the face of Abba John and drove him out of the church, saying to him, \"This is the time for you, the church, the Kolobos, the worthless one, to go out. This is what happened to him.\" Then our father Abba Amoi and some other great elders from among the fathers followed after him to the place of dwelling, to know what he would do, especially concerning the receiving of the slap, whether he would say something to them or do something. (28) And they, the fathers, were saying, \"If indeed he remembers any of the things that happened, or if he becomes angry, or...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'my memory is of the height' is obscure; it may refer to a spiritual recollection of higher things, contrasting with the heart below the foundation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the course of virtue' uses the Greek loanword ⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ (dromos), suggesting a disciplined, athletic pursuit of ascetic practice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ (Kolobos) is a Greek loanword meaning 'docked' or 'shortened', here used as a derogatory nickname for John, implying worthlessness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ (prosphora) refers to the Eucharistic offering, indicating John's role in the liturgy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from John's self-description to a narrative of public humiliation, testing his humility through a slap and expulsion from the church.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'my memory is of the height' is syntactically ambiguous; it may be a quotation or a cryptic saying, and the Coptic text may be corrupt or lacunose.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'my memory is of the height' is unclear; it may be a direct quote or a fragment.","The identity of the 'great examiner' is not specified; it may be Abba Amoi or another elder.","The Coptic text has a lacuna marked by (-ⲕ︦ⲍ︦-) and (-ⲕⲏ-), indicating missing or uncertain letters."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":26,"ref":"p26","source":"ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃϣⲓ\nⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲫⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ\nϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ\nⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣ ϧⲁⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ\nϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ. ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ\nⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡϧⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲏⲫⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲟ\nⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ\nⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ. ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ\nⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲛⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ (-ⲕⲑ-) ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁϣ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲁⲕⲧⲁⲕⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ","english":"He found no one like himself except that he took a companion from the mountain or he toiled more than the others. When they arrived at the dwelling place of Abba John, the elder brother came and found a sweet-smelling fragrance, choice and abundant. From this they also heard the chorus of the angels singing and chanting hymns to God in the dwelling place of Abba John, saying, \"Keep yourself from evil, and you will see the light of those who are upright.\" And also, \"Glory and grace he will give to those who walk in innocence, and the Lord will not let them lack the good things.\" And our father Abba John himself was singing among them. The holy elders were amazed, having great joy in a true perception of the vision of this matter. At the end of these things, after they had kept vigil, they knocked on the door of Abba John. After a long time had passed, they saw his face shining like that of an angel of the Lord. The elders, as they spoke with him in a certain manner concerning the elder who had troubled him, said to him, \"Truly, we have all suffered because of the manner in which that elder troubled you, and in what way I have seen for you concerning the manner in which you will destroy them.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ (angel) appears twice: once in the angelic chorus and once comparing John's face to an angel. The glossary specifies 'messenger' only for human envoys, which does not apply here.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ (grace) occurs in the angelic hymn: 'Glory and grace he will give.' The glossary notes 'favour' for human patrons; here it is divine grace.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The angelic saying 'Keep yourself from evil, and you will see the light' echoes Psalm 1:3 LXX (φυλαχθῆναι ἀπὸ κακίας) and the wisdom tradition of avoiding evil to attain light.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The angelic chorus singing hymns in John's dwelling reflects a common hagiographic motif of divine presence validating a saint's holiness, paralleling accounts in the Life of Antony and other desert fathers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'after a long time' marks a temporal shift from the vigil to the elders' encounter with John, structuring the narrative as a sequence of revelation and dialogue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The opening phrase ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ is obscure; the translation 'He found no one like himself' is conjectural. The Coptic may be corrupt or elliptical, possibly meaning 'He found no one to compare with him.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the elder who troubled him' is unclear from this passage; the previous passage mentions a memory of height and heart below the foundation, but the referent is not explicit.","The phrase ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ is ambiguous; the reading 'He found no one like himself' is adopted, but the Coptic may be corrupt."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":27,"ref":"p27","source":"ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ\nⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲁϧⲧ\nⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛϥϫⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ\nⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ\nⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲕⲟⲥⲙⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϯⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲁⲭⲁ\nⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲉϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϯ\nⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲟϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲉⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ\nⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲭⲟϩ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ (-ⲗ-) ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ\nϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲉϣ ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲃ.","english":"...all of you, but come with us, and the work will be done. But as they were saying these things to him, the fathers said, \"The face of Abba John the Short was cast down to the ground, and he said nothing at all.\" Abba Amoi, his spiritual father, answered him, saying, \"You will not answer us concerning the words we speak to you.\" But Abba John, through the adornment of the Holy Spirit and the grace of the purity that was within him, said to them, \"Forgive me, holy fathers, for I do not know anything of what you are saying. If, however, it has happened as you say, or if this has happened according to an economy of God, let it work for the salvation of my soul through his holy ones.\" When the fathers heard these things from Abba John, they marveled and said, \"Truly, as we have heard, so also we have seen. And they went to the church, giving glory to God with great thanksgiving, and they continued to assemble, especially as they were moved, those fathers, by God, who is the examiner of the brothers in the desert of the service of God, saying with one accord, all of them, \"What is the glory of Abba John the Short?\" And a great elder, renowned in the practical and gnostic life above all, stood in their midst and said to them, \"Abba John the Short has labored more than we, especially through his purity of heart and his true humility; he has surpassed the whole generation in his virtue.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac address 'Abba' is retained in the Coptic as a title for senior monks; here it marks both John Kolobos and his spiritual father Amoi.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The word ϩⲙⲟⲧ (grace) denotes unearned divine favour; in this passage it is linked to the purity (ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ) within John, underscoring the hagiographic theme of his spiritual adornment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"Here ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ refers to the church building where the fathers go to give glory; the context (assembly for liturgy) confirms the architectural sense rather than the congregation or institution.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ... ⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The elder is described as renowned in both the practical (ⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ) and gnostic (ⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ) life, a pairing common in Egyptian monastic literature (e.g., Evagrius Ponticus) to denote the active and contemplative stages of spiritual progress.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from direct dialogue (the fathers' accusation and John's response) to a narrative summary of the fathers' reaction and the elder's concluding encomium, a typical hagiographic pattern that reinforces John's humility.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'a great elder, renowned' (ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ) is ambiguous: it may refer to a specific named figure (perhaps Abba Amoi or another) or remain generic; the Coptic does not supply a name here.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'great elder' who speaks at the end is not given; he may be Abba Amoi or another unnamed father.","The phrase 'through his holy ones' (ⲛⲧⲁϥ) could refer to the fathers or to angels; the Coptic is ambiguous."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":28,"ref":"p28","source":"ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛ\nϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ\nⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ\nⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϯϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ. ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲫϯ ⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ\nϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ (-ⲗ︦ⲁ︦-) ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ\nⲛⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲗⲓⲙⲏⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ϩⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ.","english":"They asked our holy father Abba John about the sitting of the monk in the cell, and he said to them, \"If there is a vessel of virtue from God in the soul of the monk, he will sit in the cell in the desert, even if there is a vessel of the world with him, he will endure in the solitude because of the hope of the joy of the eternal goods. And also, if there is a vessel of God in the soul of the man, but there is a vessel of the world with him, or this one, he will sit in the cell also in the desert because of the abundance of matter for a time. But if also a vessel of God is not with the monk, nor is there one of the world, he will sit in the cell also in the desert, but this one is like a ship without a rudder in the middle of the sea of the ocean, without a harbor and a pilot, because he is in danger.\" They also asked our father Abba John, \"What is a monk?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ψυχή is rendered 'soul' here, but in some contexts it can mean 'life' (the living person). The passage contrasts the soul as the seat of divine virtue with external worldly vessels.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ (Greek σκεῦος) means 'vessel' or 'instrument'. Here it is used metaphorically for a spiritual quality (vessel of virtue from God) or a worldly attachment (vessel of the world).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ἀρετή means 'virtue' or 'excellence'. In this ascetic context it denotes the divine quality that enables the monk to persevere in the cell.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The image of a ship without a rudder, harbor, or pilot in the middle of the ocean is a common ascetic metaphor for the soul lacking spiritual direction, found in early monastic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a series of conditional clauses (ⲉϣⲱⲡ) that explore the monk's ability to remain in the cell based on the presence or absence of divine and worldly 'vessels' in the soul.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text contains a lacuna marked (-ⲗ︦ⲁ︦-) which may indicate a missing word or phrase. The translation 'without a rudder' is inferred from the context of the ship metaphor.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ is obscure; it is read as 'without a rudder' based on the ship metaphor, but the exact Coptic form is uncertain.","The lacuna (-ⲗ︦ⲁ︦-) may represent a missing word or a scribal abbreviation; its precise content is unknown."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":29,"ref":"p29","source":"ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϭⲓⲧⲕ\nⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧϩⲏ\nⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ. ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉ\nⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁ ⲙⲁϣϫ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ ⲣⲉϥⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ.\nⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲗ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ\nⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ\nⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲱϫⲉⲃ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲅⲙⲁ\nⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ (-ⲗ︦ⲃ︦-) ⲉⲅ̄ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲓ ⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲩⲟϩⲓ\nⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲓ ⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲁ ⲉⲥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲛⲭϩⲱⲙ ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲃ︦ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ\nⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲁ ϩⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ\nⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲡϧⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϩ\nⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⲅⲉ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϫⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ","english":"He said thus: \"Toil is the monk, disturbance is the monk, enduring violence in every work is the monk, and not to set your desire that is before you, your word in any work.\" Again, \"It is fitting for the monk not to take oaths, and also not to swear oaths, not to set a foot, not to slander, not to love a murmurer, or to be contentious.\" After these things, however, he saw according to a mystery in the eyes of his heart through the Holy Spirit that dwells in him, the height of the progress of our fathers and the fire of God that came to be in their generation, and also he saw the end of those who come after them, after he had said in an enigma according to a prophecy in a parable and a humility: \"An old man,\" he said, \"saw that it was he himself (32) monks bound in the sea, standing, and a voice came to them from the other side of the sea, saying to them, 'Take for yourselves some coals of fire; come to me on the other side.' And two of them took for themselves some coals and went to the other side to the one who called them. But the one remained weeping, crying out, lamenting. At the end, however, they gave him some coals, but they were not of fire, but of work and powerless.\" For through","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ϧⲓⲥⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ϧⲓⲥⲓ (toil) is a key ascetic term, denoting the physical and spiritual labor central to the monastic life. It recurs in the opening definition of the monk.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ","severity":"info","text":"ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ (disturbance) describes the inner turmoil the monk must endure. The pairing with ϧⲓⲥⲓ emphasizes the dual burden of external labor and internal struggle.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'fire of God' (ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦) echoes Old Testament theophanies (e.g., Exod 3:2) and is used here to signify divine presence in the monastic fathers' generation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ (progress) is a Greek loanword (προκοπή) common in ascetic literature for spiritual advancement. It here refers to the achievements of earlier monastic generations.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The particle ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ (again) marks a shift from a list of monastic virtues to a visionary section, structuring the passage as a two-part teaching: precepts then prophecy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲏⲣ","severity":"caution","text":"The vision of monks 'bound in the sea' (ⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲫⲓⲟⲙ) is obscure. The Coptic may imply a metaphorical bondage to worldly passions, but the exact referent is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'old man' who sees the vision is ambiguous: it may be Abba John himself or another figure. The Coptic ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ (an old man) leaves the referent open.","The phrase 'coals of fire' (ⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲛⲭϩⲱⲙ) is ambiguous: it may symbolize spiritual fervor or a test of obedience, but the text does not clarify."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":30,"ref":"p30","source":"ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉϥϫⲟⲗⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ\nⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲙⲏⲣ. ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲁⲛ\nⲥϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲃⲓⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧϧⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣ ϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲣ ⲙⲫⲓⲟⲙ\nⲙⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ϫⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ.\nⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲏⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡϭⲱⲗⲕ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ\nⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ (-ⲗ︦︦ⲅ︦-) ⲁϥⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ\nⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲛⲟⲭⲗⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲑⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ\nⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁ\nⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲉ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϭⲓ\nⲙⲁⲓⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ","english":"A great toil is stretched downward and comes upward in a great tribulation, scarcely by force did it come to the harbor. In this manner he said: \"This generation, even if it takes the fire of the coal like the fathers who adorned their life in the commandments of the angelic canons, being kindled to the height in their mind through the grace of the divine coal until they receive the rivers of the sea of this life, and they became with Christ, but scarcely in their negligence did they take some works that are without strength.\" He progressed, however, in the age of virtue of our holy father Abba John, because of the stretching of his great self-control and the abundance of his practices (33). He came upon a state of mercy and a state of freedom from evil; no passion troubled him at all, according to the manner in which he had asked for this from God, and he became without care. After these things, moreover, through the counsel of our father Abba Amoi, he gave glory to God and cast the passions upon himself again, so that he might struggle and receive a crown, and his reward might be great, for the wars, he said, the soul will receive a reward in the wealth of the grace of God from that day onward.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' here, consistent with the pinned glossary, where it denotes the living person in context of receiving reward.","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 for Abba John and Abba Amoi, following the fixed glossary entry for this Greek/Syriac form.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲭⲣⲱⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The 'fire of the coal' (ⲭⲣⲱⲙ) echoes the burning bush theophany (Exodus 3:2–5) and the divine coal imagery in early monastic literature, symbolizing grace that kindles ascetic zeal.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'angelic canons' (ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ) refers to monastic rules believed to be divinely inspired, a common trope in Coptic hagiography linking the monk's life to angelic perfection.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue unit, as classified from Coptic cues, containing a direct saying of Abba John ('This generation...') framed by narrative commentary on his ascetic progress.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Amoi, mentioned as John's spiritual father, appears in other Coptic monastic collections (e.g., Apophthegmata Patrum), indicating the Life's integration into a broader sayings tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ (scarcely by force) is ambiguous: it may modify the arrival at harbor or the taking of works; the translation opts for the latter.","The phrase ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲛ (he cast the passions upon himself again) is ambiguous: it could mean he re-engaged with passions voluntarily for ascetic struggle, or that he allowed passions to return as a test; the translation takes the former."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":31,"ref":"p31","source":"ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ\nⲡⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϥϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓⲏ︦ⲥ︦\nⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲟⲣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϯϣⲱϯ\nⲉⲙⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲕⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ. ϯϣⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲁⲥϣⲏⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯϣⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲛⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲱϯ\nⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲧ ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲗⲁⲕⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ. (-ⲗ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϯϣⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲁϩ\nⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ.\nⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϭⲛⲉ ϫⲱϥ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲛⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛ\nⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϯ ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲑⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ\nϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ. ⲁⲩⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ","english":"Our father Abba John said: \"I show God concerning this request, but he gives face to the Lord.\" He was saying: \"Lord Jesus Christ, in every work that you will bring upon me, bind me with your power and your patience until the end.\"\n\nOur father Abba Amoi sent Abba John once to draw water to fill a pitcher with water. The well was deep, and its rope was very long. When he reached the well and realized that he had not brought the bucket, he was troubled. But Abba John, having filled from a great faith, said with a loud voice: \"Well, my father sent me, saying, 'Fill this pitcher with water.'\" (34) And immediately the water rose up to the rim of the well and filled the pitcher with water. Again the water returned to its place.\n\nHe, Abba John, used to say to the brothers: \"The acquisition of obedience, fulfilled according to the manner of our fathers, who counsel in faith, especially humility and purity, the fear of God, and the endurance toward God with a sincere heart—these are higher than all virtues, and they strengthen the soul to receive light from God through these achievements.\" They testified concerning him.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' per the pinned glossary, though in context it refers to the living person's spiritual faculty that receives light from God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained from the Coptic as a fixed form, indicating the monastic title for senior monks.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲭⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The invocation 'Lord Jesus Christ' echoes New Testament prayer formulas (e.g., Acts 7:59) and is typical of Coptic hagiographic piety.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϯϣⲱϯ","severity":"info","text":"The well (ϯϣⲱϯ) with a long rope reflects the physical setting of Egyptian desert monasteries, where water was drawn from deep wells.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from John's prayer to a miracle (water rising) and then to a didactic saying, a common hagiographic pattern: prayer, wonder, teaching.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The closing 'they testified concerning him' (ⲁⲩⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ) signals the oral tradition behind the written Life, typical of Coptic monastic collections.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲛⲁϥϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲡⲟⲥ (he gives face to the Lord) is ambiguous: it may mean he defers or prays, but the English draft takes it as a prayer gesture.","The phrase ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯϣⲱϯ (when he reached the well) could also be read as 'when he arrived at the well', but the sense is clear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":32,"ref":"p32","source":"ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ\nⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ\nⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙ ⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϩⲁ ⲧϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ\nⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲓ︦ⲃ︦ ⲙⲙⲓⲗⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ\nⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ-(-ⲗ︦ⲉ︦-) ⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ\nϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲕⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲓϣⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ. ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲟ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲉ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥϩⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nϩⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ. ⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϣⲁ ⲅ̄ϯ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ\nⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲛϥ ⲉϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.\nⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϯ","english":"In one place, our father Abba John, of whom the fathers say, \"Like the earth, for it is without pride,\" so also our father Abba John Kolobos himself, he was unable to enter entirely because of the multitude of his humility. But he, Abba John, the disciple of Abba Amoi of Pemje, who had great obedience, being under the patience of his spiritual father, burning in the fire of the Holy Spirit. On one of the days, Abba Amoi took a green branch for himself and went out on a road, and he delayed his planting in the desert to see the will of God, a million, and he found it there. Then Abba Amoi called Abba John, his disciple, and said to him, \"John, my son, bring a water jug from the water daily to this tree until it bears fruit.\" The water was far from that place where the tree was planted. But he, Abba John, would labor with the water jug at night and take it first. He did this for three years. The tree lived and grew upward and bore fruit. The old man Abba Amoi took the fruit of the tree and brought it to the church and gave it to the elders, saying, \"Take and eat from the fruit of obedience.\" The elders, when they saw this paradoxical thing, were amazed, and they gave.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac address 'Abba' is retained in the Coptic as a title for senior monks; here it introduces both John Kolobos and his spiritual father Amoi.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'Kolobos' (from Greek κολοβός, 'docked' or 'short') refers to John's small stature or his nickname 'the Dwarf'; it is a standard identifier in the Coptic tradition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'fire of the Holy Spirit' echoes the Pentecost narrative (Acts 2:3–4) and the ascetic trope of spiritual fervor as divine flame.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙ ⲣⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Amoi is called 'of Pemje', a toponym likely referring to a location in the Nile Delta; this situates the narrative in a specific Egyptian monastic geography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The tree's survival and fruiting after three years of watering forms a narrative climax, mirroring the obedience motif common in desert father stories.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'paradoxical' (Greek παράδοξον) marks the elders' wonder at the miracle, a typical hagiographic device to underscore the supernatural fruit of obedience.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'a million' (ⲙⲙⲓⲗⲗⲓⲟⲛ) is obscure; it may be a corruption or a hyperbolic expression for 'a great distance'.","The Coptic ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ could refer to a specific tree species, but the text does not specify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":33,"ref":"p33","source":"ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦\nϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲛ\nⲡⲉ. ϥⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲡ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲓⲣⲓ\nⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲇⲉⲓⲝⲓⲥ (-ⲗ︦︦ⲋ︦-)\nⲉⲥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲗⲁⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ.\nⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ\nϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲉⲉⲣ ϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙⲟⲩ\nⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ\nⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦.\nⲁⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁϩ","english":"The glory of God is that they say, \"Except that the life of the blessed one, God, came to be in this brother, this mystery will not come to pass through him.\" Blessed is Jesus Christ, God the Logos, who works judgment marvelously among the saints. For he himself said, \"If one does my will, I and my father will be with him, and we will be in him, and all the works that he will do in my name will be for him.\" And that tree there still exists to this day, a demonstration of the virtue of our all-holy father, shining in these high achievements.\n\nOur father Abba John was asked by some brothers, who said, \"Is it good, our father, to practice hesychia with men?\" And Abba John said to them, \"It is good to practice hesychia with our brother, whom God has sent down to us together in this same moment, rather than in the joy of Christ. Let us generate our brother in all purity of the Holy Spirit, and let us practice hesychia in strength, that we may prevail over this enmity which separates us from God.\"\n\nIt is also written concerning our all-holy father Abba John that he did not fill...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the life of the blessed one' likely refers to the saint's own life as a model of virtue, but the Coptic could also be read as 'the blessed life' (of God). The ambiguity is noted.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲓⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Jesus Christ, God the Logos' echoes Johannine theology (John 1:1) and is a standard Coptic Christological formula, not a direct quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ","severity":"info","text":"The saying attributed to Christ ('If one does my will...') is not a direct biblical verse but a paraphrase of themes from John 14:23 and 15:5, common in monastic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'hesychia' (Greek: ἡσυχία) denotes monastic stillness or quietude, a key practice in Egyptian desert spirituality. The passage debates its practice in community versus solitude.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a doxological opening to a dialogue on hesychia, then to a narrative note about further writings on Abba John. The Coptic 'ⲁⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ' ('it is also written') signals a new source or tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁϩ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text breaks off mid-sentence at 'ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁϩ' ('he did not fill...'), indicating a lacuna or incomplete transmission in the manuscript. The English draft reflects this truncation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the blessed one' (ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ) is ambiguous: it may refer to Abba John or to a divine figure. The phrase 'the life of the blessed one, God' is syntactically unclear.","The tree mentioned ('that tree there') is not identified; it may be a local tradition or a symbol of the saint's legacy.","The final sentence is incomplete, leaving the intended meaning uncertain."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":34,"ref":"p34","source":"ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ\nⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϣⲉⲣ ⲟⲥ\nⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ\nⲛϯⲥⲟⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲡⲉ\nⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲣⲓ ⲭⲏ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϯ ϩⲑⲏϥ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ (-ⲗ︦ⲍ︦-)\nⲉϯⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲑϧⲉ ⲡϭⲱⲗⲕ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ\nϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ.\nⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲫⲓⲥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ. ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲓⲃ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲧⲟⲛⲱ","english":"He never ate bread, nor drank water, nor slept, nor spoke a word of falsehood from his mouth. Therefore, the thought of the flesh never approached him, but he was like an angel in the purity of his self-control. Our father Abba Amoi spent many years dwelling in a place of solitude in the desert, where a small cell was built inside for him. He never allowed his mind to come down to the door of his cell at all, nor to look out to see what was outside, because of the distraction of his mind for the sake of God. And indeed, the Lord would send many to him, but especially he knew with precision concerning John, his disciple, that he had become a tested, chosen, and perfect monk, complete and fulfilled. And he would close his eyes so as not to see him, wondering what he was doing. After these things, the holy Abba Amoi fell ill, and he was troubled for a long time, God testing him like a chosen stone in a fire. Our blessed father Abba John served the holy elder Abba Amoi for many years with great zeal. But because of the severity of the illness, he became somewhat anxious in his heart concerning our father Abba John at that time.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac address 'Abba' is retained in the Coptic for both Abba Amoi and Abba John, marking them as spiritual fathers. The translation keeps this form per the pinned glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ is rendered 'disciple' per the pinned glossary. Here it refers to John as the disciple of Abba Amoi, a standard hagiographic relationship.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek term ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ ('tested') reflects the monastic ideal of proving one's worth through ascetic discipline. This aligns with the testing of Abba Amoi by God, likened to a stone in fire.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The simile of a chosen stone tested in fire echoes biblical imagery of testing and purification, e.g., Zechariah 3:2 (LXX) or 1 Peter 1:7, though no direct citation is given.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from a general description of John's asceticism to a specific narrative about Abba Amoi's illness and John's service, marking a transition in the hagiographic account.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁϥϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲛⲁϥϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ('he would close his eyes') is ambiguous: it may indicate deliberate avoidance or a meditative practice. The translation opts for the former, but the latter is possible.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲁϥϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ could mean either 'he would close his eyes' (to avoid seeing) or 'he would shut his eyes' (in prayer/meditation). The reading taken is the former, based on context of distraction.","The clause ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ('what he was doing') is ambiguous: it may refer to John's actions or to God's work. The translation assumes the former."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":35,"ref":"p35","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲙⲓⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ\nⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ\nⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ\nⲉⲧⲁⲕϭⲟ ⲙⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ (-ⲗ︦ⲏ︦-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ. ⲡⲁⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲟⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲥⲏⲙⲁⲓⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲕ\nⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫϯ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ\nⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥϧⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁϥϯ ⲫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ\nⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲓ︦ⲥ︦ⲗ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲙⲓⲟⲕ ⲙⲓⲟⲕ ⲙⲓⲟⲕ ⲡⲓϣⲱⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ\nⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲫⲁⲓ\nⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ\nⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲉϥϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦.","english":"And he never said to himself on any single day, \"Eat,\" for his ascetic practice was strong beyond that of many of our fathers. But when Abba Amoi called Abba John one day, he said to him, \"John, my son, when you depart from this world, go and dwell in the place where you found the tree, for you have a sacrifice there that is continually offered, holy and pure before the Lord. It will be in that place through you. For that tree which you brought forth from you is a sign, signifying a mystery of souls that will be saved through you also in that place. They will remember you forever before God.\" After these things, when our holy father Abba Amoi entered the monastery, the elders gathered around him. He called Abba John, brought him to himself, took his hands, gave them the kiss, and blessed him as Isaac blessed Jacob, and said to him three times, \"Eat, eat, eat, O shoot of the King Christ.\" After these things, he dismissed the elders, saying to them, \"Worship this one, for he is an angel on the earth and not a man.\" After our father Abba Amoi said these things, he opened his mouth and gave up the spirit in the peace of God. Amen, giving glory to our Lord.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic verb ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ means to bow or prostrate in worship, distinct from ⲟⲩⲱϣ 'to wish'. Here Abba Amoi commands the elders to worship John, emphasizing a gesture of veneration.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The blessing of John by Abba Amoi is compared to Isaac blessing Jacob (Genesis 27). This typology links John to the patriarch Jacob, suggesting a transfer of spiritual authority.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The tree (ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ) that John found is interpreted as a sign (ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ) of a mystery of souls to be saved. This reflects a symbolic exegesis common in Coptic hagiography, where physical objects prefigure spiritual realities.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ","severity":"info","text":"Amoi declares John 'an angel on the earth', a motif in Coptic monastic literature that elevates the ascetic to a superhuman, angelic status. This phrase recurs in later hagiographies of desert fathers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'After these things' (ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ) marks a narrative transition from Amoi's prophecy to the scene of blessing and death, typical of Coptic hagiographic structure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϯ ⲫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'gave them the kiss' (ⲁϥϯ ⲫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ) is ambiguous: it may mean Amoi kissed John's hands or that John kissed the elders' hands. The Coptic syntax allows either reading.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the tree' (ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ) is not specified; it may refer to a literal tree or a symbolic object from an earlier episode.","The phrase ⲁϥϯ ⲫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ could mean Amoi kissed John's hands or John kissed the elders' hands; the text does not clarify the subject of the kiss."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","text":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ → “worship”. ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ is to bow or prostrate in worship, distinct from ⲟⲩⲱϣ 'to wish'. The gesture matters in martyrdom scenes before an official."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","text":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ carries more than one sense (bow down, prostrate); this passage takes it as “worship”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ","text":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ → “amen”. Transliterated Hebrew, left untranslated in the liturgy and in the doxologies that close a homily."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","text":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ → “bless”. The Coptic verb covers both 'bless' and 'praise'; the object decides — God is praised, a person is blessed."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","text":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ carries more than one sense (praise); this passage takes it as “bless”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":36,"ref":"p36","source":"ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲥⲩⲭⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϩⲟ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ (-ⲗ︦ⲑ︦-) ⲉⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ\nⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϧϩⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ. ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϫⲁⲫⲁⲧ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ\nϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲙⲟⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲣ ϯⲉⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲑⲁⲗⲡⲉⲓⲛ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲉϥⲗⲟⲃϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲏⲣⲩⲅⲙⲁ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ\nⲛⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ","english":"When he was alone, our father Abba John went to the place of the tree according to the command of his father, and he made for himself a small cave in which to practice hesychia, and he practiced enkrateia greatly, and he increased his ascetic practices and his politeia. He also made for himself a hidden place beneath the ground in the cave, and he would go down into it, especially when he was constant in prayer with many prostrations and prayers without ceasing. He also made for himself a garment from the palm fibers of the date palms, and he would gird it around himself when he went down there, so that through his great zeal, many times he would spend the entire week there without eating and without drinking, being warmed by the providence of God. And if he came up from that place, the brothers would see him like a burning fire in a furnace, so that through the proclamation of his piety, a multitude gathered to him, marveling at his angelic way of life, which they themselves had come to be under him and his surrounding, which was for all of them a goal of salvation and a type of the truth that shines for all of them.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains the Greek/Syriac address 'Abba' for John, consistent with the pinned glossary term. The name 'John' is rendered in its Greek form (Ἰωάννης) in the Coptic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword σπήλαιον ('cave') is used, reflecting the ascetic practice of cave-dwelling (hesychia) common in Egyptian monasticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲣⲏⲥⲩⲭⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek verb ἡσυχάζειν ('to practice hesychia') is borrowed, denoting the contemplative solitude central to John's ascetic regimen.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek verb ἐγκρατεύεσθαι ('to practice self-control') is used, a key term in ascetic literature for the discipline of abstinence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The description of John's underground cell and weekly fast without food or drink, sustained by divine providence, echoes the extreme asceticism of the 'Desert Fathers' (e.g., in the Apophthegmata Patrum).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The brothers' vision of John as 'a burning fire in a furnace' and the gathering of a multitude to his 'angelic way of life' reflect the hagiographic topos of the saint as a living model of virtue, inspiring emulation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱ ('without eating and without drinking') may be hyperbolic or literal; the text does not clarify the duration of such fasts beyond 'the entire week'.","The term ⲡⲓⲕⲏⲣⲩⲅⲙⲁ ('proclamation') could refer to John's preaching or to the fame of his piety; the Coptic is ambiguous."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":37,"ref":"p37","source":"ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ\nⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ\nⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ (-ⲙ︦-) ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ\nⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.\nⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ\nⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲡⲉ\nⲉⲩϩⲏⲗ ϩⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁϩ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲑⲟⲩⲉⲧ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲱϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.\nⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲉ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲕⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϯϣⲱϯ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϣⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ\nϩⲁ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϥⲱϫⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲡⲥⲟϥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲉⲣⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲁϥⲉⲩ\nⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ.\nⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ","english":"In love and peace, and being pure toward everyone, in humility he was a lawgiver to those who saw him and to those who heard him, to those near and those far, so that the place of the desert became a city of Christ, and the untilled land became a giver of fruit, in 100 and 60 and 30-fold glory to the holy Trinity.\n\nWhen the brothers multiplied under our father, he had need of a well of water for them, because he saw them weary and thirsty in the heat, filled with water. But our holy father, as if moved by God, sent all the brothers to cut a well for themselves.\n\nWhen the days were completed and they were digging, our father went down to the well and made the whole night in prayer from evening until dawn, and behold, a well of water gushed up, cold and good to drink. And this gift God granted to our father and all his place, beyond the other monks who were in the deserts, as a testimony that is trustworthy, especially in this measure of the virtue of our righteous father.\n\nAfter these things, his great brother also became a monk, according to","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (agapē) here likely refers to the liturgical love-feast or communal meal, not merely an abstract emotion. The phrase 'in love and peace' echoes a standard colophon formula, but the context of community life supports the technical sense.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ (eirēnē) is paired with ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ in a formulaic opening, typical of Coptic colophons and liturgical blessings. It does not comment on civil peace but signals a state of spiritual harmony.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦","severity":"info","text":"The transformation of desert into a 'city of Christ' echoes the biblical theme of the wilderness becoming a place of divine order (cf. Isa 35:1–2, Ps 107:33–35). The phrase is a hagiographic topos for the monastic settlement as a new Jerusalem.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The miraculous well (ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ) is a common motif in desert hagiography, symbolizing divine provision for the monastic community. The detail of John praying all night before the water gushes up parallels similar stories in the Life of Antony and the Apophthegmata Patrum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The transitional phrase ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ('after these things') marks a new narrative episode, introducing the conversion of John's brother. This structural cue is typical of Coptic hagiography, segmenting the saint's life into discrete miracles and events.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗ","severity":"caution","text":"The numerals ⲣ (100), ⲝ (60), and ⲗ (30) are likely a scribal corruption or symbolic notation for an abundant yield (cf. Gen 26:12). The exact meaning is uncertain; the English draft interprets them as '100 and 60 and 30-fold glory', but the Coptic may be garbled.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The numerals ⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗ may be a scribal error or a symbolic reference; the intended yield is unclear.","The phrase 'ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ' could mean either 'the brothers multiplied' or 'the brothers increased in number'; the English draft takes the former.","The identity of 'his great brother' (ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ) is not specified; it may refer to a biological brother or a spiritual elder."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":38,"ref":"p38","source":"ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲥⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲓⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ\nⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲛⲉ ϫⲱϥ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲉϥϯ\nⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡϫⲱϫⲉⲃ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ (-ⲙ︦ⲁ︦-) ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲧⲁϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ\nⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯ\nⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲓ\nⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϯ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ.\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲅ̄ ⲛϩⲟϯ ⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ\nϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ\nⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ\nⲛⲁϥⲫⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲁϥⲉ. ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ\nⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ\nⲕϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ. ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ","english":"In love and peace, and being pure toward everyone, in humility he was a lawgiver to those who saw him and to those who heard him, to those near and those far, so that the place of the desert became a city of Christ, and just as the first ones said before, so also our father Apa John himself transgressed himself in fear of God, drawing himself into the depth of the desert to find his own virtue, giving himself the remembrance of the shame of his poverty in the world, and he would say to him, \"My brother, know that we are poor and we are strangers among men. Therefore, let us make ourselves children in the will of God in this world, so that we may receive honor before God and that all the saints of his may give us glory.\" In these things, with those who were obedient to him, his brother became a chosen monk, our father Apa John giving himself to the work of the good. Our father Apa John, however, would adorn himself in all the virtues, but especially the fear of God was with him at all times: the fear of the hour of death from the body, and the fear of meeting God, and the fear of the day of judgment. And when he would remember, he would flee into the desert. His brother, however, would come out seeking him, and when he found him, he would say to him, \"Why, my brother, do you cause yourself such labor? Is your heart not with you? For if you sit...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) here refers to the physical body as the site of ascetic struggle, consistent with its use in monastic literature. The phrase 'fear of the hour of death from the body' underscores the body as a locus of mortality and spiritual vigilance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained from the Coptic, reflecting the Greek/Syriac honorific for monastic fathers. It is used consistently for John Kolobos, marking his authority and spiritual parenthood.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲕⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'we are poor' (ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲕⲓ) echoes biblical language of spiritual poverty, as in Matthew 5:3 or the Psalms, but no direct citation is marked. The context aligns with ascetic renunciation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'work of the good' (ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ) reflects the Greek concept of ἀγαθόν (the good), common in monastic literature to denote virtuous labor. This aligns with the ascetic ideal of active spiritual practice.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":["Amélineau 1894"],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'In these things' (ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ) marks a structural transition, summarizing John's self-discipline and introducing the brother's response. It functions as a narrative hinge between John's internal struggle and external interaction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'Is your heart not with you?' (ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ) is ambiguous: it may mean 'Is your heart not settled?' or 'Is your heart not present?' The English draft takes it as rhetorical, but the Coptic allows a literal reading about emotional or spiritual composure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ could be read as either 'your heart is not with you' (i.e., you are distracted) or 'your heart is not settled' (i.e., you lack peace). The English draft opts for the former, but the Coptic is open.","The clause ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲫⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ (when he would remember, he would flee) leaves unclear whether the remembrance is of his poverty or of the fear of judgment; the context suggests both."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"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":39,"ref":"p39","source":"ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲓ ⲭⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ⲫ︦ϯ︦. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ\nϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ϯⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲓ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ\nϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ (-ⲙ︦ⲃ︦-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲛϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲛⲧⲁϥ.\nⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ\nⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ\nⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲱ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ\nⲉⲉⲣ ⲁⲧⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ\nⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲁϥⲉ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲅⲭⲱⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥⲟⲡⲧ\nⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲫⲣⲟ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ.","english":"In the name of God, he became a father. Abba John said to him, \"They believe that God is in every place, but I wish to take on more labor so that God may see my struggle, my humility, and my blameless life on the day of judgment, and so that I may not be troubled by the hand of evil, and that I may be worthy to contemplate the glory of God and the saints with him.\"\n\nOur all-holy father Abba John Kolobos, burning in the fire of the Holy Spirit, was always eager to direct himself to the transformation of the powers that are in the heights. He said to his elder brother one day in a spirit of love for God, \"I too wish, my brother, to make an effort and to become a servant of God like the angels, without ceasing, for the glory of his honor and the light of his life.\" And he stripped off his clothes and went out into the desert. When he had completed seven days without eating or drinking, he again presented himself to his brother, especially in a concession from God for the salvation of souls, bearing the fruits of the desert in true repentance. But when he knocked at the door of his elder brother, he did not open for him, saying to him, \"Who are you?","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ (Greek καρπός) here rendered 'fruits' refers allegorically to virtues or spiritual works, not literal produce. The phrase 'fruits of the desert' (ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ) thus denotes ascetic achievements.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (Greek ψυχή) is translated 'souls' in the phrase 'salvation of souls' (ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ). Per the glossary, this denotes living persons rather than the disembodied soul.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'day of judgment' (ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ) echoes eschatological language common in Coptic homilies, possibly alluding to Matthew 25:31–46 or the Apocalypse of John, though no direct citation is marked.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ (Greek κολοβός, 'shortened') distinguishes this John from other desert fathers; it likely refers to his small stature or a nickname. The title 'all-holy father' (ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ) is a standard hagiographic honorific.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from third-person narrative to direct speech (Abba John's words to his elder brother), then back to narrative, and ends with a second direct speech (the brother's question). The repeated use of ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ('he said') marks a dialogic structure typical of Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲱⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'he stripped off his clothes' (ⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲱⲥ) is ambiguous: it may indicate a literal renunciation of garments as an ascetic act, or a symbolic divestiture of worldly status. The Coptic verb ⲃⲁϣϥ can mean 'strip' or 'remove'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'elder brother' (ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ) is not specified; it may be a biological sibling or a senior monk.","The phrase 'concession from God' (ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲅⲭⲱⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦) is ambiguous: it could mean divine permission for John's return or a special dispensation for his ascetic practice.","The Coptic ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲫⲣⲟ ('when he knocked at the door') leaves unclear whether the door is literal (a cell door) or metaphorical (a spiritual barrier)."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":40,"ref":"p40","source":"ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲣ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϥⲭⲏ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲟ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϣⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ.\nⲉⲧⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲟ (-ⲙ︦ⲅ︦-) ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲕⲭⲏ\nϩⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲥⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲕ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲥⲏⲡ ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.\nϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦. ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ\nⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲣⲓ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ\nⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ\nⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ\nⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϯⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ.","english":"He himself said to him, \"I am John.\" And his brother said, \"You are John? John has become an angel, he is not among men.\" And he did not open to him, but he left him at the door from evening until morning. When morning came, he opened the door of the place of dwelling and said to him, \"John, know that you are a man and you are still in the flesh. You have need of work so that you may be saved. This labor is fitting for angels.\" And Abba John gave him repentance, saying, \"Forgive me.\" Through these great virtues, our father Abba John became a great Israelite of Christ Jesus. As he was sitting one day in his cell, some people came and stole all the vessels that were in the place of dwelling, and they made them into a bundle. Abba John was sitting; he did not speak, but those people said to him again, \"Get up, stand up for us.\" But Abba John got up and stood up for them, and when they had gone out, he sat down. When his brother came in, he said, \"The vessels have been stolen.\" And Abba John said, \"I do not know.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ (angel) is a loan from Greek ἄγγελος. Here it denotes a celestial being, not a human messenger, as the brother contrasts John's angelic state with being among men.","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 a monastic elder, retained in the Coptic text. It appears twice in this passage, marking John as a spiritual father.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a monk being mistaken for an angel reflects a common hagiographical topos: the ascetic's extreme virtue makes him appear otherworldly. The brother's initial refusal to recognize John as human underscores the theme of spiritual transformation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue, as classified, with two distinct episodes: the brother's encounter at the door and the theft of vessels. The second episode illustrates John's nonresistance, a virtue praised in the preceding narrative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The description of John as a 'great Israelite of Christ Jesus' echoes a typology found in Coptic hagiography, linking monastic saints to Old Testament patriarchs. This phrase appears in other Coptic lives, such as the Life of John Chrysostom (dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲁϥⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲟ (-ⲙ︦ⲅ︦-) contains a marginal notation (-ⲙ︦ⲅ︦-) likely indicating a scribal insertion or correction. The reading 'door of the place of dwelling' follows the English draft, but the Coptic may be corrupt or abbreviated.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The marginal notation (-ⲙ︦ⲅ︦-) in the Coptic is unclear; it may be a scribal mark or a reference to a marginal gloss. The reading 'door of the place of dwelling' is adopted from the English draft, but the Coptic text is ambiguous.","The identity of 'his brother' is not specified; it may refer to a biological brother or a fellow monk. The context suggests a monastic relationship."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":41,"ref":"p41","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ\nⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ\nⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϯϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲅ̄ϯ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ\nⲉⲧⲁⲕϩⲓⲧⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙϩⲁⲩ. ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ (-ⲙ︦ⲇ︦-) ϫⲉ ⲅ̄ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϭⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲉⲗ ⲫϯ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ. ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲣ ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣ ⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲧⲥⲉⲛϯ\nⲙⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϯⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛϯⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲏ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲗⲱⲃϣ. ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲫⲓⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲟϣϥ ⲉⲛⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϥⲁⲓ\nϧⲁ ⲛⲓϣⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ\nⲙⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϭⲓ ⲙⲁⲓⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛ ϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲉ. ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ\nⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲓⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.","english":"And his brother said to him, \"Tell me the vessels, for I do not know.\" But he, Abba John, gave him repentance, saying to him, \"My brother, forgive me, I am ashamed before you, that you may place in your heart that it is thirty years since you brought me into the monastery.\" Our father Abba John used to say, \"Three wars: with the man, with fornication, and with the devil who seizes him, and with the enemy God from you. If he guards himself from his brother, the other monks will become servants to him. If he takes up with the devil, all the passions will become a snare to his soul. Finally, the sister of our house is our brother.\" He said, \"If I guard the sister, we will build our house, and we will give the crown to his garment.\" Therefore, our father Abba John rejoiced. If someone vexes him or troubles him, he would enter into him more, saying, \"I am a victor over the thorns in knowledge, he who purifies the heart, who finds the true humility, until the soul receives grace in God. The glories and the honors of this world are disturbances of virtue.\" Because of his great humility and his lowliness, his eyes never looked upward to see the face of any man.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' per the pinned glossary, though in context it may refer to the living person's inner self rather than the post-mortem soul.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained from the Coptic, reflecting the Greek/Syriac honorific for monastic elders.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'three wars: with the man, with fornication, and with the devil' echoes a common ascetic triad found in monastic literature, possibly alluding to 1 Corinthians 9 or similar patristic tropes.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The request 'tell me the vessels' (ⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ) likely refers to monastic implements or liturgical items, a term common in Coptic monastic rules.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"This passage is part of the Life of John Kolobos, a figure venerated in Coptic tradition; the text's emphasis on humility and inner warfare reflects later monastic reception.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲉⲗ ⲫϯ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'the enemy God from you' is syntactically problematic; likely a corruption or scribal error, possibly intended as 'the enemy of God in you' or similar.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'the enemy God from you' (ⲡⲓⲉⲗ ⲫϯ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ) is unclear; it may be a corruption of 'the enemy of God' or 'the enemy from God'.","The identity of 'the sister of our house' (ⲧⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ) is ambiguous; it could refer to a literal sister or a spiritual allegory for the soul or community."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":42,"ref":"p42","source":"ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱϥⲧ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ\nⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ\nⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϥⲓ ⲁϩⲟⲙ (-ⲙ︦ⲉ︦-) ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ\nⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ. ϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲉϫⲉ\nⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲥⲉϣⲏⲡ\nⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦.\nⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲉϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲃⲓⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲉⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϯⲛⲉⲃϯ ⲡⲉ. ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ\nⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ. ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲃⲓⲣ\nⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϧⲓⲥⲓ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ","english":"They used to say about him also, \"There is no work that he will not do once, whether a deed or a word, without first setting his hand to it again another time. And if he saw or heard of someone who had fallen into a sin, he would weep and take up a lament with great sorrow of heart, saying, 'This one today is myself also, and I am no better than him.' And he would do this at all times. Some brothers asked our father Abba John Kolobos, saying to him, 'Our father, is it good to recite many psalms?' He said to them, 'The spiritual wealth of God exists in the soul through the taking of care for the mind, whether the one who does a little or the one who does a great deal, especially all the works that the monk will do, if the humility walks with them, and the care is not lacking before God.'\n\nIt happened also on one of the days that he went down to Egypt to give some baskets away, for he was working in the north. And as he was walking in the desert with the baskets loaded upon him, he met a camel driver on the road with his cattle. The camel driver said to our father, 'Give me the baskets so that I may load them for you, father, for I see that you are weary.' Our father, however,","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ψυχή is rendered 'soul' here, consistent with the pinned glossary; in this context it denotes the seat of spiritual wealth.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac address 'Abba' is retained in the Coptic; the English draft keeps it as 'Abba' for John Kolobos.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'monk' (μοναχός) reflects the ascetic context of the Scetis tradition; John's teaching on humility and care for the mind is typical of early Egyptian monasticism.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a general saying about John's humility to a dialogue with brothers about psalmody, then to a narrative of his journey to Egypt. This structural mix is characteristic of the hagiographic genre.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲥⲉϣⲏⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ is rendered 'the care is not lacking before God', but the syntax is ambiguous; it could also mean 'the guard is not hidden from God'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"John's saying about spiritual wealth through care for the mind is echoed in later Coptic monastic anthologies, reflecting its enduring authority in the tradition.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲥⲉϣⲏⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ: 'care' or 'guard' is ambiguous; the reading 'care is not lacking' is adopted.","The Coptic ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ could be impersonal ('they used to say') or a specific group; the draft takes the impersonal sense."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":43,"ref":"p43","source":"ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ. ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϫⲱ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ϫⲱ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ (-ⲙ︦ⲋ︦-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ\nⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲃⲓⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ\nⲟⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲟⲩ. ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ\nⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲃⲓⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲡⲓϣⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ\nⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ\nⲛⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲱⲡ\nⲛⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲃⲓⲣ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲛϣ ⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ\nⲉϯⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ\nⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ\nⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ","english":"He brought them to the man, and after he had loaded them, he walked. As for the camel driver, he began to speak some words of blasphemy and some vain words of the world. But our father Abba John saw a demon standing around the man (— 42 —) and immediately he exorcised the demons. And he also set him straight again, for our father spoke the word of the Savior: \"If a man gains the whole world, what is the gain if he gives up his soul?\" Another time also, he went down to Egypt with some brothers to sell their goods, and he went down to the market with the brothers, carrying them on his shoulder, along with the other brothers. There were many crowds of people there, each in his own trade and his own form. And some people came who wished to become brothers. They said to our father, \"How much for these brothers, O father?\" But our father Abba John looked up to heaven for a long time. When the brothers urged him, they would say to him, \"Father, tell us the value of the brothers.\" Our father answered and said to them, \"Tell me, brothers, which of the ranks of the heavens are the greatest and are first before God? The cherubim and the seraphim are. As for them,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (from Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' here, consistent with the pinned glossary term. The phrase 'gives up his soul' contrasts worldly gain with spiritual loss, a common ascetic trope.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The saying attributed to the Savior ('If a man gains the whole world... what is the gain if he gives up his soul?') is not a direct biblical quotation but echoes Synoptic passages on renouncing worldly wealth (e.g., Mark 10:21; Luke 12:16–21).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ","severity":"info","text":"The 'camel driver' (ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ) is a figure of the desert transport economy; his blasphemy and worldly talk contrast with John's spiritual authority, a typical hagiographic device.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage contains two episodes: the exorcism of a demon from a man, and John's journey to Egypt with brothers. Both illustrate John's spiritual discernment and his teaching on the value of the soul over worldly goods.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The mention of cherubim and seraphim as the highest angelic ranks before God is a standard angelological hierarchy (cf. Isaiah 6; 1 Enoch 61:10). John uses this to imply that the brothers' value is immeasurable.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"(-ⲙ︦ⲋ︦-)","severity":"caution","text":"The parenthetical numeral (-ⲙ︦ⲋ︦-) in the Coptic (likely 42) is a marginal note or scribal insertion; its function is unclear—possibly a section number or a reference to a lost source. It is not part of the narrative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'he brought them to the man' (ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ) is ambiguous: 'them' may refer to the camels or the goods; the English draft takes it as the camels.","The numeral (-ⲙ︦ⲋ︦-) is ambiguous: it may be a section number, a page reference, or a scribal error; it is not integrated into the narrative."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":44,"ref":"p44","source":"ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ. ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϫⲱ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ϫⲱ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ (-ⲙⲋ-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ\nⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲃⲓⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ\nⲟⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲟⲩ. ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ\nⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲃⲓⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲡⲓϣⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ\nⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ\nⲛⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲱⲡ\nⲛⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲃⲓⲣ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲛϣ ⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ\nⲉϯⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ\nⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ\nⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ","english":"He brought them to the man, and after he had loaded them, he walked. As for the camel driver, he began to speak some words of blasphemy and some vain words of the world. But our father Abba John saw a demon standing around the man, and immediately he rebuked the other brothers and stood him up again in his place, our father speaking the word of the Savior: \"If a man gains the whole world but gives up his soul, what is the gain?\" Another time also, when he went down to Egypt with some other brothers to sell their baskets, and when he went to the market with the brothers carrying them on his shoulder, and the other brothers, there were many crowds of people there, each one in his trade and his appearance. And some came who wished to buy the baskets. They said to our father, \"How much for these baskets, father?\" But he, our father Abba John, would look up to heaven for a long time. When the brothers urged him, they would say to him, \"Father, tell us the price of the baskets.\" Our father answered and said to them, \"Tell me, brothers, which of the ranks of the heavens that are great and are first before God—the cherubim or the seraphim?\" They then...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (Greek ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' per the pinned glossary, though in context it could also mean 'life' as the living person. The sense here is the soul that survives death, consistent with the ascetic warning.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The saying attributed to the Savior ('If a man gains the whole world but gives up his soul, what is the gain?') is not a direct Gospel quotation but echoes synoptic themes (e.g., Matt 16:26, Mark 10:45). It may derive from a lost apocryphon or oral tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The question about cherubim and seraphim reflects a well-known angelological hierarchy (cf. Isaiah 6, 1 Enoch 61:10). In Coptic monastic literature, such questions test the disciple's knowledge of heavenly orders, a common trope in desert father sayings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Another time also' (ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ) marks a transition to a new episode, a common structural device in Coptic hagiography to string together independent anecdotes about the saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲃⲓⲣ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲃⲓⲣ is ambiguous: it could mean 'he rebuked the other brothers' (as in the English draft) or 'he exorcised the other demons.' The reading 'rebuked the brothers' is adopted based on the context of setting the man straight.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲃⲓⲣ: 'rebuked the other brothers' or 'exorcised the other demons'; the English draft takes the former.","ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ: 'the other brothers' could refer to the camel driver's companions or John's disciples; the context suggests the latter."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":45,"ref":"p45","source":"ⲁⲩϭⲓ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ\nⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ. (-ⲙ︦ⲍ︦-) ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ\nⲉⲛⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲁⲩϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲛⲉⲁϥϩⲓ ⲫⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲛⲃ︦ ⲙⲃⲓⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲃϯ ⲉⲙⲣⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲗⲕⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥϣⲟⲗⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲃⲓⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϫⲫⲟ ⲉϯϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲗ︦︦︦ⲏ︦ⲙ︦ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ\nⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲓⲃϯ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ.\nⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲃⲓⲣ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲟ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲣ\nⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ\nⲙⲃⲓⲣ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ","english":"They all marveled and said to him, \"What is your thought, our father?\" (343) Our father said to them, \"They give us laws in the scriptures at all times to seek the things above and to think of the things above, the place where Christ is, and not of those on the earth.\" And the brothers gave glory to God. But our father Abba John had placed a rope of two hundred and forty cubits into the river once to soak it, and he soaked them into a single cubit without knowing until his birth, to bear witness that his practices were in the heavenly Jerusalem, according to the word of the holy apostle: \"We are citizens of no city; we dwell in the heavens; we look out from the heart of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who will change the body of our lowliness into the form of the body of his glory.\"\n\nOnce a brother came to our father concerning some ropes. After he had knocked on the door with difficulty, after a long time our father Abba John came out, for he was engaged in prayer, and he said to the brother, \"Do you need something?\" And the brother said to him, \"I need a few ropes, father.\" When our father had gone inside, he again stood in his thought.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) appears twice in this passage: first in the phrase 'change the body of our lowliness' and then in 'the form of the body of his glory'. In ascetic literature, ⲥⲱⲙⲁ denotes the body as the site of spiritual struggle, here transformed eschatologically.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'We are citizens of no city; we dwell in the heavens' echoes a Pauline or apostolic motif (cf. Phil 3:20, though not verbatim). The Coptic text attributes it to 'the holy apostle', likely a paraphrase of a known ascetic topos.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲃⲓⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The rope of 240 cubits (ⲃⲓⲣ) soaked into one cubit is a symbolic act of compression, illustrating John's ascetic discipline. The number 240 may allude to a monastic measure or a symbolic span (e.g., 240 hours in ten days).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue: the brothers question John, he responds with a scriptural exhortation, then a brother requests ropes. The narrative shifts from collective marvel to individual encounter, framing John's teaching through action.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'heavenly Jerusalem' (ⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ) reflects a common ascetic trope in Coptic hagiography, contrasting earthly and celestial citizenship. This motif appears in other John Kolobos traditions (cf. ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos).","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϫⲫⲟ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'until his birth' (ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϫⲫⲟ) is ambiguous: it may mean 'until his (John's) birth' (i.e., from his youth) or 'until his (the rope's) creation'. The English draft takes the former, but the Coptic syntax is unclear.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϫⲫⲟ could refer to John's birth or the rope's making; the reading 'until his birth' is adopted.","The number ⲃ ⲙⲃⲓⲣ (240 cubits) may be symbolic or literal; the text does not clarify.","The citation of the apostle is not verbatim from known epistles; it may be a free paraphrase."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":46,"ref":"p46","source":"ⲙⲡϣⲱⲓ. ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲫⲙⲁϩ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲃ︦ (-ⲙ︦ⲏ︦-) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ\nϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲏⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ\nⲉⲓⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲃⲓⲣ. ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲫⲙⲁϩ ⲅ̄ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲛ. ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ. ⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁ ⲅ̄ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇ̄ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲡϧⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧϫⲓϫ\nⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲛϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲃⲓⲣ ⲓⲥ ⲃⲓⲣ ⲁⲗⲓ ⲃⲓⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ\nⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲓⲣ.\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲩⲙⲛⲱⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ\nⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡϫⲓ\nⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲑⲣⲓⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙ ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛϫⲓϫ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ. ⲉⲛⲁϥϩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲥϧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲫⲉ. ϧⲉⲛ","english":"...the height. The brother again cried out after a great while, and the old man came out for the third time (—forty—) and said to the brother, \"Take the way for me, for what do you wish?\" The brother said to our father, \"I have already told you, my father, that I need a few beams.\" When our father entered for the third time, again they struck his mind to the height. The brother continued beseeching. Our father, the holy Abba John, did this until the third and fourth time. At the end, the old man came out, took the brother by the hand, brought him in, and showed him the beams, saying to him, \"If you wish beams, here are beams. Take beams for yourself. I, however, am not concerned with beams.\"\n\nOur father Abba John, whose humility was great, was accustomed to say, even he, with the hymnographer David, \"Who is it that I have pointed out to you, O Lord? This one also I will seek until I become in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, that I may see his joy and find the inquiry of his holy face, without the stretching out of hands in the heavens.\" For our holy father Abba John was also accustomed to pray, and he himself was beneath the brothers like a father. In...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains the Greek/Syriac address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba), a standard honorific for monastic elders, kept untranslated in the English draft.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϩⲩⲙⲛⲱⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ","severity":"info","text":"The text cites the hymnographer David, i.e., the Psalms. The phrase echoes Psalm 27:8 (LXX) or similar, but the exact verse is not identified in the Coptic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲃⲓⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The beams (ⲃⲓⲣ) are building materials, likely for a monastic cell or oratory, reflecting the practical concerns of the desert community.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ","severity":"info","text":"The narrative repeats the brother's cry and the old man's exit three times, building a pattern of patience and testing before the resolution.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"John Kolobos is portrayed as a model of humility, placing himself beneath the brothers, a theme echoed in later Coptic monastic literature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲫⲙⲁϩ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲃ︦ (-ⲙ︦ⲏ︦-)","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic has a numeral ⲃ︦ (-ⲙ︦ⲏ︦-) which may be a scribal insertion or corruption; the English draft renders it as 'third time' but the numeral is ambiguous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The numeral ⲃ︦ (-ⲙ︦ⲏ︦-) in the Coptic is unclear; it may indicate 'second' or 'forty', but the context suggests 'third' as in the English draft.","The phrase ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ could be read as 'he himself used to say' or 'he also said', affecting the attribution of the Psalm citation."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":47,"ref":"p47","source":"ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ\nⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ (-ⲙⲑ-)\nϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϯ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.\nⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ\nⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲭⲁ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ\nⲧⲁⲓⲟ. ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϯ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲱ.\nⲉϥⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ. ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ\nⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁϧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲕ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ\nⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲱ\nⲙⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲕ\nⲅ̄ⲅ̄..... ⲕⲉ ⲱⲓⲕ ϩⲓ ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲕ ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ.\nⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲕ ⲅ̄ⲅ︦\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ","english":"...a great one of the heart's desire gave rest to them all in every work, and if he should become weary, he would bring his whole voice to him entirely (—forty—) until the bending of his hands first, and the brothers give rest to themselves. Afterward, again, he would give rest to himself, saying, \"They give a law to us in the scriptures to place our companion in our likeness, especially in an honor. Therefore, if I give rest to the brothers, God will give rest to me also.\" He was also in the prayer rope with the brothers; he called the name of one of the brothers to perform a service for the brothers. That one, however, called out against our father in anger, saying, \"You also have become full.\" Our father, however, called out against the brother, saying to him, \"Forgive me.\" And immediately our father let down the prayer rope, went away, and gave repentance to the brother, saying to him, \"Forgive me, my brother, for the sake of the Lord; forgive me.\" And he also sent him to the desert to his cell, and he spent that whole year there, dragging three... and bread with salt, and he gave glory to God in a prostration, saying, \"Lord, forgive me, for I have caused pain to your creation.\" This, then, is the custom of our father Abba John Kolobos himself, dragging three... all his time in the prayer rope in an unceasing prayer. In these...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic term ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ (piōsx) refers to a prayer rope, a knotted cord used by monks to count prayers, a common ascetic tool in Egyptian monasticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'they give a law to us in the scriptures' echoes the biblical concept of the law (nomos) in the scriptures, possibly alluding to passages like Romans 15:1 or Galatians 6:2 about bearing one another's burdens.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ (metanoia) denotes repentance, a central concept in Coptic monastic spirituality, often involving confession and a change of heart, as seen in the Life of John Kolobos.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from narrative of John's interaction with a brother to a summary of his ascetic practice, marked by the phrase ⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ('this, then, is his custom'), which introduces a concluding description of his prayer rope discipline.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲅ̄ⲅ̄","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has ⲅ̄ⲅ̄ (likely a numeral, perhaps 33 or 300) followed by a lacuna, making the exact number of bread loaves or days uncertain; the English draft renders it as 'three...' but this is speculative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The numeral ⲅ̄ⲅ̄ is ambiguous; it could represent 33 (a symbolic number) or be a corruption of a longer phrase. The reading 'three...' in the English draft is tentative.","The phrase ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ('he spent that whole year') may be hyperbolic or literal; the context of the brother's punishment in the desert suggests a penitential period."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":48,"ref":"p48","source":"ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ (-ⲛ-) ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ\nϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲭⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϣϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲛ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ\nⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲛϯⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲭⲃⲟⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲥⲥⲉϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ϧⲓϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁⲓ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϯⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲥ. ⲡⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ\nⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲭⲁ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ\nⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ. ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ\nⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ (-ⲛⲁ-) ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϯ\nⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫϯ.","english":"...and his soul would receive light, especially in the rays of the Holy Spirit, through whom the energies within him are wrought by means of signs and wonders, giving glory to the one who gives glory to him, so that according to the manner written concerning him, our father Apa John himself prayed over water in the name of Christ, and when he had sprinkled it upon the man, he made him vomit his bond like that of a serpent, and his first joint turned back upon itself again, and the man was saved, to the glory of God. After these things, moreover, our father was coming up from the boat in the heat of the day, and the brothers to receive a blessing, and he encountered an old woman in the place of walking, lying prostrate upon the ground, and a harsh demon was tormenting her in a merciless manner. Our father Apa John, when he saw her, inquired of her heart, and he made the whole heat of the day while praying over her. The demon cried out from the woman, \"Have you come against me, the Kolobos? I left the desert for you, and you have come to stand with me again, leaving me no escape?\" And in that very hour the demon came out from her, and she was saved immediately. The brothers who saw what had happened through our righteous father gave glory to God.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ (his soul) uses the Greek loanword ψυχή. In this context it denotes the living person, not the disembodied soul, consistent with the pinned glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained from the Greek/Syriac address. It appears twice in this passage, marking John Kolobos as a spiritual father.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ϣⲗⲏⲗ (pray) occurs twice: John prays over water and later over the possessed woman. The term is fixed in the glossary and carries no ambiguity here.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The demon addresses John as ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ (the Kolobos), a Greek epithet meaning 'the stunted' or 'the short'. This is the nickname of John Kolobos, attested in the hagiographic tradition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'rays of the Holy Spirit' echoes early Christian pneumatological imagery, possibly alluding to Acts 2:3 (tongues of fire) or patristic descriptions of the Spirit's illumination.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The exorcism narrative (demon crying out, leaving the woman) follows a standard hagiographic topos. Similar accounts appear in the Life of Antony and other desert fathers, reinforcing John's sanctity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϣϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ (when he had sprinkled it upon the man) is clear in context, but the Coptic ⲃⲁϣϥ (vomit) is a hapax in this text; the English 'vomit his bond' is a plausible rendering of the exorcism imagery.","The clause ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϯⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ (he made the whole heat of the day while praying) could be read as 'he spent the whole heat of the day praying' or 'he made the whole day hot by praying'; the former is adopted."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":49,"ref":"p49","source":"ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲱⲥϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϯⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲓⲱⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲁⲩⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲛⲟⲩϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϯ ϩⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲁϥϥⲓ\nⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉⲓⲛ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲭⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟϣϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁⲑⲱⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲟϥ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦.\nⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲱⲥϧ\nⲙⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲃ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϯⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣⲟⲩⲁⲓϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛϫⲓϫ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ\nⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲃ︦ ⲉⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ (-ⲛ︦ⲃ︦-)\nϫⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϫⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ\nϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲁⲛ\nⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ","english":"They also said, O my beloved, concerning our all-holy father, that he went down one day from the cell, weaving with the brothers in the cell, while he was still suffering from the heat. He went out from the water to rest a little from the labor. They brought him a young man in whom there was a demon, tormenting him greatly. And when our father saw the shamelessness of the unclean spirit and how it was tormenting him, he looked up to the sky, sighed, and took the water that he had brought out from within him, made the sign of the cross over it in the name of Christ, and sprinkled it on the young man. And immediately the unclean spirit came out of him in the form of smoke, and the young man was healed, glorifying God. All the fathers would divide the weaving into two parts: one part for the agape and one part for the need. And likewise, it is what they would do in the value of their handiwork. Our father, however, Abba John himself, would go to the desert, saying, \"I am with the poor, with the widows, and with the orphans in the streets.\" And he would go out from the weaving of his own basket to give to some prayers and some unceasing supplications, continuing until his death.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) here refers to the liturgical meal or charitable distribution, not abstract love. The passage divides weaving proceeds for the agape meal and for need.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained in the Coptic as a formal address for John Kolobos, consistent with monastic usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The exorcism by sprinkling water signed with the cross reflects a common hagiographic motif; the demon's exit as smoke (ϣⲁⲑⲱⲗ) is a typical detail in Coptic miracle accounts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a specific exorcism narrative to a general description of the fathers' practice of dividing weaving proceeds, then to Abba John's personal ministry to the poor, widows, and orphans.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'unclean spirit' (ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ) echoes New Testament language for demons (e.g., Matthew 12:43, Mark 1:23–26).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲕⲟⲓ is ambiguous: it may mean 'he went down one day from the cell' or 'he went down one day from the boat' (ⲧⲕⲟⲓ). The English draft adopts 'cell', but the Coptic ⲧⲕⲟⲓ usually means 'boat'. The context of weaving with brothers suggests a monastic setting, but the reading is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲧⲕⲟⲓ could mean 'the boat' or 'the cell' (if a scribal error for ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲉ or similar); the English draft reads 'cell', but the standard Coptic word for cell is ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲉ. The reading 'cell' is adopted here for narrative coherence.","The phrase ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ is ambiguous: it may mean 'from the water to rest' or 'from the water in order to rest'; the draft takes the former."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":50,"ref":"p50","source":"ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲁⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϩⲓ ⲕⲟⲧ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ.\nϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲁ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ\nⲙⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ϭⲁⲩ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲁ ⲫϯ ⲉⲛⲁϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ\nⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲫϯ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ. ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩⲱⲗ\nⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲣ ⲉⲥϫⲟⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲁⲧϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ (-ⲛⲅ-)\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲟϣ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ\nϩⲱⲛ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲁⲧϭⲓ ⲏⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ\nⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ ⲛⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ","english":"The manner of the first time also. In this way also he used to act. If he turned away from the elders or did some other work simply, at any rate. In these things, however, his brother went to him, being perfect in piety in every way, and he also was for him a brother in the order of discipleship. He himself also, Abba John, as a true guide of souls to God, used to teach this type, saying to him, \"My son, let us honor each one alone before the whole God with fear and trembling, and all will give glory to us. But if in negligence we despise it, we will fall into destruction. We have there a help and a strong strength, invincible, which is God. Let us cleave to him in knowledge (53) and he will save us. For he is good, and his mercies are poured out abundantly upon his whole creation. He will do this mercy with us, our love. We have there, my son, holy powers, invincible, of angelic ranks, and armies of archangels, and cherubim, and seraphim, the thrones, the dominions, the powers, and the rest that come after these.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) here likely carries the technical sense of the liturgical 'agape' meal, not merely 'love'. The English draft renders it as 'our love', but the context of communal instruction and monastic fellowship supports the ritual meal interpretation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ (archangel) is a fixed rank in Coptic liturgy, referring to Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Suriel. The passage lists them among angelic orders, consistent with standard Coptic angelology.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ (seraphim) is a transliteration of the Hebrew term for the highest angelic order. In this passage, it appears in a list of celestial hierarchies, reflecting the influence of Pseudo-Dionysian angelology on Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The angelic orders listed (thrones, dominions, powers, archangels, cherubim, seraphim) follow the ninefold hierarchy of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, which was widely adopted in Coptic monastic literature. This suggests the text's dependence on late antique theological schemas.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage begins with a formulaic phrase 'The manner of the first time also' (ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲛ), which signals a new narrative episode. The Coptic uses ⲟⲛ ('also') to link this to previous sayings, typical of the sayings-collection genre.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲱⲛ is ambiguous: it could mean 'our love' (as in the English draft) or 'our agape meal'. The context of Abba John's teaching does not clearly resolve the sense, and the reading 'love' may flatten the liturgical connotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲱⲛ is ambiguous between 'our love' and 'our agape meal'; the latter is preferred given the technical usage in Coptic monastic settings.","The Coptic ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ (line 3) could be read as 'in these things' or 'but these'; the English draft takes it as 'in these things', which is plausible but not certain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ → “archangel”. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Suriel; the rank is fixed in Coptic liturgical usage."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ","text":"ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ → “seraphim”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":51,"ref":"p51","source":"ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛϫⲓϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲕⲟⲥⲙⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃϣⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲏⲕ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ. ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲱ\nⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲩⲟⲛⲓ\nⲛⲛⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲡⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟ\nⲛⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲧⲥⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.\nϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ (-ⲛⲇ-) ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲣⲏⲧⲟⲥ\nⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲑⲱϣ\nⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ϥϩⲓ\nⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ.\nⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ\nⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲥⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ","english":"All the saints and the eternal tabernacles, let us place our thought among them and let us contemplate their honor and the adornment of their glory, and their receiving of gifts, giving us a perfect garment, so that we may flee from the passions. For our father Abba John used to say, \"The holy ones are the trees of paradise, bearing the fruit of life, being like a light in the blessing and glory through the true salvation of the Holy Spirit, which nourishes them all.\"\n\nThrough these great accomplishments of our ineffable father Abba John Kolobos, according to the written manner, the Lord sent him an angel as a consolation, or rather to reveal to him the one who would do him wrong, and to show him the Lord, and to be a protector for him, according to the word of Scripture which says, \"The angel of the Lord encamps around everyone who fears in his heart, and he will save them.\"\n\nStill, on another day, our father Abba John was sleeping, and an old man came to his cell, and he saw an angel of the Lord above our father Abba John, watching over him. When Abba John awoke from","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword καρπός is used here in a homiletic allegory: the 'fruit of life' (ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲛϧ) signifies virtues or spiritual works, not literal produce.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ϥϩⲓ ⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the angel of the Lord encamps around everyone who fears in his heart' echoes Psalm 34:7 (LXX) or a similar protective angel motif; the Coptic text explicitly introduces it as scriptural (ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The angel appears as a protector and revealer, consistent with Coptic hagiographic conventions where angels serve as divine intermediaries; the term is used twice in this passage, once in a scriptural citation and once in a vision.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a general homiletic saying attributed to Abba John (the 'trees of paradise' allegory) to a specific narrative of an angelic visitation, marked by the transitional phrase 'through these great accomplishments' (ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text breaks off mid-sentence at the end of the passage ('When Abba John awoke from...'), leaving the conclusion of the angelic vision incomplete in this excerpt; the English draft supplies a plausible continuation but the Coptic is fragmentary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲛⲓⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛϫⲓϫ' ('eternal tabernacles') is ambiguous: it may refer to heavenly dwellings or to monastic cells as spiritual abodes; the reading 'eternal tabernacles' is followed here.","The identity of 'the old man' (ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ) who sees the angel is unclear—he may be a fellow monk or a visitor; the text does not specify."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":52,"ref":"p52","source":"ⲡⲓⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲏ ⲁ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ\nⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲫⲟϩ ϩⲱϥ ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ\nⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ\nⲕⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ (-ⲛⲉ-) ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϥⲟϣ. ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ\nⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ\nϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛϭⲓ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ\nⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲏⲙⲓⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲁ ⲫⲏ\nⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ. ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ","english":"The old man said, \"Whose old man is this?\" And Abba John understood that the old man had seen the angel, because that old man had also drawn near to the greatness of our father Abba John. The angel was coming to him again on another day from the Lord, filled with all spiritual joys. And our father said to the angel, \"Why do you turn away in such great measure this time, coming to me with such joyful haste?\" The angel said to our father Abba John, \"We stand now before God, we serve his glory for all the hosts. A great censer of choice incense of all the saints went up before God, and the Lord rejoiced over the hidden fruits for him of his works. And a voice came forth from the throne of the Pantocrator, praising the whole creation in these and in many prayers and petitions, especially the labors and the disciplines in purity of a love of his chosen ones. And we too rejoiced and marveled, especially over the good things prepared for you. The Demiurge sent each one of us for the one who is his among the saints, that we might give you strength. Therefore...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) here refers to the liturgical love-feast or agape meal, not merely 'love'. The phrase 'in purity of a love of his chosen ones' likely denotes the ritual meal shared by the monastic community.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained as a formal address for John Kolobos, consistent with Coptic hagiographic usage. It marks his authority as a spiritual father.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Pantocrator' (ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ) for God is common in Coptic liturgy and hagiography, emphasizing divine omnipotence. The voice from the throne echoes apocalyptic throne-room visions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲇⲏⲙⲓⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'Demiurge' (ⲡⲓⲇⲏⲙⲓⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ) is used here for God as creator, a borrowing from Greek philosophical and patristic vocabulary. It appears in Coptic texts to denote the divine craftsman.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from narrative dialogue to a visionary report by the angel, culminating in a theophany. The angel's speech introduces a celestial liturgy with incense, throne, and voice, typical of Coptic apocalyptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ (-ⲛⲉ-)","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲕⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ (-ⲛⲉ-) is uncertain; the English renders it 'turn away', but the verb may be corrupt or rare. The sense of the angel's movement is contested; the reading 'turn away' is tentative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲕⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ (-ⲛⲉ-) is ambiguous; it may mean 'turn away' or 'hasten', affecting the angel's demeanor.","The identity of 'the old man' (ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ) at the start is unclear—possibly a different elder or John himself."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":53,"ref":"p53","source":"ⲉⲛϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.\nⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϥϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ\nⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ (-ⲛⲋ-) ⲉϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲙϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ\nⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ\nⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ\nⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲫϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ\nⲛⲉⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ\nⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲁⲓⲛⲓⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲃⲉⲃⲓ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ. ⲉⲧⲁ","english":"We do not receive the sheep and rejoice when we see the holy ones in the world. But these consolations and these revelations will be enjoyed by our holy father Abba John, who gave himself continually, completely, to the end, to some great ascetic practices, bearing a heavy burden for them, speaking the word of the holy apostle: \"He who struggles, perseveres in every work.\" And again: \"He who has virtue, he who has honor, these thoughts about them, these are what have taught you about them, and you have received them, and you have heard them, and you have seen them within you. Do them, O God of peace, that he may be with you.\" And again: \"The sorrows of this time are not worthy of the glory that will be revealed to us.\" In these things, moreover, he first received a spirit of prophecy, seeing from the beginning and speaking with the brothers in enigmas of things that have happened and things that will happen and things that exist now, interpreting the word of the gift of the Lord in a rich manner, so that a brother might come to him, our father Abba John, at the hour of the evening to ask him for a need of the soul, and they spoke of virtue until the dawn came at the first hour of the morning. Then","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲛϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲉⲛϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ is ambiguous: it may mean 'we do not receive the sheep' (as in the English draft) or 'we do not receive the elders' (ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ can be plural of ϣⲏϣ 'old man'). The context of 'holy ones in the world' favors 'sheep' as a metaphor for the faithful.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The saying 'He who struggles, perseveres in every work' is attributed to 'the holy apostle' but is not a direct biblical quotation; it may echo 1 Cor 9:24 or 2 Tim 2:10 in a paraphrased form common in ascetic florilegia.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲡⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The second apostolic saying 'He who has virtue, he who has honor' is also unattributed in the Coptic; it resembles a maxim from the Apophthegmata Patrum or a lost epistle, not a canonical verse.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The 'holy apostle' here likely refers to Paul, whose letters were a staple of Coptic monastic instruction. The sayings cited are not verbatim Pauline but reflect the ascetic adaptation of Pauline themes of struggle (ἀγών) and perseverance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The repeated formula ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ('and again') marks a series of appended sayings or scriptural echoes, a common hagiographic device to build John's authority through cumulative apostolic wisdom.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'Abba John' and the description of his prophetic gift and nightly vigils align with the portrait of John Kolobos in the Apophthegmata Patrum, where he is known for brevity and spiritual insight.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲛϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ may be read as 'we do not receive the sheep' (metaphor for disciples) or 'we do not receive the elders'; the English draft opts for 'sheep'.","The clause ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲫϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ is syntactically ambiguous: it could be an imperative 'Do them, O God of peace' or a subjunctive 'that the God of peace may do them'; the English draft takes the former."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":54,"ref":"p54","source":"ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲫⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ (-ⲛ︦ⲍ︦-) ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁ ⲁϫ︦ⲡ︦ ⲑ︦ϯ\nⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ. ⲉϥϧⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲫⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ. ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲗϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϯ ⲙⲁϯ\nⲁⲩⲁⲓϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲧⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ\nⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ϣⲁ\nⲅ̄ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲗⲉⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲃ\nⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲧⲫⲉⲛ ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲏⲃ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.","english":"First, then, it happened that our father came out, having honored the brother. Again, our father came, speaking with the brother (number 57) from the first until the third hour of the day in the spiritual place. In the evening, he brought the brother inside, and they ate in an agape, and he honored him in peace. He would speak boldly in the glory of the holy cross and the sufferings of Christ, our all-holy father and spirit-bearing Abba John, who is dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus our Lord, and who walks in that which is pleasing to his blessed will, purified by the wings of the Holy Spirit, especially in his giving of testimony. They made him a presbyter, and they were still to ordain him by the hand of the holy archbishop. A voice cried out from heaven concerning him three times, saying, \"Axios, axios, axios.\" When he had completed the holy liturgy of the mysteries through the interpretation of the grace of heaven, he became new again in the course of virtue, especially as a pure priest of the holy sanctuary, without bloodshed, of the altar of God, which takes away the sin of the world.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) here denotes the liturgical meal, not a general sense of 'love'. The phrase ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ('they ate in an agape') confirms the technical usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ('in peace') is a liturgical colophon formula, not a comment on civil order. It marks the conclusion of the agape meal.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The triple cry 'Axios, axios, axios' (ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ) echoes the ordination acclamation in Byzantine and Coptic rites, derived from Revelation 4:8 (the Trisagion) but adapted for clerical investiture.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'holy archbishop' (ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ) likely refers to the patriarch of Alexandria, who held authority over ordinations in the Coptic tradition. The detail underscores John's ecclesiastical rank.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ('First, then, it happened'), a narrative marker that transitions from the previous discourse to a new episode, likely the ordination scene.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ (-ⲛ︦ⲍ︦-)","severity":"caution","text":"The numeral ⲛ︦ⲍ︦ (57) after ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ('the brother') is ambiguous: it may be a scribal marginal note or a reference to a specific brother in a list. The reading 'number 57' is tentative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The numeral ⲛ︦ⲍ︦ (57) after ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ is unclear: it may be a marginal note or a list reference.","The phrase ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ('purified by the wings of the Holy Spirit') is metaphorical; the exact sense of 'wings' (ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ) is uncertain."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":55,"ref":"p55","source":"ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ (-ⲛ︦ⲏ︦-) ϫⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉϥⲧⲉⲛⲑⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ\nⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ\nⲟⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲗⲁⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ\nⲙⲡⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ\nⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦. ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲟϥ\nⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁⲣⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ\nⲙⲡⲓⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲭⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ\nⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ\nⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲉϥϭⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲗⲁⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲗⲏϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ (-ⲛ︦ⲑ︦-) ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ","english":"He rested in the wisdom of God, our holy father Abba John saying, \"The law of the priesthood is equal to that of the cherubim and the seraphim, who are first in relation to God beyond every other order of all the ranks, and they also are the first to partake of the life of his knowledge and the splendor of his blessed and glorious glory which continues forever. Therefore, the holy Scripture commands us to walk according to the honor of this grace, saying, 'Everyone who has this hope from him purifies himself according to the manner in which he is holy,' and again, 'Become holy, for I also am holy,' said the Lord. In these matters, moreover, the great and holy Abba John was the one who served the Holy Spirit of God, filling himself inwardly with the need of this order, also serving as a good minister and steward, being a priest fulfilled in every truth according to the word of Scripture, 'Your priests will put truth upon themselves.' And he himself, our holy father, receiving from the gift of the Holy Spirit and drawing to himself the splendor and the radiance of his glory to shine forever, especially the perfection of the ancient form and the healthy character and the true likeness which he completed within himself according to...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic uses the Greek-derived title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) before the name John, a standard honorific in Egyptian monastic literature. The name is written with a supralinear stroke (ⲛ︦ⲏ︦) as a scribal abbreviation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ","severity":"info","text":"This phrase echoes a biblical injunction about priests putting on truth, likely derived from the Septuagint or a patristic paraphrase of Exodus 28 or Malachi 2. The Coptic text presents it as a scriptural citation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The cherubim and seraphim are angelic orders in Jewish and Christian tradition, here invoked to elevate the priesthood. The comparison reflects a common hagiographic topos linking monastic or priestly purity to angelic status.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from narrative (he rested) to a direct saying of Abba John, introduced by ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ (saying). This is a typical hagiographic device to embed teaching within the life story.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ (he rested in the wisdom) is ambiguous: it may mean he died (euphemism) or he meditated. The English draft takes it as 'rested,' but the context of a saying suggests a contemplative pause.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ could be read as a death euphemism or a meditative state; the latter is preferred given the following discourse.","The scriptural citation 'Your priests will put truth upon themselves' is not verbatim from known biblical texts; it may be a paraphrase or apocryphal."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":56,"ref":"p56","source":"ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ\nⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲃⲁϫⲏⲓⲛⲓ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲓ\nⲉⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲥϧϥ ⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ\nⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲗⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ\nⲓⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲛⲟⲭⲗⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϣⲁⲛ ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭⲣⲥ\nⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲭⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ\nⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲑⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ\nϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ (-ⲝ̄-) ⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲥⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲟⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉϯϫⲓ ⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫϯ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ\nϩⲱⲥ ⲓⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲫⲱϧ ⲛⲑⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϧⲣⲁϫⲣⲉϫ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲁϫϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉϣ ⲟⲩϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣⲧ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ.","english":"The manner in which he was skilled concerning it, he would see all the things that are in man, like a form that is in a mirror. Our holy father Abba John, after this elevation of this grace, came more and more into humility, like the wheat when it ripens and bows down its head to the ground, lowering itself beneath the whole creation. And if they revealed to him concerning one who had sinned in a transgression, or another whom the passions were troubling, as a good father, and especially in a time of discernment according to a good Christian manner, he would teach them catechetically, acting wisely towards each one. Each one of them he would examine concerning the counsel that is fitting for them to benefit. This he did with zeal, to bear the burden of the honorable yoke of repentance, to heal his conscience, that he might be reconciled with God in purity and with vigilance also. Likewise, he would teach him to receive the medicines that destroy evil and all its energies, through self-control and steadfastness in God. He acted in this way as a physician and surgeon of souls, our all-holy father, who would break and cast out the devil and his evil demons, so that he might crush their fangs and pour out their venom into the air, saying, \"You have troubled Jesus and those who are not yours.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ (εἰρήνη) appears in the phrase ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ, rendered 'reconciled' in the draft. Per the pinned glossary, in a colophon it is liturgical; here it denotes peace with God, not civil order.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained from the Coptic, following the pinned glossary. It marks John as a spiritual father, consistent with hagiographic convention.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲟ","severity":"info","text":"The simile of ripening wheat bowing its head (ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲟ) echoes a common biblical image of humility, e.g., Ps 72:6 (LXX) or patristic tropes, though no direct citation is marked.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲭⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲭⲓⲁ (catechesis) reflects early Christian instructional practice. John's role as a teacher of discernment aligns with monastic catechetical traditions in Egypt.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲓⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"John is called a physician (ⲓⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ) and surgeon of souls, a common hagiographic metaphor for spiritual healing, paralleling Christ as healer and desert fathers as therapists.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲕϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣⲧ ⲓⲏⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The final phrase 'You have troubled Jesus' is ambiguous: it may be a direct address to the devil or a misreading. The Coptic ⲓⲏⲥ could be a nomen sacrum for Jesus or a name; the sense is contested.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁⲕϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣⲧ ⲓⲏⲥ may be a direct address to the devil or a fragment; the identity of 'Jesus' here is unclear.","The clause ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ ('and those who are not yours') is elliptical; the antecedent of 'yours' is ambiguous."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":57,"ref":"p57","source":"ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲃⲟⲧⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲱⲥ\nⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲧⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲕⲟⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲑⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲡⲗⲉⲟⲛⲉⲝⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ\nⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲭⲥ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲉ\nⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ϧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ. ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛϣⲓⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲥⲑⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ\nⲛϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ (-ⲝⲁ-) ϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϧⲉ\nⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲉϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ\nⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ. ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲕ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲕ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϧⲣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲇⲉ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲕⲟ","english":"Now when our all-holy father Abba John Kolobos saw these things, he opposed the deception of his cunning and destroyed the evil-doing of the envy of his wicked jealousy and his evil wrath through the mediation of Christ, having conquered in the stadium of virtue, especially. He made a path for himself out of hard stones, and they are rough, from this side and that, and it is a place of difficulty and a place of strength. And if the law of nature seizes him by force, he would give a little breath within it from this side. Simply, he sat, and his face was turned away from him, especially because of the evil of those who tempt in fantasies. Now our father used to speak a parable to the brothers concerning self-control, saying, \"It is like a king: if he wishes to take a city, he first establishes its water sources and cuts off its provisions. If they are shaken under the wall...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ (planē) means 'deception' or 'error', often with a moral or demonic connotation in monastic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ (panourgia) is a Greek loanword meaning 'cunning' or 'craftiness', here attributed to the vice being opposed.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ (stadion) is a Greek loanword for a racecourse or arena, used metaphorically for the arena of ascetic struggle.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The parable of the king besieging a city by cutting off water and provisions is a common ascetic metaphor for controlling the passions, found in early monastic sources.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage transitions from a description of John's spiritual gifts to a parable on self-control, marked by the phrase 'our father used to speak a parable'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲧⲁⲓϧⲉ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲛⲧⲁⲓϧⲉ ('from this side') is ambiguous; it may refer to the direction of the breath or the side of the path, and the translation follows the latter reading.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲧⲁⲓϧⲉ ('from this side') is ambiguous: it could refer to the side of the path or the direction of the breath; the translation adopts the path interpretation.","The clause ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ (-ⲝⲁ-) ϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ is textually uncertain due to the parenthetical (-ⲝⲁ-), possibly a scribal insertion or correction."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":58,"ref":"p58","source":"ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓⲃⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ϣⲁⲩϭⲛⲉ ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ. ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϯ ⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲗⲁ ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲓϫⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲥϥ ⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲥⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ\nⲁⲟⲣⲁⲧⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡϧⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲏ\nⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ⲉϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ.\nⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ\nⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲕⲏⲛ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ (-ⲝⲃ-)\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲥϥ ⲉϥϯ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.\nⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ\nⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲗ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲃⲓⲣ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲕⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ϩⲁⲛ\nⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲧⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ","english":"and the shame of those who dwell within it, they seek to cast him out, and he becomes a burden upon them. This is also the way of the monk: if he takes the bridle of the impulse of the passion of the belly within him through the self-control of the jaws of eating, he will conduct himself in a philanthropic and ascetic manner, invisibly, but rather through the restraint of the appetite of the pleasures of the loins, he guards himself, especially when he acts with boldness against evil and destroys every passion of the dragon within him in peace.\n\nBut he himself, our blessed father Abba John, if the wars of the passions of the enemy rage among the brothers, and our father who is inclined towards him gives a prayer over him, he is the one who heals the evil energies among the brothers in a philanthropic manner, giving himself to all of them through the energy of the Holy Spirit that dwells within him.\n\nIt was also said about him, O my beloved, that our all-holy father said, \"He took a few measures of wheat to Egypt once to bake them into a few loaves of bread for himself, especially the need of the body. And when he had baked them,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains the Greek/Syriac address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) for John, consistent with hagiographic convention and the pinned glossary term.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ (bridle) is a Greek loanword (χαλινός) used metaphorically for self-restraint, echoing ascetic imagery of controlling the passions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ (passion) is a Greek loanword (πάθος) denoting the afflictions of the soul, here personified as a dragon (ⲡⲓⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ), a common trope in Coptic monastic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The dragon (ⲡⲓⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ) symbolizes the passions or the devil, a motif found in Egyptian monastic texts such as the Life of Antony.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a general monastic maxim (the monk who bridles appetite) to a specific exemplum about Abba John, then to a narrative anecdote about wheat and bread, typical of hagiographic structure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓⲃⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓⲃⲓ (and the shame) is syntactically ambiguous; it may be a continuation of the previous passage or a new clause. The English draft treats it as a new sentence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic phrase ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓⲃⲓ (and the shame) lacks a clear antecedent; it may refer to the 'hard stones' of the previous passage or introduce a new topic.","The clause ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲭ⏐ (and he gives a prayer) is elliptical; the subject of the prayer (the father or the brother) is ambiguous."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":59,"ref":"p59","source":"ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛϯⲃⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲓⲣ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲃϯ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϧⲓⲣ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ\nⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁϥϫⲫⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲛϩⲑⲏϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦\nⲑⲉϣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ. ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϥⲓ\nⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲛ\nϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲙⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ\nⲙⲃⲗⲗⲉ (-ⲝ︦ⲅ︦-) ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏ ⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ. ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲉⲣ\nⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ. ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲧⲟⲛⲱ\nⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ\nⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ\nⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲁϥϯ ⲛϯⲃⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣ","english":"When he had filled the basket with the loaves from the price of the jars, while he was still preparing himself, our father went to walk in the desert. There came walking on the road an old woman, and she was a poor widow, and a blind man was following her, being led by her, and this was her son, whom she had borne in this manner. Our father Abba John, giving heed to them as they walked, heard the little blind boy saying to his mother, “God, give us bread today that we may eat it, O my mother.” His mother sighed and wept, saying to him, “My Lord, may he look and have compassion upon us, my son, through his mercy.” Our holy father, the luminary and spirit-bearer, when he heard these things from the little blind boy and his mother, the compassions of the mercies of Christ which were in him were moved. He called to the woman, saying to her, “Come to me.” When she came, our father said to her, “Do you have need of these little loaves, my mother?” She said to him, “Yes, indeed, my father.” Our holy father, as one moved with mercy towards all, and he was accustomed to do his own work for the salvation of many others, gave the basket of loaves to the woman.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'luminary and spirit-bearer' (ⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ) is a high honorific, typical of hagiography, emphasizing John's spiritual illumination and charismatic authority.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'compassions of the mercies of Christ' echoes New Testament language of divine compassion (e.g., Phil 2:1, Col 1:8) and is a common hagiographic trope for saintly empathy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲃⲗⲗⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The blind boy and his mother, a poor widow, represent a standard hagiographic motif of the deserving poor, testing the saint's charity. The detail of the boy leading the mother (ⲉⲥϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ) inverts expected roles, heightening pathos.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue embedded within a narrative of charity. The direct speech of the blind boy and his mother, followed by John's response, creates a dramatic exchange that illustrates the saint's compassion and the theme of almsgiving.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲝ︦ⲅ︦","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text includes the number ⲝ︦ⲅ︦ (63) after ⲙⲃⲗⲗⲉ, likely a marginal note or section marker. Its function is unclear; it may indicate a chapter or folio number in the manuscript.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛϯⲃⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ could be read as 'when he had filled the basket with the loaves' or 'when he had filled the two baskets with loaves'; the numeral ⲧⲱⲟⲩ (two) is ambiguous as to whether it modifies baskets or loaves. The translation takes it as 'the basket' (singular) with 'two' referring to loaves, but the Coptic allows either."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":60,"ref":"p60","source":"ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲃ︦. ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲱⲓⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲙⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϯⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲓϫϥⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲭⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲁϩⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ (-ⲝ︦ⲇ︦-) ϫⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲭⲟⲣⲏⲅⲟⲥ\nⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲛⲏⲃ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲭⲥ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ\nⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ\nⲛⲑⲣⲉⲕⲉⲣⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲧϩⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ\nⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡϯ\nⲙⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲱϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ\nϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϣⲁ\nⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲁϥϩⲓ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ","english":"He hoped in himself for the one who lives within him, Christ, and he arranged for himself in the second part. The woman, having received the loaves with joy and acceptance, according to an economy, as if moved by God, she was filled with great faith. The woman said to our father, \"My holy father, I see that you are a saint of God, and this little child whom you see is my son, whom I have begotten in this manner. I take refuge in your holiness, that you may place your holy hands upon his eyes, that he may receive from your blessing.\" Our holy father, having raised his eyes upward to the sky, sighed in a heart filled with compassion and said (64), \"Christ, God, the provider of all good things, the lord of all that exists, Jesus Christ, you are the same yesterday, you are the same today, you are the same forever, unto the ages that have no end. In the act of granting grace, Lord, at this moment, from outside the blind one, through the impulse of your will that is powerful and perfect, and through the grace that is yours, now, Christ, God, let it be fulfilled for us, the gift of your holy will in all good things, for the salvation of your creation. For the glory is yours, and your good father, and the Holy Spirit, unto the ages of ages. Amen.\" When our holy father had said the \"Amen,\" he placed his hands upon the eyes of the blind one and made the sign of the cross over them.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The woman addresses John as ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ, 'a saint of God', using the adjectival sense of the term. This reflects the hagiographic convention of recognizing sanctity in a living ascetic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲭⲥ","severity":"info","text":"John's prayer invokes 'Christ, God, the provider of all good things' and 'Jesus Christ', echoing liturgical acclamations and the doxological pattern of 2 Corinthians 9:15 (the 'same yesterday, today, forever') but not a direct quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The passage closes with John saying 'Amen' and then performing the healing gesture. The 'Amen' marks the end of the prayer and the transition to the ritual act, a common structural marker in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The woman's receipt of the loaves is described 'according to an economy' (ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ), a term used in patristic and monastic literature for divine dispensation or providential arrangement, here suggesting the event is orchestrated by God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"John is consistently called 'our holy father' (ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ), a title that aligns with the later veneration of John Kolobos in Coptic monastic tradition, as seen in the dossier of his life.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲃ︦","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'in the second part' (ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲃ︦) is ambiguous: it may refer to a division within the narrative (e.g., a second section of the dialogue) or to a lost structural marker in the manuscript. The reading assumes a narrative partition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲃ︦' could indicate a second part of the text or a section within the dialogue; the translation treats it as a narrative division.","The woman's statement 'ϯϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ' is rendered 'I take refuge in your holiness', but the Coptic literally means 'I give face to your holiness', a phrase whose exact nuance is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."},{"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":61,"ref":"p61","source":"ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϣ\nⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲫϯ\nⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲙⲏ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲥⲁ ⲉϥⲫⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲭⲥ.\nⲉⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ (-ⲝ︦ⲉ︦-) ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϯⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ\nⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϭⲓ ⲏⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ\nⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲃ︦ϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲁⲩⲃⲏϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϯⲃ︦ϯ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲗⲟⲩ","english":"In the name of Christ. Immediately then, in that hour, the blind man saw. And because of the joy and the miracle that had happened, his mother cried out with a loud voice, saying, \"Blessed is the Lord God of this holy blind monk.\" And through her voice, a multitude gathered to the spectacle. In these things, our father began to withdraw from one side and another, fleeing from the glory of men, and he did not reveal himself, for Christ was walking before him.\n\nBut our holy father Abba John was also exhorting everyone to guard themselves from all sins, especially from slander and from the judgment of others, saying, \"These things make a man a stranger to God, like fornication and idolatry.\" And the holy apostle takes up all these things, saying, \"Those who do these things in this manner will not inherit the kingdom of God.\" And because of this, he also told us a parable: \"There was a poor man and a poor woman, and they were naked, having no clothing because of their poverty. And when a feast day came in a certain place, they were ashamed of their nakedness, so that they might cover themselves.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic phrase 'he saw outside' (ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ) indicates the blind man's physical sight is restored, a miracle that triggers the crowd's reaction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Abba' (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ) is a Greek/Syriac address for a monastic elder, retained in the Coptic to mark John's authority as a holy father.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲫϯ","severity":"info","text":"The saying that slander makes one a stranger to God echoes a common ascetic trope, possibly derived from 1 Corinthians or patristic warnings against judgment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϯⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword 'katalalia' (slander) reflects the monastic emphasis on speech discipline, a frequent theme in desert literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The transition 'and because of this he told us a parable' (ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ) marks a shift from exhortation to illustrative narrative, a common hagiographic device.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲩⲃⲏϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϯⲃϯ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'they were naked' (ⲛⲁⲩⲃⲏϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϯⲃϯ) is ambiguous: it may refer to literal nakedness or metaphorically to spiritual poverty; the parable's context suggests both.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic 'ⲛⲁⲩⲃⲏϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϯⲃϯ' could be read as literal nakedness or as a metaphor for destitution; the parable's moral remains unclear without the conclusion.","The phrase 'ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲙⲏ' (through her voice) may indicate the mother's cry caused the gathering, but the syntax is ambiguous."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":62,"ref":"p62","source":"ⲉϯⲁⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ. ⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲏⲃⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛⲭⲟⲗⲭⲟⲗ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϯⲃ︦ϯ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲁϥϣϭⲏⲣ\nⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲫⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲏⲃⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲓ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲱⲓⲥⲓ\nⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲃⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ\nⲁⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ (-ⲝ︦ⲋ︦-) ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ϯⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ\nⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲭⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲏⲃⲓ ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲫⲉⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲫⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲥϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲫⲉⲗϫⲓ ⲛϩⲃⲱⲥ\nⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲉⲁⲥⲉⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲥⲭⲏⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϯⲑⲏⲃⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲥϣⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲃⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ\nⲙⲁϩⲑⲏ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ. ⲑⲁⲓ\nⲣⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲱⲓⲥⲓ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲃⲱϣ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲓ ⲧⲉϣⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ\nⲁⲛ ⲣⲱ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲱⲛⲓ.\nⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ","english":"...they finished, and they saw those who were in that place. But her husband, because of their nakedness, made for himself a basket of palm leaves, and he put the mat downward upon it, and he hung them on a boat and sailed with them. When they reached the village, one came up from the basket from among them, and she went onto the dung heap, and she gathered a crowd of mulberry leaves, and she made a garment, and she covered her nakedness, and she went and stood near the crowd (—). She saw all those who were there. But the other one, as she looked out from the leaves while she was still in the basket, saw her companion in the midst of the crowd. She said to her husband, \"Do you see that prostitute? She is not with her shame, that she might be ashamed, that these rags of clothing are on her, while she has covered the nakedness of her modesty herself, and her poverty, down into the basket, that wretched one who does not reveal herself at all because of her poverty before the people because of her nakedness, and she judged her sister. But her husband said to her, \"Be mindful of yourself, and think of what you are like. This one also found some mulberry leaves and covered her nakedness, but you also do not reveal yourself at all before the face of any person. Why do you judge your sister?\" This one, he said, is our way: to cover the nakedness of our own sins ourselves.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲑⲏⲃⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic word ⲑⲏⲃⲓ (thēbi) means 'basket' and is used here for the husband's makeshift container of palm leaves. The same term recurs for the second woman's hiding place.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓⲁ (kopria) is a Greek loanword meaning 'dung heap' or 'manure pile'. Its use here underscores the degraded setting from which the first woman emerges to gather mulberry leaves.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲁϩⲑⲏ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟ","severity":"info","text":"The husband's rebuke 'Be mindful of yourself' echoes a common ascetic maxim, possibly derived from Proverbs or the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, urging self-examination rather than judging others.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue within the larger narrative, contrasting the two women's responses to nakedness and shame. The husband's speech functions as a moral exemplum, drawing a parallel to covering one's own sins.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of covering nakedness with leaves or rags is common in Coptic hagiography and monastic literature, symbolizing humility and the rejection of worldly vanity. The dung heap setting reinforces the theme of abasement.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text at the point marked (-ⲝ︦ⲋ︦-) is corrupt or contains a numeral (likely 66) that may be a scribal insertion or page number. The sense of the surrounding passage is not affected.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the two women is ambiguous: they may be the same pair from the previous episode (the blind man's mother and another) or new characters. The reading taken assumes they are the two women who emerged from the basket."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":63,"ref":"p63","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲟⲭⲏ ⲉⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓ\nⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ (-ⲝⲍ-) ϫⲉ\nⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ\nⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲧϩⲟϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲥⲩⲅⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓⲛ\nⲉⲭⲱ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉϧⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲉ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ\nⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲕⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣ ϣⲟⲩϣⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ. ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲫⲱⲧ ϩⲱⲥ (sic) ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧϩⲟϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ\nⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲟⲗϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ. ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ\nⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲥⲕⲉⲡⲏ\nⲛϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧϩⲟϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲫⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲙϯ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ.","english":"And we judge our brother likewise. He said, \"The love of man, which God prepares for us in his forbearance on the path of salvation, through his opening the door of repentance for us if we wish, we will rest.\"\n\nAnd he also spoke a parable about this matter, saying, \"It is like a harlot who had many companions of bread, and a king heard of her, and he saw her, and he took her as a wife. And the fear of the king did not allow her to continue to give the bread to the poor, saying, 'Henceforth, not again, lest they kill them,' but they would drag them to the outside of the house and do shame to her. When she heard them, she would flee inside to her chamber and close her door to them because of the fear of her husband and the honor she had attained, lest she lose it again.\"\n\nThis one also said, \"It is like a soul: when it casts off its defilements and flees into purity and the shelter, the hope of the love of our God, that the fear of the punishments and the joy of the good things of the kingdom of the heavens become for it a fortress and help for the taking of salvation from the evil energies and the passions of wickedness.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ (parabolē) here means 'parable' or 'illustrative story,' a common teaching device in monastic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲱⲓⲕ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲛⲱⲓⲕ (bread) in the parable of the harlot likely refers to alms or material support given to the poor, a common motif in early Egyptian monasticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧϩⲟϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a king's fear preventing almsgiving parallels the Apophthegmata Patrum, where a monk's fear of God replaces worldly fear.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'This one also said' marks a second parable, linking the harlot story to the soul's purification, a common structural pattern in John Kolobos's sayings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ (energeiai) means 'energies' or 'operations,' here referring to evil forces or passions, a term with theological resonance in Egyptian asceticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲟⲃϯ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲥⲟⲃϯ (prepares) is ambiguous: it could be a verb or a noun. The context supports a verb, but the reading is not certain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ is syntactically ambiguous; it may be a nominal sentence or a circumstantial clause. The translation takes it as a nominal sentence: 'The love of man, which God prepares...'","The word ⲥⲟⲃϯ could be a verb or a noun; the translation treats it as a verb, but the ambiguity remains."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":64,"ref":"p64","source":"ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ\nⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ (-ⲝ︦ⲏ︦-) ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓ ϯⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ\nⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲓ ⲁϩⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲛⲕⲉⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓ\nϯⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲩ\nⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ. ϩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲱⲓⲕ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲕⲁϩⲓ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲙⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛ\nⲡⲁⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ\nϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲉⲣⲉ\nⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲛⲟⲩⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϥϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲓⲱ. ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲉⲙ\nⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲩϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ\nⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ. (-ⲝ︦ⲑ︦-)\nⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲙ","english":"After these things, the brothers were eating together at an agape meal. He was sitting with them in the refectory, namely our holy father Abba John (68). He saw a brother who was mocking while eating in the refectory, and Abba John wept, saying, \"Alas! The thought of this brother is not where it ought to be. Rather, he should weep and receive communion with gratitude because he has eaten an agape meal.\"\n\nOn another day also, while our father was eating at the table with a multitude of monks, they revealed to him through the spirit, and he saw a distinction of this kind among the brothers who were eating. Some of them were eating vegetables, some of them were eating bread, and some others were eating earth. Our father, pondering this mystery, a voice came to him from heaven, saying, \"Those who eat vegetables are those who eat with fear and trembling and spiritual joy, praying with humility, their conduct being in the heavens, their prayer rising upward like the incense of a censer. Therefore they eat vegetables. Those who eat bread are those who eat with gratitude, giving glory to God for his great works and his gift which he has prepared for them (69). Those who eat earth are those who eat with greed.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) here denotes the liturgical agape meal, not abstract love. The draft renders it as 'agape meal' and 'agape', which is appropriate given the technical sense.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϣⲉⲡ ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ϣⲉⲡ ϩⲙⲟⲧ (literally 'receive grace') is rendered as 'receive communion' in the draft. This likely refers to receiving the Eucharist, a technical usage of ϩⲙⲟⲧ (grace) in a liturgical context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲃⲓⲱ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲉⲃⲓⲱ (vegetables) contrasts with ⲱⲓⲕ (bread) and ⲕⲁϩⲓ (earth). The tripartite classification of eaters reflects a monastic allegory of spiritual states: ascetic (vegetables), grateful (bread), and greedy (earth).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is divided into two episodes: the first (lines 1–7) involves a weeping brother at the agape; the second (lines 8–end) presents a visionary classification of eaters. Both are linked by the setting of communal meals and John's prophetic insight.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The heavenly voice classifying eaters by their food (vegetables, bread, earth) is a distinctive allegory in Coptic monastic literature, possibly echoing earlier desert traditions. It underscores the theme of spiritual discernment in communal life.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ (humility) is rendered as 'humility' in the draft, but the word is rare and may be a scribal variant. The reading is plausible but not certain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ϣⲉⲡ ϩⲙⲟⲧ could be interpreted as 'receive grace' in a general sense, but the context of the agape meal and weeping suggests a Eucharistic reading.","The identity of the 'brother who was mocking' is not specified; it may be a generic figure or a specific monk known to the audience."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":65,"ref":"p65","source":"ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲩϯ ϩⲁⲡ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ. ⲥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ\nⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟϣ ⲉⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ\nϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ\nϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲁϥⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ\nⲛⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲣⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲥϧⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ\nⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲣⲏⲧⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲧϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ (-ⲟ̄-) ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ\nⲉϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.","english":"and they would begin to judge and condemn, saying, \"This one is this, or that one is good.\" It is not fitting for us to think such things or to speak such things at all, but rather the one who is most chosen is the one who gives glory to God and blesses him with a great thanksgiving, fulfilling the commandment of the apostle: \"Whether you eat, whether you drink, whether you do any other work, do all things to the glory of God.\" The great one, indeed, is discerning and most wise, our holy father Abba Poemen, who became a new Paul in his generation, whose wisdom is true. Especially he recorded great achievements, luminous like many stars among the fathers, ministering the works of the Holy Spirit's extraordinary gifts that exist among the fathers for the benefit of our souls. He himself, the truly wise and holy Abba Poemen, wrote many achievements of that one who is our father Abba John Kolobos, especially teaching us explicitly in those which he wrote about him, that he confirmed him critically in the practice of perfection as a son of God according to a grace that produces a fruit of salvation from the Holy Spirit.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ϩⲙⲟⲧ is rendered 'grace' in the glossary, denoting unearned divine favour. In this passage it appears in the phrase ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ, 'according to a grace', linking John's perfection to a gift from God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The address ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained in the English draft as a fixed form. It appears twice in this passage, for Abba Poemen and Abba John Kolobos, marking them as revered monastic authorities.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The passage quotes an apostolic command: 'Whether you eat, whether you drink, whether you do any other work, do all things to the glory of God.' This echoes 1 Corinthians 10:31 (or a similar Pauline exhortation), though the exact source is not identified in the allowed citations.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Poemen (ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ) is a well-known desert father, here called 'a new Paul' and credited with recording John Kolobos's achievements. This suggests a literary relationship between the two figures in the monastic tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a general admonition against judging others to a praise of Abba Poemen, then to his writings about John Kolobos. This structure elevates John by linking him to a revered author and to apostolic authority.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"John is called ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ (Kolobos), a Greek epithet meaning 'the short' or 'the dwarf', used to distinguish him from other John figures in Coptic hagiography. This epithet is standard in the tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic phrase ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲩϯ ϩⲁⲡ is ambiguous: it may mean 'they would begin to judge and condemn' (as in the English draft) or 'they would accuse and pass judgment'. The reading taken follows the draft's sense of internal monastic criticism.","The identity of the 'apostle' quoted is not specified; it is taken as a Pauline reference, but the exact verse is not cited in the allowed sources."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":66,"ref":"p66","source":"ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲁⲕⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁⲩ ⲉϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϯⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ\nϣⲁⲥⲉⲣ ϩⲉⲗϫⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲭⲟϩ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥϭⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥϭⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲓ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁ\nⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥϫⲱⲛⲧ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ\nϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ\nⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲥⲛⲁϩϯ\nϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ (-ⲟ︦ⲁ︦-)\nϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲉⲣ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ\nϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϧⲁⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ","english":"He would say concerning him, our father Abba John, that because of his purity of heart and the humility of his character, a wall of fire of the Holy Spirit was built around him, burning all the evil thoughts and all the evil energies of the devil, not allowing any of them to approach him at all. For in these things he said, our father Abba John established the commandments of the apostle, which are these: Love unites the heart; love brings together; love does not envy; love does not make distinctions; love does not exalt the heart; love does not receive honor; love does not seek after those who are evil; love does not become angry; love does not think of evil; love does not rejoice over injustice; love rejoices over truth; love unites the heart in every matter; love trusts in every matter; love perseveres in every matter; love does not fall into eternity. These things our father Abba John fulfilled with all diligence, and he taught everyone to practice them. Also our father Abba Poimen spoke of the living ones concerning these things about our father Abba John, saying that Abba John Kolobos exerted all his strength in the commandments of the Lord and fulfilled them all, so that he himself sat in the last days to judge the world.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic uses ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) throughout the list of virtues. In this hagiographic context, the term likely refers to the liturgical meal (agape) as well as the abstract virtue of love, given the technical sense preserved in the glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'commandments of the apostle' echoes New Testament paraenesis, possibly alluding to 1 Corinthians 13 (the love chapter) or the apostolic decrees in Acts 15. The list of love's attributes mirrors Pauline virtue lists.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Poimen is a well-known desert father in the Apophthegmata Patrum. His citation here as a witness to John Kolobos's authority reinforces the latter's standing within the monastic tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a narrative description of John's spiritual protection (wall of fire) to a didactic catalogue of love's properties, then returns to narrative with a concluding judgment scene. This alternation is typical of Coptic hagiographic rhetoric.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϧⲁⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The claim that John 'sat in the last days to judge the world' may reflect a later hagiographic tradition that elevated him to an eschatological role, possibly influenced by the Apocalypse of John or the legend of John Chrysostom (cf. dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'love does not fall into eternity' is ambiguous: it may mean love never fails (eternal) or that love does not descend into the eternal (i.e., damnation). The Coptic ϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ can be read either way; the English draft takes the former, but the latter is possible in a monastic context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'love does not fall into eternity' (ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ) is ambiguous: it could mean love is eternal (never falls) or that love does not lead to eternal punishment. The English draft opts for the former, but the latter is contextually plausible given the eschatological judgment theme.","The identity of 'the apostle' whose commandments are cited is not specified; it may refer to Paul (1 Cor 13) or to a broader apostolic tradition."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":67,"ref":"p67","source":"ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ\nⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲁ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲑⲱϣ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲛⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲕⲏ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ\nⲉⲩⲧⲣⲉⲫⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ\nⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ. ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲧ ϩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲓ ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϫⲉ\nϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ. ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣ\nⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲁ-(-ⲟ︦ⲃ︦ in Cod. ⲟ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉϥⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲓⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ ϥⲩⲥⲉⲓ. ⲉⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ\nⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ\nⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦.","english":"According to the manner in which it is written, that the saints who will judge the world, each one of them among the holy ones, will set his generation before the tribunal of Christ. But through these great accomplishments of this grace, the Lord assigned to him two divine powers of a cherubic nature, to protect him at all times, nourishing him spiritually in the enjoyment of the hidden mysteries of the Holy Spirit, because of the fragrance of his great purity. Each one of the cherubim would say to the other among them in a respectful manner, \"Cast, O my sister, your heart upon him a little, for he is pure of the Lord Sabaoth.\" Many times when our holy father Abba John would perform the holy offering, he was worthy to behold the presence of the Holy Spirit upon the place of the altar, while he was breaking the bread into a body and the cup into blood, and they would hide from him also those who were not worthy to partake of the holy mysteries, and those who were not worthy, so that they would also hide from him by God.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the saints who will judge the world' likely refers to the role of the saints as eschatological judges, a theme found in Coptic apocalyptic literature.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-dormition-john","label":"gap dossier: Repose (Dormition) of John the Evangelist","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-dormition-john"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦","severity":"info","text":"The 'tribunal of Christ' echoes New Testament imagery of the final judgment (e.g., 2 Cor 5:10, Rom 14:10), common in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲕⲏ","severity":"info","text":"Cherubic powers (ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲕⲏ) are angelic beings associated with divine protection and liturgy, reflecting the celestial hierarchy in Coptic tradition.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-mysteries-john","label":"gap dossier: Mysteries of John the Evangelist","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-mysteries-john"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'many times' (ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ) introduces a recurring liturgical vision, structuring the narrative as a series of miraculous events during the Eucharist.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Abba John Kolobos is a well-known desert father; this passage emphasizes his purity and Eucharistic visions, themes echoed in later Coptic monastic literature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲡⲁ-(-ⲟ︦ⲃ︦ in Cod. ⲟ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"caution","text":"The manuscript has a textual variant: ⲟ︦ⲃ︦ (possibly 'ob') or ⲟ︦ⲇ︦ (possibly 'od'), affecting the reading of 'presence' (ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ). The intended word is likely ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ (presence).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲧⲡⲁ-(-ⲟ︦ⲃ︦ in Cod. ⲟ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ' is ambiguous due to a scribal correction; the intended reading is likely ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ (presence).","The clause 'they would hide from him also those who were not worthy' is syntactically unclear; it may mean that the unworthy were hidden from John's sight, or that they hid themselves."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":68,"ref":"p68","source":"ⲉϥⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ\nⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲫⲉⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲑⲟⲕⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ\nⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲉⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ\nⲉⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓϯ\nϩⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲣⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ\nⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ. ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ\nⲉⲩⲭⲱ ⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲏⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϯ\nⲛϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ\nⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ (-ⲟ︦ⲅ︦-) ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ\nⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⲛϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ. ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲉⲇⲓⲏⲅⲏⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲉⲙⲥ ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲕⲱⲥ. ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲉⲛⲉ\nⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲫϯ.","english":"The whole people were astonished. He began to offer, and he was about to lead them to partake of the holy mysteries. He looked out among the brothers and saw an angel of the Lord standing in their midst, having a drawn sword in his hand. And if anyone among the brothers spoke at all, or thought of things that were not fitting, the angel threatened him, wishing to strike him with the sword that was in his hand. But the grace of our father and the goodness of God prevented him. He was looking for a place. Those who stood among the brothers kept silence with fear and trembling and vigilance, giving their attention to them in the church. No earthly thought could be found. Our father also saw rays of wondrous light of the glory of God coming from the place of the holy altar, entering into the heart of the soul of each one of the holy brothers, and they were being filled from the knowledge of the holy Trinity. Hear also another wondrous narrative of our all-holy father according to the manner in which we found it historically. It happened in the time of our thrice-blessed father Abba Theophilus, the archbishop of Rakote, when he adorned many martyria, establishing them in various places of prayer of the Lord God.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ here refers to the physical building where the brothers gather, as the context describes their posture and silence within it.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic retains ⲁⲃⲃⲁ as a title for Theophilus, the archbishop of Alexandria, consistent with the hagiographic convention of addressing holy figures.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Theophilus was patriarch of Alexandria (385–412 CE), known for commissioning martyria and opposing Origenism; his mention anchors the narrative in late fourth-century Egypt.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲉⲇⲓⲏⲅⲏⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Hear also another wondrous narrative' marks a transition to a new episode, typical of hagiographic compilation, linking the preceding vision to a historical account.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Theophilus adorning 'many martyria' reflects the late antique practice of building martyr shrines, which shaped Coptic liturgical and hagiographic traditions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["hollis:alma990006018390203941"]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲫⲉⲣⲉⲓⲛ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲫⲉⲣⲉⲓⲛ is ambiguous: it may mean 'he began to offer' (the Eucharist) or 'he began to bring forward' (a teaching); the English draft opts for the liturgical sense, but the text does not specify the object.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲫⲉⲣⲉⲓⲛ: unclear whether the action is liturgical (offering the Eucharist) or rhetorical (bringing forward a discourse); the English draft takes the liturgical reading.","ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: 'the place of the holy altar' is clear, but the source of the 'rays of wondrous light' could be the altar itself or the sanctuary; the text does not specify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":69,"ref":"p69","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ\nⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲙⲏⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲛ\nⲙⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯϩⲣⲱ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲍⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ\nⲙⲓⲥⲁⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲗⲉⲓⲯⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ\nⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϣⲁ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲣⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲥ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲓ\nϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓⲁⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ (-ⲟ︦ⲁ︦ in Cod. ⲟ︦ⲋ︦-)\nⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ϯ ϩⲟ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ\nⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲑⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲓⲏⲧ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ\nⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲁ","english":"And he also built, in the same manner, a glorious coemeterium in the name of the three holy youths who were cast into the furnace of fire in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, the tyrant king, Ananias, Azarias, and Misael. And he was showing forth in a great zeal, being eager to place their relics in the holy place, especially for the honor and glory of God and his saints. And this martyrion is called by the name of the saints to this day: the Three Youths. Our father the archbishop, however, was persisting in the zeal of this spiritual testament, in a request (— in the codex —) and with some faces, being eager before God that he might bless the blessing of his saints. It was revealed to him through an angel of the Lord, saying to him, \"There is no one who will perform this true service except the holy one, Abba John Kolobos, the priest of Scetis.\" And our most holy father Abba Theophilus sent for him with great haste. He brought our holy father Abba John, and he told him what was in his heart. Our father Abba John, however, his heart being strong like that of...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲟⲓⲙⲏⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword κοιμητήριον (coemeterium) here denotes a burial chapel or martyrium, not a cemetery in the modern sense. The Coptic text uses it for a structure housing relics.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The three youths Ananias, Azarias, and Misael are from Daniel 3 (LXX). Their relics are said to have been placed in a martyrion, a common hagiographical trope.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"Babylon here refers to the historical city in Mesopotamia, but in Coptic hagiography it often symbolizes persecution and the furnace episode from Daniel. The tyrant king Nebuchadnezzar is a standard figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲧⲣⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The martyrion is called 'the Three Youths' (ⲡⲓⲧⲣⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲥ), a title attested in Coptic liturgical and hagiographical sources. This indicates a local cult of the three youths in Egypt.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲓⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ is followed by a parenthetical note (-ⲟⲁ in Cod. ⲟⲋ-), indicating a textual variant or scribal correction. The reading is uncertain; the translation 'in a request' is tentative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The passage introduces John Kolobos as the designated priest for the service, fulfilling a prophecy. This marks a narrative pivot from Theophilus's initiative to John's role, typical of hagiographical call narratives.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ is ambiguous due to a textual variant; the translation 'in a request' is provisional.","The identity of 'some faces' (ϩⲁⲛ ϯ ϩⲟ) is unclear; it may refer to persons or icons."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":70,"ref":"p70","source":"ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ\nⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ\nⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲓ ϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁⲥⲭⲁϥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲛⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲑⲗⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ. (-ⲟ︦ⲉ︦-) ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ\nⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϯⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲕⲏⲛⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ\nϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲫⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲙⲁⲗⲏϫ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲉⲓⲯⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲗϫ ⲉϥⲱϣ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ\nⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲫϯ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ","english":"A lion in the faith of Christ the God said to the archbishop Apa Theophilus, \"Give me your prayers, and Christ will show me the way.\" And he, the holy father Theophilus, prayed over our holy father Apa John, and released him in peace, saying to him, \"May the God of our fathers prepare your way safely.\" When our holy father had gone out of the city a little, as it was said, he stood still and offered a prayer. Immediately, a chariot of fire took him and set him down in Babylon, at the place where the bodies of the holy three youths, the athletes of Christ the God, lie. When our holy father saw the perfect gift of the tabernacle of the saints through the light of the Holy Spirit that showed the way before him, he prostrated himself on the ground three times before he reached them. When our father had drawn near to them, he placed his face upon them, making a prostration over the holy relics, in a perception of many tears flowing, crying out, saying, \"O my holy fathers, bless me.\" Then immediately a voice came from the bodies of the holy three youths, saying to him, \"The Lord God, the true and eternal one, is constant.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ (to prostrate in worship) appears when John prostrates himself three times before the relics. The gesture is a standard act of veneration in Coptic hagiography, distinct from simple prayer.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) here refers to the corpses of the three youths, consistent with its use in martyrdom accounts for the physical remains of saints.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The three holy youths (Ananias, Azarias, Misael) are from Daniel 3. Their relics are a common trope in Coptic hagiography, linking John's journey to the biblical narrative of divine deliverance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"Babylon here likely refers to Old Cairo (Babylon Fortress), a site of Coptic pilgrimage. The chariot of fire motif echoes Elijah's ascension (2 Kings 2:11) and is used to convey miraculous transport.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage follows a pattern: prayer, miraculous transport, prostration, and a voice from the relics. This structure is typical of Coptic hagiographic narratives of relic veneration.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The voice from the relics declaring 'The Lord God, the true and eternal one, is constant' affirms the saints' intercessory role. This reflects the Coptic liturgical emphasis on the saints as mediators.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ' could refer to a historical archbishop of Alexandria (Theophilus I, 385–412) or a later figure; the text does not specify. The reading taken is that it is Theophilus I, given the hagiographic context.","The phrase 'ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲓ ϥⲁⲓ' (a chariot of fire) is ambiguous: it may be a literal fiery vehicle or a visionary metaphor. The reading taken is literal, consistent with the miraculous transport motif."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":71,"ref":"p71","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧϧⲁⲏ ⲡⲓⲇⲏⲙⲓⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ\nⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓϣⲫⲏⲣ\nⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲓⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲫ︦ϯ︦\nⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ︦. ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⲣⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲱⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲥⲙⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ\nⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ\nⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁϩ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣ ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ (-ⲟ︦ⲋ︦,\nin Cod. ⲟⲏ-) ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϯϩⲟ ⲉⲩⲟϣ\nⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲗⲉⲓⲯⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱϯ\nⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ. ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲙⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ\nⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲣⲟϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ\nⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ\nⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ\nⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲭⲏ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ","english":"and the uncreated, without beginning and without end, the demiurge of all that exist, he will bless you, he will save you, he will give glory to you, the good brother, the hegumenos and the oikonomos of the Lord Sabaoth, God of Israel. When they had said these things to him, the voice ceased. Our holy father, filled with joy from the spiritual blessing, again said to them, \"My holy fathers, martyrs of Christ the God, the father of the covenant, he built a martyrium in memory of your holy name (—O—, in Cod. O—), and he sent it to be a sign in some places, so that your holy relics and the healing and salvation of all who believe in Christ the God, especially the city of Alexandria and the whole land of Egypt, might be within it.\" They, the saints, with one voice said to our father, \"The Lord God will give you the reward of your labors in the coming life, the eternal and perpetual glory, according to his good providence. But these things you have said to the archbishop, concerning our bodies, we are not able at all to have them moved; you must go to have them remain within it, until they are taken out from this place where they are now, according to the command of the creator God, for thus it was ordained until the day.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲇⲏⲙⲓⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲡⲓⲇⲏⲙⲓⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ (demiurge) here refers to God as creator, a common usage in Coptic Christian texts, distinct from Gnostic connotations.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ (hegumenos) is a Greek loanword meaning 'leader' or 'abbot', used here as an epithet for the addressee, likely John Kolobos.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ (oikonomos) is a Greek loanword meaning 'steward' or 'administrator', here applied to John Kolobos in a spiritual sense.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (archbishop) refers to Apa Theophilus, patriarch of Alexandria, who appears in the previous passage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ","severity":"info","text":"ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ is the Coptic name for Alexandria, the patriarchal see and a major center of Egyptian Christianity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"(-ⲟ︦ⲋ︦, in Cod. ⲟⲏ-)","severity":"caution","text":"The name of the martyrs is partially illegible in the manuscript; the editor notes a variant reading, indicating textual corruption at this point.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the martyrs addressed by John is unclear due to the lacuna in the manuscript; the reading (-ⲟ︦ⲋ︦, in Cod. ⲟⲏ-) may represent a name or epithet.","The phrase 'until the day' (ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ) is ambiguous, possibly referring to the eschatological day of resurrection or a specific future event."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":72,"ref":"p72","source":"ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ. ⲟⲙⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲕⲩⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲭⲁ\nⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲭⲁ\nϯⲫⲁⲙⲫⲁⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁϣⲓ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓ ϧⲏⲃⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ\nⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ (-ⲟ︦ⲍ︦-) ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϭⲓ ⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ\nⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ\nⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲟⲓ ⲛϧⲁⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧ︦ⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙⲡⲓ︦ⲥ︦ⲗ︦ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ\nⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲃ︦ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲇⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣ ⲁⲧⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ\nϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ","english":"he will raise up the whole creation. Nevertheless, concerning the struggle of his labors and his perfect faith and your disturbance toward us, we will not leave his labor fruitless, but let them adorn the place of the tomb, the whole Pamphania, with oil and incense, and let him gather there the entire people and the clergy, even in the evening. Then we will place in it a power and a blessing of the Lord, a sanctification of the house of God (the Oz), whose name is honored throughout the whole earth, and every knee bows to him, the heavens and those upon the earth and those also beneath the earth, for there is none who is late for his perfect prostration, and in the power of God the Father, the Son, we will be in it spiritually through signs and wonders that glorify the blessed one forever for the salvation of the souls that still live, as the archbishop is alive, and after him we will also stand before his successor as diadochos after him. And after these things, chaos will come upon the whole earth, for men will not know the honor of the beneficence of God to save one by his holy name, by the corruption of his place of worship. We ourselves will leave behind the place that was built for us, and we will go out.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ (to bow or prostrate in worship) appears in the phrase ⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ, describing universal prostration before God. The glossary distinguishes this from ⲟⲩⲱϣ 'to wish'; the gesture is significant in martyrdom contexts, though here it is cosmic adoration.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ (bless/praise) occurs in ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ (a blessing of the Lord). Per the glossary, the object determines the sense: God is praised, a person is blessed. Here the blessing is a divine power placed in the tomb, consistent with the hagiographic theme of sanctified relics.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (the archbishop) may allude to John Kolobos as a bishop figure, though the text does not name him. The reference to a successor (ⲇⲓⲁⲇⲟⲭⲟⲥ) echoes early church order, possibly drawing on traditions of apostolic succession.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲙⲫⲁⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲁⲙⲫⲁⲛⲏ (Pamphania) is a toponym, likely a region or town in Egypt. The term appears in Coptic hagiography; its exact location is uncertain. The instruction to adorn the whole Pamphania with oil and incense suggests a liturgical or pilgrimage site.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲫϯ (-ⲟⲍ-)","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲫϯ (-ⲟⲍ-) (the house of God, the Oz) is obscure. ⲟⲍ may be a divine name or a scribal abbreviation. The Coptic text is corrupt here; the English draft renders it as 'the Oz', but the sense is uncertain. It may refer to a specific sanctuary or a theophoric title.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The mention of the archbishop and his successor (ⲇⲓⲁⲇⲟⲭⲟⲥ) reflects later ecclesiastical concerns, possibly from the 5th–7th centuries. This passage may have been used to legitimize episcopal authority in Coptic communities, linking John Kolobos to a chain of orthodox leaders.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the Oz' (ⲟⲍ) is unclear; it may be a divine name, a place, or a scribal error.","The phrase 'chaos will come upon the whole earth' is eschatological but its referent is ambiguous—possibly a prophecy of persecution or cosmic disorder.","The relationship between the archbishop and John Kolobos is not explicit; the text may be conflating multiple figures."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":73,"ref":"p73","source":"ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲟϩⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲫⲁϧⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϭⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ\nⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲫϯ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ\nⲙⲡⲓⲥ︦ⲗ︦ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ\nϩⲉⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϭⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛ\nⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛ (-ⲟ︦︦︦ⲏ︦, in Cod. ⲡ︦-) ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ϥⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲓ ϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲏ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲥϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ϯϭⲏⲡⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲭⲁϥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ.\nⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ\nⲛⲁϥ. ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ\nϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ","english":"...in his heart, not to be filled in his heart. But these and those which are outside, which were told to our father Apa John Kolobos by the holy little child, again our father prostrated himself downward, asking to receive a blessing from them before he went away from them. And they said to him, \"The Lord God, the King of the ages, will watch over you until the end, through the help of his protection, without fail. But find strength and power in yourself, for you have there some small struggles and some labors in this life. Afterwards, you too will come to eternal life, salvation and peace with you in the Lord.\"\n\nWhen our holy father Apa John Kolobos had worshipped them with great spiritual disposition, he went out from them rejoicing in the Lord. When our father Apa John Kolobos had left them a little, the old woman seized him again until she brought him down outside Rakote.\n\nWhen our father Apa John Kolobos had met the archbishop, he informed him of all the things that had happened and all that the saints had told him. Then the archbishop gathered together the entire clergy and some other holy bishops and nearly the whole city at the martyrion of the saints because of their holy bread. In the evening of the vigil...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ denotes prostration in worship, distinct from ⲟⲩⲱϣ 'to wish'. Here it marks John's reverent posture before the saints.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ covers both 'bless' and 'praise'; the object decides. John asks to receive a blessing (ⲥⲙⲟⲩ) from the saints, consistent with the glossary rule.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ in the saints' blessing is the liturgical formula 'in peace', not a comment on civil order.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ","severity":"info","text":"Rakote is the Coptic name for Alexandria, used in hagiography to localise the narrative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The martyrion (ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ) is a shrine or church built over a martyr's relics; here it is the gathering place for the clergy and city.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'the holy little child' (ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ) is ambiguous: it may refer to a specific saint or a generic holy figure. The Coptic does not resolve the identity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the holy little child' (ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ) is not specified; it may be a known saint or a generic figure.","The phrase 'in his heart, not to be filled in his heart' (ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲟϩⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ) is syntactically difficult; the English draft interprets it as a negative purpose clause, but the Coptic may be corrupt or elliptical."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":74,"ref":"p74","source":"ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ\nⲛⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲥⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲛϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ\nⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲁ ϯⲁⲛⲫⲁⲛⲏ (sic) ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲟϩ\nⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲥϯ ϣⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ\nϭⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲣⲥⲏⲙⲁⲓⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ\nⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. (-ⲟ︦ⲑ︦-) ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ\nⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲉ\nⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ. ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲅ̄\nⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁⲅⲓⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϭⲓ\nⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ\nⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲡⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲑⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ\nⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲗⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲓ ⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ\nⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲉⲙⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ϩⲁⲛ\nⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ","english":"...in his heart, not to be filled in his heart. But these and those which are outside, which were told to our father Apa John Kolobos by the holy little child, again our father prostrated himself downward, asking to receive.\n\nA great light came to be in the holy place, and a great holy fragrance came to be in the air, especially above the city of Rakoti and the dwelling place of the holy ones, when the whole epiphany was filled from its beginning, giving fragrance in abundance, almost as if the whole place had become fire. All these things came to be as a sign of the arrival of the saints into the city. Then the archbishop and all the multitude with him, when they saw this marvelous and extraordinary thing, were praising and giving glory to God with great choirs filled with spiritual joy. But the holy Theophilus was contemplating the holy little child, how they were sanctifying the place together with him, and he was receiving blessing from them. And many also from the people who were worthy saw this vision of such a kind, filled with wonder—whether bishop, cleric, monk, or layperson. When morning came, the archbishop performed a synaxis, rejoicing spiritually, together with the whole city, and he gave to them from the holy mysteries, according to the manner that was told, especially through other ancient histories which we found, that great healings came to be among those who were sick of every kind on that day.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (bishop) appears in the list of witnesses to the vision, alongside ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ (cleric), ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ (monk), and ⲗⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥ (layperson), reflecting a standard ecclesiastical hierarchy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲥⲙⲟⲩ (bless) is used twice: the holy child receives a blessing (ⲛⲁϥϭⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ) from the saints, and the people give glory to God (ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϯ ⲱⲟⲩ), illustrating the distinction between blessing a person and praising God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ","severity":"info","text":"Rakoti (ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ) is the Coptic name for Alexandria, the city where the patriarch Theophilus (archbishop) is based. The mention of the holy place and the dwelling of the holy ones likely refers to the sanctuary of the church or a martyr shrine.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲟⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured by temporal markers: first the miraculous signs (light, fragrance), then the reaction of the archbishop and people, then the morning synaxis. The phrase ⲧⲟⲧⲉ (then) introduces the response, and ⲉⲧⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ (when morning came) marks the liturgical climax.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The text cites 'other ancient histories' (ⲕⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲁ) as a source for the healings, indicating the hagiographer's reliance on earlier traditions, possibly including the dossier of John Chrysostom or dormition accounts.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"},{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-dormition-john","label":"gap dossier: Repose (Dormition) of John the Evangelist","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-dormition-john"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ϯⲁⲛⲫⲁⲛⲏ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ϯⲁⲛⲫⲁⲛⲏ (epiphany) is marked with (sic) in the edition, suggesting a scribal error or variant spelling. The intended sense is likely 'the whole epiphany' (the feast or manifestation), but the form is irregular.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'the whole epiphany was filled from its beginning' is ambiguous: it may refer to the Feast of the Epiphany or to a general manifestation of the saints. The Coptic ϯⲁⲛⲫⲁⲛⲏ is a hapax in this text, and the reading 'epiphany' is adopted based on context.","The identity of 'the holy little child' is not explicitly stated; it may be a reference to a youthful saint or an angelic figure, but the text does not clarify."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ","text":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ → “people”. Greek λαός. In liturgical description it is the congregation as distinct from the clergy, i.e. the laity."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ","text":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (laity); this passage takes it as “people”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":75,"ref":"p75","source":"ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ϯⲁⲛⲫⲁⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲣ ⲍ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲍ ⲛⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ (-ⲡ︦, in Cod. ⲡ︦ⲃ︦-) ⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲛ\nⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲏⲇⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲟⲩⲭⲱ\nⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛϭⲣⲟⲡ ϩⲓ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣ ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲱⲟⲩ\nⲙⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϭⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ\nⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ\nⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲙⲏϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ\nⲕⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ\nⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ. ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (-ⲡ︦ⲁ︦) ⲓⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ\nⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.","english":"...there, and the whole congregation of the place spent six days and six nights without sleep, and the lamp and the incense also continued without ceasing in the holy place (—in the codex, p. 82—) working for the salvation of everyone, especially during the great feasts, until the council of the Jews, which took place in Chalcedon, and they divided the holy church in their impiety, taking up a blind madness full of stumbling blocks throughout the whole world through their deceitful faith. And in these things they became strangers to the grace of heaven, according to the word of Scripture which says, \"My spirit will not be in these men, for they have become flesh.\" After these things, our holy father Apa John received a blessing from the archbishop, and he also went down to the desert in peace. And he also spoke with the brothers about the great things of God for the salvation of souls. After these things, again Apa John said to the brothers, \"Forgive me, brothers, for I have heard today that there is a great multitude in Rakoti, and I have not seen the face of any man there except the archbishop alone.\" The brothers who heard these things were troubled and said to the old man, \"Is the city perhaps empty, our father?\" Our holy father Apa John answered and said to them, \"It is not so, but do not think that I have seen the face of any man except the archbishop alone, for I have raised my eyes upward to see.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ (from Greek ἐκκλησία) here refers to the institutional church, not a building, as it is 'divided' by the Council of Chalcedon.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic quotes a scriptural saying: 'My spirit will not be in these men, for they have become flesh.' This echoes a patristic adaptation of Genesis 6:3 or a spiritual maxim, not a direct biblical verse.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲏⲇⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Council of Chalcedon (451 CE) is referenced as a divisive event; the text aligns with the anti-Chalcedonian (Miaphysite) Coptic tradition, viewing the council as an act of impiety that 'divided the holy church'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ","severity":"info","text":"Rakoti (ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ) is the Coptic name for Alexandria. The mention of a 'great multitude' there and John's claim to see only the archbishop reflects the post-Chalcedonian tension, where the patriarch was a focal point of orthodox identity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'after these things' (ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ) marks a narrative transition from the miraculous light and fragrance to John's interaction with the archbishop and the brothers, typical of hagiographic dialogue structure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲕⲟⲛ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'council of the Jews' (ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲕⲟⲛ) is a polemical label for the Council of Chalcedon, not a literal Jewish assembly. The Coptic text uses anti-Jewish rhetoric to condemn Chalcedonian Christians, a common trope in Coptic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲕⲟⲛ could be read literally as 'the council of the Jews' or as a polemical reference to Chalcedon; the latter is adopted based on context.","The clause ⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ is ambiguous: it may mean the lamp and incense 'work for the salvation of everyone' or that the holy place itself does so; the translation takes the former."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":76,"ref":"p76","source":"ⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϩ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ\nⲁⲩϫⲉⲙ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ. ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϥⲑⲣⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲣ ⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲣ ⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯϧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϣⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ\nⲙⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲭⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϭⲟϫⲓ\nⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ (-ⲡ︦ⲃ︦, in Cod. ⲡ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ","english":"...strengthen you, O brothers, in the preservation of your senses, that your heart may become pure at all times, so that you may become companions of the Holy Spirit and a dwelling place. When the brothers heard these things, they rejoiced greatly. Our holy father Abba John was walking from strength to strength, through the height of his virtue, especially as he was becoming rich in many graces in God. After many days, when he had come out from Rakote, the barbarians made an attack with deeds of lawlessness and tyranny, just as it was said, destroying the constitution and the way of life of the fathers with a bestial fury, pursuing them and destroying the holy places. Our holy father Abba John, however, was meditating on the word of the Lord which was within him, saying, \"If they pursue you in this city, flee to another.\" And in these circumstances, our father Abba John resolved to leave the place (—p. 82, in Cod. p. 84—) if he should...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ","severity":"info","text":"Rakote is the Coptic name for Alexandria, a common toponym in hagiographical narratives set in Egypt.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ","severity":"info","text":"This saying echoes Matthew 10:23, where Jesus instructs his disciples to flee persecution from city to city, adapted here as a monastic maxim.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'barbarians' likely refer to raiding groups (e.g., Blemmyes or other nomadic tribes) that threatened Egyptian monastic settlements in late antiquity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from John's exhortation to the brothers, to a narrative of barbarian attacks, then to John's internal meditation and decision to leave, marking a turning point in the story.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The parenthetical note '—p. 82, in Cod. p. 84—' indicates a page reference from the manuscript, likely added by a scribe or editor to mark a lacuna or variant foliation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ","severity":"caution","text":"The final phrase 'ⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ' is incomplete; the text breaks off mid-sentence, suggesting a lacuna in the manuscript at this point.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'barbarians' is not specified; they could be Blemmyes or other raiders. The phrase 'ⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ' is fragmentary, leaving John's intended action unclear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":77,"ref":"p77","source":"ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲓⲏ\nⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ\nⲛⲁⲩⲥⲟϫⲡ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ.\nⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲙⲏ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲕⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ\nϧⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲭⲥ ⲫϯ ϯⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ\nⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲣ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ\nⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϥⲫⲟⲣϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ (-ⲡⲅ-) ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱ. ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧ\nϩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁϩⲱⲗ ⲉϯⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ.\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲑⲉⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ\nⲉϥϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲭⲥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ","english":"...strengthen you, O brothers, in the preservation of your senses, that your heart may become pure at all times, so that you may become companions of the Holy Spirit and a dwelling place. When the brothers heard these things, they were amazed at the words of the holy father. And he continued, saying, \"The flood, especially according to the economy of God, that some other souls might be saved through him, also in that other place, because the seventy-two idols were still hidden in that place. But our holy father was about to depart from the place, perhaps according to the manner that was said, and all the brothers turned to him with tears, saying to him, 'Our father, are you also going to leave us? Do you not fear the heart of the barbarians?' Then our holy father Abba John answered them, saying, 'In the name of Christ, the God, I do not fear, but the perfect good before God is this: that man should not seek only his own salvation, but rather, according to an angelic need, that man, especially the pious one, should do all his works while looking to his neighbor and his brother in a single equal manner. For this barbarian, even if he separates from me in my faith, yet he is an image and a creation of God himself, like me. If I stand firm and this barbarian kills me, he will incur punishment because of it.' And with these words, he set out with the rest of the God-bearing fathers, with Christ leading the way before him, to the mountain of the great Antony, within the flood, a day's journey. And he came to rest upon a rock.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲁ (epiklusma) means 'flood' or 'inundation'; here it likely refers to a specific geographical or symbolic event, possibly the Nile flood or a deluge metaphor.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ (oikonomia) is a Greek loanword meaning 'economy' or 'divine plan'; in Coptic hagiography it often denotes God's providential arrangement of events.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'seventy-two idols' echoes the LXX tradition of 72 nations or idolatrous peoples (cf. Genesis 10); it may allude to the 72 translators of the Septuagint legend, here inverted as pagan symbols.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'mountain of the great Antony' refers to the desert site of St. Antony the Great, a foundational figure in Coptic monasticism; this journey aligns John Kolobos with the Antonian tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from direct exhortation to narrative action, marked by the brothers' tearful plea and John's theological response, then his departure; the sequence reinforces his role as a teacher and model of selfless virtue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'a day's journey within the flood' is ambiguous: it may indicate a literal one-day walk through a flooded area or a symbolic time frame; the Coptic ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ is idiomatic for a day's travel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'barbarians' is unspecified; they may be generic non-Christian raiders or a specific group. The 'flood' (ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲁ) could be literal or metaphorical; the text does not clarify. The 'seventy-two idols' may be a symbolic number rather than a precise count."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":78,"ref":"p78","source":"ⲥⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲱⲛⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲫϯ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϩⲟ\nⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲏⲇⲏ\nⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϯ. ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓϥⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ\nⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲁϥⲑⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ\nⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ (-ⲡ︦︦ⲇ︦,\nin Cod. ⲡ︦︦ⲋ︦-) ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ\nϩⲁⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ\nⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ\nⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ\nⲛϯⲉⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϩⲓ ⲕⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ.","english":"...strengthen you, O brothers, in the preservation of your senses, that your heart may become pure at all times, so that you may become companions of the Holy Spirit and a dwelling place. When the brothers heard these things, they marvelled greatly.\n\nBeyond the river, in a cave which he had made for himself out of stones, according to the pattern of the one within which he also dwelt in Scetis, he sat within it, continually praying to God, especially in a knowledge which was full, concerning his ascetic practices and his disciplines, as if now already he had begun in the renewal of his heart. But God, who cares for all times for his creation, and especially for his holy ones, appointed a certain faithful layman, a kosmikos and a pious man, to serve him there, in that village, where he had a complete faith towards all the holy ones in that mountain, especially our most holy father, counselling him in a spirit of love for God for the salvation of his soul. For great is his discipline, as it is said (in Cod. p. 84, p. 82), he was a virgin from his youth, continually praying to God with prayers and severe ascetic practices. And he was also worthy of holy visions from God. And this man was a deacon of our holy father Abba John. Once a week he would go to our father concerning a necessary need, and he would bring him the holy Eucharist, as it is said.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ (Greek παρθένος) is rendered 'virgin' per the fixed glossary; here it describes John's lifelong sexual continence, not a Marian reference.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (ψυχή) is rendered 'soul' in the phrase 'salvation of his soul', consistent with the glossary's technical sense; the alternative 'life' would not fit the soteriological context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ (Greek κοσμικός) denotes a layperson not in monastic orders; the text specifies a 'faithful layman' who serves the holy men, a common figure in desert hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲇ / ⲡⲋ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic notes a manuscript variant: Cod. has ⲡⲇ (84) or ⲡⲋ (82) for the page reference of the saying 'as it is said'. This indicates a textual crux in the source edition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Abba John' identifies the subject as John Kolobos, a well-known desert father. The narrative of a deacon serving him weekly and bringing the Eucharist reflects later liturgical practice in Coptic monasticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϩⲟ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'a knowledge which was full' (ⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ) may imply a technical gnostic sense, but here it likely refers to John's contemplative prayer; the Coptic is ambiguous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲟⲩⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϩⲟ' could be read as 'a full knowledge' (gnostic insight) or simply 'complete understanding'; the context of ascetic practice favors the latter.","The manuscript page reference (ⲡⲇ or ⲡⲋ) is uncertain; the edition notes a variant without resolving it."],"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."}]},{"i":79,"ref":"p79","source":"ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ\nⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ\nⲧⲯⲱⲣⲁ ⲛϯⲧⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲃⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉ ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ϣⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲁⲩ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲏⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϭⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ\n(-ⲡ︦ⲉ︦-) ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲟⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲩϯ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲫϯ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ\nⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ\nⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲏ ϩⲁⲧ ⲉⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ","english":"Our father also, for his part, was coming to the village many times, and they were stirred up against him by God, especially because the energies within him were many kinds of healing. But most of all, for the purification of their souls from the error of the Greek preparation of abominations, through the taking of the light, his virtue also increased in that place like a lamp. For he became for them a guide on all the paths leading to salvation. And because of this, they partook of the benefit from our father. When they heard that he had come down from the mountain, the whole multitude of the village came out to him, all ages, to receive a blessing from him. He did good for the whole mountain, for the souls that he had rescued from the hands of the enemy who was tyrannizing them, in many ways, angering God, especially those in the service of the idols. He purified the whole place, down to a single man with his whole house. And this, according to what was said to them, was a very rich man, being severe in a tyrannical and audacious manner because of the abundance of his wealth, for he had many idols of gold, silver, and bronze in his house, and he worshipped them according to the will of the devil. And this one also used to give many torments.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic verb ⲥⲙⲟⲩ can mean either 'bless' or 'praise'; here the object is the people (all ages), so it is rendered 'bless'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Greek preparation of abominations' reflects a common Coptic hagiographic trope equating Hellenistic religion with idolatry and moral corruption.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The image of the saint as a lamp (ⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ) echoes the Gospel of John (1:5) and is a standard metaphor for spiritual illumination in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a resumptive phrase 'Our father also, for his part', marking a new narrative segment that continues the description of John's activities in the village.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The village setting and the crowd's response reflect the hagiographic topos of the holy man as a public benefactor, a theme common in the Life of John Kolobos and other Coptic saints' lives.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ is a compound of ⲛⲁϥ (to him) and ⲛⲏⲟⲩ (coming); the sense is 'he was coming to them', but the syntax is ambiguous and could also be read as 'he was coming to himself'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ could be parsed as 'coming to him' or 'coming to them'; the context favors 'to them' (the villagers).","The clause ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ is ambiguous: 'they were stirred up against him by God' or 'they were moved toward him by God'; the former is adopted in the translation."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":80,"ref":"p80","source":"ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ\nⲡϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲭⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ\nⲉⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϫⲱⲣϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲱⲗⲓ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ. ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓϥⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ\nⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ (-ⲡ︦ⲋ︦, in Cod. ⲡ︦ⲏ︦-) ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ\nⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲗⲕⲁ ⲛϫⲱϥ ⲉⲩϯ ⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃ︦ ⲙⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲉⲕ ϥⲉⲛⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲁⲣⲟϥ.\nⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲩϭⲱϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ\nⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲫⲙⲟⲩ\nϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲉϥϫⲉϥϫⲱϥ. ⲉϥⲭⲏ\nⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ","english":"of the faithful orthodox, for the most part, however, those who were to be healed from the polluted worship, entering into the knowledge of the light of Christ, he gave them great pains and afflictions, and in the manner that was said, he was in the hand of a multitude of times to do evil to our holy father through the envy of the devil, who was plotting against him and gnashing his teeth in wrath at all times to take his life from upon the earth. But God, the protector and guardian of the saints, did not allow an evil work to befall his servant, but rather, through a wisdom that works, especially for his salvation, through the prayers of our father Abba John, he brought a disease upon him of some boils on his body that gave him great pain, so that in this he became blind in his eyes and he was drawn away from him. His enemies, however, and all who were his, were rejoicing and exulting, clapping their hands at their gods of gold, calling out to each one of them to save him. And there was no help for that wretched one from anyone, but rather death prevailed over him more, as he became like a withered tree. While he was in this torment, he said in his distress, with difficulty and pain","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'faithful orthodox' (ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ) distinguishes the Christian community from the 'polluted worship' of the Greeks, reflecting the hagiographer's polemical stance against paganism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ","severity":"info","text":"The 'polluted worship' (ⲡϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ) refers to pagan cultic practices, likely those of the local Greek population, which the hagiography presents as abominations to be purified through conversion to Christianity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'take his life from upon the earth' echoes biblical language of divine protection and the devil's malice, reminiscent of Job's trials or the Psalms' pleas for deliverance from evil.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from John's healing ministry to the devil's persecution, then to divine intervention through a disease, creating a narrative pattern of trial and divine response common in hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The 'gods of gold' (ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ) likely refers to pagan idols, a motif in Coptic hagiography that contrasts Christian poverty with pagan materialism, as seen in other lives of saints.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡ︦ⲋ︦, in Cod. ⲡ︦ⲏ︦","severity":"caution","text":"The manuscript variant ⲡ︦ⲋ︦ (86) vs. ⲡ︦ⲏ︦ (88) in the phrase 'the saints' suggests a scribal error or textual corruption, affecting the precise number of saints referenced.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲱⲟⲩ' could mean 'those who were to be healed' or 'those who would heal themselves'; the translation takes the passive sense.","The identity of 'his enemies' (ⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ) is ambiguous—possibly pagan priests or local opponents of John."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":81,"ref":"p81","source":"ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲭⲩ ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲛⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ. ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲡⲟⲩϫⲏ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ. (-ⲡⲍ-) ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ϩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲑⲣⲱⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ\nⲁⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ\nⲁⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ\nⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϭⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲝ ⲕⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ\nⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ\nⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ","english":"They heard his voice saying, \"Quickly, bring John to me.\" \"These are not the servant of God of the Christians,\" they said, \"for he has not healed us; salvation will not come to me.\" But immediately, those who were all his sons and all his servants, with great joy, ran to the feet of our father Abba John on the mountain. (p81) When they had knocked at the door of his ascetic cell, the sign of souls and bodies came out. But those who had sent them were afraid of the multitude of our father, that he might inquire about them. Our father said to them, \"Unless he renounces his humanity and takes light from the light of the holy Trinity, he will not be saved.\" Those whom he had sent heard this and went away. They said to the one who was in danger. He cried out, saying, \"Let him release me from this scourge, and I will do all the things he wishes.\" But when our most holy father Abba John heard this from those whom he had sent, he walked with them on the road, rejoicing like an apostle sent by God. When our father arrived at the place where that man lived, the idols in his house fell down at that hour, and the demons that were bound to each one","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic uses ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ (apostle) to compare John Kolobos to an apostle sent by God, a common hagiographic trope.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The title ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (Abba) is retained in the translation as a mark of respect for John Kolobos, consistent with Coptic monastic usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'light of the holy Trinity' echoes early Christian baptismal and catechetical language, possibly alluding to Matthew 3:15 or 1 John 2:8, though no direct citation is marked.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The 'sign of souls and bodies' likely refers to a cross or icon used in exorcism or healing, a common motif in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ","severity":"info","text":"John's joyful walking with the messengers parallels the apostolic journeys in Acts, reinforcing his portrayal as an apostle-like figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'demons that were bound' is ambiguous: it may mean demons bound to idols or bound in servitude; the translation opts for the former, but the Coptic could also imply they were bound (i.e., imprisoned) by the saint's power.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲛⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ' could mean demons bound to each idol or demons that were bound (i.e., restrained) by the saint's presence; the translation takes the former.","The identity of 'the one who was in danger' is not specified; it may be the same person who earlier doubted John's power."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":82,"ref":"p82","source":"ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ\nϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ (ⲡ︦︦︦︦ⲏ︦, in Cod. ϥ︦-)\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲟⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲓⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ\nⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ\nⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩⲟϣ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ. ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ\nⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲭⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϯ\nⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲧϧⲁⲏ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ\nⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϭⲓ ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ\nⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϩ ⲅ̄ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ (-ⲡⲑ-) ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ","english":"One of them fled and they cried out from the air, saying, \"Woe to us, for they have driven us away from this place\" (in the Codex, f-) and they took the places from you. Our father, however, being filled with the Holy Spirit, pursued them, persecuting their error, especially with a strong habit of the sign of the cross of salvation, sanctifying the entire place of dwelling through the form of his holy prayers and some fervent supplications. In these, the man cried out, saying, \"Help me!\" Our holy father, being filled with all compassion, catechized him and his entire household in the word of eternal life and made him confess the one divinity of the Holy Trinity, uncreated, undivided, without beginning, without end, and also to confess the economy which He accomplished for our salvation, the one from the Holy Trinity, the only-begotten Son and Word of the Father, who took flesh in a holy spirit according to a hypostasis from the holy virgin Mary, becoming a perfect man, who suffered in the flesh, rose from the dead on the third day, ascended to the heavens (-pth-), and is coming in","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword παρθένος is used here in its technical sense of 'virgin' referring to Mary, consistent with Coptic Marian usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"Mary is identified as the holy virgin, the Theotokos, in line with the theological context of the Incarnation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic verb ϣⲗⲏⲗ 'pray' appears in the phrase 'his holy prayers', reinforcing the ascetic practice of John.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'only-begotten Son' echoes John 3:16 and Nicene Creed language, common in Coptic theological formulations.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The cry from the 'air' (ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ) suggests demonic expulsion, a motif in Coptic hagiography where saints drive away evil spirits.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡ︦︦︦︦ⲏ︦, in Cod. ϥ︦-","severity":"caution","text":"The parenthetical note indicates a manuscript variant or lacuna; the reading 'f-' may represent a folio number or a scribal correction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'they took the places from you' is ambiguous: the referent of 'you' is unclear, possibly the reader or a character.","The parenthetical '(in the Codex, f-)' is uncertain; it may denote a folio reference or a textual variant."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ → “Mary”. The Theotokos in homilies and Marian apocrypha; the sister of Martha in other contexts."}]},{"i":83,"ref":"p83","source":"ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁⲧⲓⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ. ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ\nⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲛϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ\nⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲧϫⲱϫⲉⲃ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ\nⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲏⲕⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ϣⲏⲓϥⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫϯ. ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ\nⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲓ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ\nⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⲉⲧⲕⲏⲃ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. (-ϥ︦ in Cod. ϥⲃ-) ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ","english":"...his glory, judging the living and the dead. In these things, the man renounced Satan, anathematizing him and his demons. After these things, our all-holy father gave him and all his house a blessing in the name of the holy, consubstantial Trinity, uncreated, indivisible, without any addition of time, and he made him shine in the light of the new creation. And a marvelous wonder happened at that time. For when he took up from the holy mystical waters, tears fell from his eyes like streams, and he saw from that hour and was healed in all his members. And all the multitude of the eastern village were marveling, giving glory to God. There was for all of them, then, a great spiritual joy and gladness; they rejoiced with exultation, especially in the house of that faithful Christian, he and all his household, over the healing that had come to them through the Lord and his servant John. (— in the Codex, f—) In receiving these great gifts, and his...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ (oubash) means 'to shine' or 'to become bright', here used transitively: 'he made him shine'. The image of shining in the light of the new creation echoes baptismal illumination.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ (mystikon) is a Greek loanword meaning 'mystical' or 'sacramental'. Here it modifies 'holy waters', referring to the baptismal font or the water of baptism itself.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲧϫⲱϫⲉⲃ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The description of the Trinity as 'uncreated, indivisible, without any addition of time' echoes Nicene-Constantinopolitan creedal language (e.g., 'uncreated' and 'consubstantial'), common in Coptic doxologies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⲉⲧⲕⲏⲃ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⲉⲧⲕⲏⲃ (the healing that had come) refers to the physical cure of the blind man, a miracle attributed to John Kolobos. Such healing narratives are typical of Coptic hagiography, often linked to baptism or exorcism.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ('after these things') marks a narrative transition from exorcism to blessing and miracle, a common structural marker in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"(-ϥ︦ in Cod. ϥⲃ-)","severity":"caution","text":"The parenthetical note '(-ϥ︦ in Cod. ϥⲃ-)' indicates a textual variant or marginal annotation in the manuscript, likely a folio reference. The exact reading is uncertain; the translation follows the main text.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ' (at that time) is ambiguous: it could refer to the moment of blessing or the subsequent miracle. The translation takes it as the latter.","The identity of 'ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ' (the man) is unclear: it may be the same person healed earlier or a new figure; the context suggests the healed individual."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":84,"ref":"p84","source":"ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲗⲏⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲭⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲕⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲧ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲓⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲥⲙⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ. ⲧⲏⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ\nⲥⲉⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟ̄ ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲡⲓ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ\nⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧϥⲱϯ\nⲛⲛⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ\nⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ\nⲉϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲁϩ ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ.","english":"...the truth of the holy mysteries, he scattered great sums of money to the poor in that place, and abundant gifts to the church of Christ, especially for the salvation of the one who had attacked him. And the golden and silver idols, he made them into vessels and patens and the rest of the sacred implements for the service of the church, especially for the adornment of the place of the holy altar. As for those who had received healing on that day from our holy father, the man, his wife, his children, his servants, and all who were his, they all became one soul in hope. In the act of purifying the entire place through the grace of giving the gift of heaven in the distribution of his labors, he delivered them to the Lord, the good shepherd, who is full of compassion, through the wise apostle Paul, who went to them bearing the gifts of salvation to his sheep in joy as a worker full of the love of the vine of the Lord Sabaoth.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic term ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ appears twice in this passage, first as the recipient of gifts (the church as institution or building) and second in the phrase ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲥⲙⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ, where it likely refers to the church building's adornment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ is used in the phrase ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ, identifying Paul as the wise apostle. This aligns with the fixed rendering 'apostle' and underscores Paul's role as a shepherd figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the good shepherd' (ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ) echoes the pastoral imagery of Christ in John 10:11-14, though the Coptic text here applies it to the Lord (ⲡⲟⲥ) in a context of salvation and purification.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲕⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The conversion of golden and silver idols into liturgical vessels (ⲕⲉⲓⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ, ⲇⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ, ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ) reflects a common hagiographic topos of triumph over paganism, where temple treasures are repurposed for Christian worship.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage moves from a narrative of material generosity (distribution of money and conversion of idols) to a spiritual purification, culminating in a Pauline allusion. The shift from concrete actions to symbolic salvation marks a structural climax.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲏⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲱⲙⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲧⲏⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲱⲙⲥ is ambiguous: ⲱⲙⲥ may mean 'healing' (as in the English draft) or 'baptism' (from ⲱⲙⲥ 'to baptize'). The context of purification and salvation supports 'healing', but the reading is not certain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲱⲙⲥ could be read as 'healing' or 'baptism'; the English draft takes 'healing' based on the preceding narrative of attack and conversion.","The phrase ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲥⲙⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ is syntactically dense; it likely refers to the adornment of the sanctuary, but the exact referent of ⲡⲓⲙⲁ is ambiguous (the church building or a specific altar area)."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":85,"ref":"p85","source":"ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲥⲩⲭⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ\n(-ϥⲁ-) ⲉϥⲉⲣⲗⲁⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲫϯ ϩⲱⲥ\nⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣ\nⲓⲉⲫ ⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲁϥⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲡⲟⲥϧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲉϥϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ\nⲉϯ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϯⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ (-ϥ︦ⲃ︦︦, in Cod.","english":"And when our all-holy father went to his hesychasterion, he shone in the crowns of the contests, to know God as patriarch, as prophet, as apostle, especially as martyr many times, in the hidden and the revealed, as confessor, especially as ascetic in all works of goodness. He made a planting on his land well, for his cell was purified, and the fruit of his labor was completed. This one blossomed like the light, and he became glorious in the knowledge of God, to his end and before the faces of the generations, the place where his heart was at all times, according to the tradition of our Savior. And when our all-holy father was taking rest, to depart and be with Christ, this one especially gave testimony in the knowledge of God, to give rest to his servant from all his labors. A sickness befell our father. When he became powerless in his body, the fearful deacon who had first attacked him was always coming to him. Our father was sleeping, being watchful in the night, especially because of the bitterness of the pain of the sickness.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ (from Greek μάρτυς) is used here in its hagiographical sense of 'martyr', not the older forensic 'witness'. The phrase 'especially as martyr many times' suggests a spiritual or ascetic martyrdom, a common trope in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ('body') appears in the context of the saint's physical decline: 'when he became powerless in his body'. This aligns with the ascetic register where the body is the site of struggle, as noted in the glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'according to the tradition of our Savior' (ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ) likely alludes to the ascetic tradition of Christ as model, possibly echoing the monastic rule or the Gospel injunctions on watchfulness and prayer.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϩⲏⲥⲩⲭⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The term ϩⲏⲥⲩⲭⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟν (hesychasterion) denotes a hermit's cell or place of stillness, central to the eremitic tradition. Its use here underscores John Kolobos's withdrawal and contemplative life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a catalog of the saint's spiritual achievements (patriarch, prophet, apostle, martyr, confessor, ascetic) to a narrative of his final illness and the deacon's visit. The transition is marked by 'And when our all-holy father was taking rest'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"(-ϥⲁ-)","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text includes a parenthetical (-ϥⲁ-) after ⲛⲓⲱⲧ, likely a scribal insertion or correction. The reading is uncertain; it may be a variant of ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ or a marginal note. The translation omits it.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'he made a planting on his land' (ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲓⲉⲫ ⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩⲓ) is ambiguous: it may be metaphorical for spiritual cultivation or literal agricultural labor. The reading taken is metaphorical, given the context of ascetic labor.","The identity of 'the fearful deacon who had first attacked him' is unclear from this passage alone; it likely refers to an earlier episode in the Life."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ","text":"ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ → “prophet”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."},{"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."}]},{"i":86,"ref":"p86","source":"ϥ︦ⲇ︦-) ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ϫⲓϭⲱⲓ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ\nⲉⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϭⲣⲟ\nⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲛϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲗⲕ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ. ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϯ\nⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ\nⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙ ϩⲗⲓ ⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ\nⲉϥⲛⲁⲭⲁ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲉⲕⲧⲱⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲗⲉⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲑⲙⲉⲧⲗⲁⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩ (-ϥ︦ⲅ︦-) ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲁϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ\nⲡⲓⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ\nⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲗⲁⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲁϧⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲇⲩⲛⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ.","english":"... And according to the manner that was said, the great Anthony came in to him, and Abba Jichoi the great, and Abba Makarios, and Abba Amoi, and they gave strength to our father in many multitudes, comforting him especially in the hope of the coming age which is prepared for him, and they said to him, \"Find strength in the Lord, and be strong, and be prepared, for we will come after you first on the Lord's Day, and we will embrace you at the eternal life according to the command of the Lord.\" These things that the holy ones said to our father, they blessed him and they became invisible from him. Now on the day of preparation, our father sent the beloved of God, the deacon, to Egypt, as if for a necessary need, but he wished to do this so that nothing would hinder him when he was about to lay down his body. At the hour of the cockcrow on the holy Lord's Day, behold, many angelic ranks came, and the whole chorus of the holy ones from God, in glory and honor of the Lord, to receive their fellow servant. When our father saw the brightness and their joyful countenance filled with spiritual joy entering into him, they filled him with the chosen incense of heaven and the grace of the worthy one of the eternal goods, especially through the glory and brightness of the presence of the Lord of all, and our father prostrated himself on his face in great worthiness, for he wished to worship, to rejoice in the love of the Lord and his chosen ones.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (Greek ἀγάπη) here denotes the liturgical love-feast or agape meal, not generic love. The context of worship and joy supports this technical sense.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) appears in the phrase 'to lay down his body', reflecting the ascetic sense of the body as the site of struggle and the corpse at death.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ (grace) refers to unearned divine favour, here bestowed through the heavenly visitation and the 'chosen incense of heaven'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the coming age' echoes New Testament eschatological language (e.g., 2 Cor 5:17, Eph 2:7), common in Coptic hagiography for the afterlife.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The appearance of Anthony the Great, Abba Jichoi, Makarios, and Amoi reflects the trope of desert fathers visiting a dying saint, common in Coptic monastic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The narrative marks time with liturgical references: the day of preparation (Friday) and the holy Lord's Day (Sunday), structuring the death scene around the weekly cycle.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the deacon' sent to Egypt is not specified; the text may imply a named figure known to the audience.","The phrase 'the grace of the worthy one' (ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ) is ambiguous: it may refer to Christ or to a saint."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":87,"ref":"p87","source":"ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦\nⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲫⲁⲟⲫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟ̄ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ϧⲁϫⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ\nϣⲁ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲕⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲑⲟⲩⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ\nⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ\nⲛⲟⲩϭⲗⲓⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ (-ϥ︦ⲇ︦, in Cod. ϥⲋ-) ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ\nⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ\nϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛϯⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ. ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ","english":"At that hour, he gave up his spirit into the hands of the Lord on the twenty-eighth of the month of Phaophi, in a peace of God, and he remained for one year according to what was said, and he remained in the midst of the holy choirs there, drawing his blessed soul upward to the Lord of glory, the holy choir, with hymns of joy of the Holy Spirit, that he might be under the right hand of the Most High, until the light of those who live in the land of perpetual immortality, from the enjoyment of all good things, for they found him worthy like gold in a place of purity, like a jewel of a precious stone. He took it upon himself, God (the Father, in Cod. 6th) in the time of his finding the shrine, he found him shining, for his soul had been illuminated by the Lord according to the word of wisdom, and also in his taking of his veil, he appeared before him likewise, being complete in an untroubled life and a good old age, without infirmity, blooming in forms adorned in the purity of virtue. Still, he himself was coming to the mountain, the God-loving deacon.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ is a colophon formula meaning 'in the peace of God', not a comment on civil order.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲯⲩⲭⲏ","severity":"info","text":"ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ (his soul) is rendered 'soul' per the glossary; the same word earlier in the passage (ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ) refers to the soul that survives death.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a deathbed scene to a post-mortem vision of John's soul among holy choirs, then to a flashback of his finding the shrine and taking the veil.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The date given is ⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲫⲁⲟⲫⲓ (month of Phaophi), the second month of the Coptic calendar, corresponding to October/November.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ (-ϥ︦ⲇ︦, in Cod. ϥⲋ-) is textually uncertain: the manuscript reads 'God (the Father)' with a numeral variant (ϥⲋ = 6th?) that may indicate a scribal note or a different divine epithet.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The description of John's soul being drawn upward by holy choirs with hymns echoes the Coptic tradition of the soul's ascent through angelic intercession, common in dormition narratives.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-dormition-john","label":"gap dossier: Repose (Dormition) of John the Evangelist","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-dormition-john"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ (-ϥ︦ⲇ︦, in Cod. ϥⲋ-) is ambiguous: the numeral may be a scribal correction or a reference to a specific divine attribute; the reading 'God (the Father)' is adopted.","The sequence ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ (still he himself was coming to the mountain) is ambiguous: it may refer to John's posthumous appearance or to a living deacon; the translation takes it as a concluding vision."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":88,"ref":"p88","source":"ϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲏⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲥ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ\nⲙⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓ(ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ) ⲟⲛ\nⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲥⲁ ⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲣⲏ ⲉϥϭⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲏ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ (-ϥⲉ-) ⲁⲙⲁ ⲉϥϭⲓ ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲏϣ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ\nⲉⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲙⲉϩ ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϯ ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ\nⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ\nⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ϧⲁ ⲧⲟⲩϩⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲗⲁⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ","english":"...that he was dwelling in the village according to the manner that was said, he heard some hymns of the saints being sung above him, he looked up to the height of the air, he saw the parade of the angels, he saw the saints also, being in ranks, each rank in great glory, and our father in their midst in a wonderful wonder, and he saw a great one in his place before them all, shining like the sun, delivering a eulogy to our father, and the whole assembly of the saints responded after him. But that holy deacon there, being amazed by this vision of a great sight, was greatly troubled, especially to know who then is this great luminary who is drawing above this multitude and delivering a eulogy to our father. Immediately, the angel of the Lord came to him and said to him, \"Since you wish to know a good thing, listen to me: those whom you see, all of them are angelic ranks and the choir of the saints whom the Lord sent after his servant John to release him from the prison of this life full of suffering and to give him inheritance in the places of rest which are in heavenly Jerusalem, and this great man who is drawing before them all, shining in glory, this is the great...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ (from Greek ἅγιος) is rendered 'holy' adjectivally; with the article it names a saint, and in the plural the saints as a body. Here it appears in the plural (ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ) and in the singular (ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ) for the deacon.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a vision of angelic and saintly ranks to a direct angelic speech, marking a structural pivot from description to revelation. The angel's words explain the vision and identify the 'great luminary' as a key figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The 'heavenly Jerusalem' (ⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ) is a common eschatological trope in Coptic hagiography, representing the celestial reward for ascetics. This motif appears in other Coptic dormition narratives (e.g., dossier:coptic-anonymous-dormition-john).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-dormition-john","label":"gap dossier: Repose (Dormition) of John the Evangelist","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-dormition-john"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The vision of angelic choirs and a luminary delivering a eulogy parallels the Coptic 'Life of John Chrysostom' legend, where a similar celestial hierarchy honors a departing saint. This suggests a shared hagiographic topos.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text at the end is fragmentary: 'ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ' breaks off, leaving the identity of the 'great luminary' (likely John the Baptist or an archangel) uncertain. The English draft supplies 'the great...' but the Coptic does not complete the phrase.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'great luminary' (ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ) is not specified in the surviving Coptic; the text breaks off. The angel's speech may have named him, but the passage is incomplete."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":89,"ref":"p89","source":"ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲑⲉⲕⲥ ⲧⲏⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁϥⲭⲟϩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ (-ϥⲋ, in Cod. ϥⲏ) ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲱ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ\nⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ\nⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓ\nⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ\nⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲉⲓⲯⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ\nϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϥϥⲓ ⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ. ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲩⲗⲱⲗϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲉⲕϫⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲩϫⲱⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ\nⲉⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ.","english":"...the Antonians and Pachomians, the great ones who followed him, the great Abba Makarios the spirit-bearer, and the rest of the other monks who followed them, all of them. But the angel himself, each one of them, all of them, the holy ones, he was informing him, saying to him, \"Since he has attained the blessed life that exists in a single generation, the holy Abba John has been established, and he has followed a certain discipline, he received a lot with them in this same season before God, and you also, O good servant, O blessed one, because you have striven for the glory and honor from God and his saints.\" And these things that the angel said to him, he revealed himself to him. When the God-loving deacon of that place went to the cave, he found the thrice-blessed father Abba John, who was bowing down on his knees and on his face, as if he were worshiping God, and he was weeping in his holy prayer, and a sweet fragrance of paradise was coming forth, and he also worshiped over his holy body, lamenting and weeping. And when he had straightened up, he wrapped himself in a linen cloth, fully, and he began to sing psalms with fear and sorrow, having uncovered his holy body, and he placed it in a place in the cave, and he buried it, and he went to the village and gave them news, saying what had happened.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ denotes prostration in worship, distinct from ⲟⲩⲱϣ 'to wish'. Here it describes John's posture on knees and face, consistent with ascetic practice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ 'body' appears twice: first as John's living body in prayer, then as his corpse. In ascetic literature the body is the site of struggle; here it becomes a relic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The cave (ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ) is a standard setting for anchoritic withdrawal, echoing the desert tradition of Antony and the Pachomian foundations.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from angelic speech to narrative action, marked by ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ 'when he went', introducing the deacon's discovery and John's burial.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The description of a sweet fragrance (ⲟⲩⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ) from John's body aligns with later hagiographic topoi of the odor of sanctity, common in Coptic martyrdom and ascetic accounts.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-dormition-john","label":"gap dossier: Repose (Dormition) of John the Evangelist","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-dormition-john"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ϥⲋ","severity":"caution","text":"The numeral ϥⲋ (506) or ϥⲏ (508) in the manuscript is uncertain; the reading affects the chronology of John's discipline. The edition notes the variant.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The numeral ϥⲋ/ϥⲏ is ambiguous; the translation follows the variant reading.","The phrase ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ may refer to Antonian and Pachomian monks, but the exact grouping is unclear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":90,"ref":"p90","source":"ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ\nⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ (-ϥ︦ⲍ︦-) ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲡ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ\nϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ\nⲉⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲓⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ. ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ϫⲟⲙ\nⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲕⲏⲛⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲟⲩϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥⲱϣ\nⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲕϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣⲧ ⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲡⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ\nⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲙⲁⲗⲏϫ ⲉϯⲧⲁⲓⲃⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ. ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ\nⲇⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉϣ ⲟⲩϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ","english":"Then at that hour, when they heard, they all hastened with eagerness and faith that was complete, from their small to their great, and they ascended the mountain to the place of their benefactor, weeping, all the mountains, and many crowds of cattle, being grieved in heart because they had been deprived of their savior after God. And they carried him upon cattle, and they brought him into the chosen village of a certain cemetery. Many wonders and powers came to pass through his holy body, according to what was said. And as they were bringing him into the village, behold, a madman came out among the crowd, with whom an unclean spirit was, crying out from within him, the demon saying, \"Why have you come with me, Kolobos? You have troubled me, pursuing me out of my house.\" And as the demon was saying these things, the madman rushed with a great cry, and he did violence to the holy honor of our all-holy father. Immediately, the madman fell upon the ground and emitted a foam.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲓⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the chosen village of a certain cemetery' (ⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲓⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ) likely refers to a monastic burial ground or a designated place for the dead, reflecting the Coptic practice of venerating saints' tombs.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'their savior after God' echoes New Testament language (e.g., Acts 5:31) where Christ or a saint is termed 'savior' subordinate to God, a common hagiographic trope.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The demon's address 'Kolobos' (ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ) uses John's epithet, meaning 'the short' or 'the curtailed,' a nickname reflecting his ascetic discipline or stature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Immediately' (ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ) marks a narrative pivot: the demon's outburst is followed by the madman's collapse, a typical hagiographic sequence of exorcism or divine judgment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The 'many wonders' (ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ) from John's body align with later Coptic traditions of his relics' miraculous powers, as attested in the dossier of his dormition.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-dormition-john","label":"gap dossier: Repose (Dormition) of John the Evangelist","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-dormition-john"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ","severity":"caution","text":"The verb ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ('they hastened') is ambiguous: it could mean they rushed in grief or in eagerness; the context of weeping suggests sorrow, but the draft reads 'hastened with eagerness.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ' ('all the mountains') is unclear: it may be a scribal error or a metaphor for the multitude of mourners.","The identity of 'the angel' from the previous passage is not resolved here; it may refer to a specific angelic guide in John's life."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":91,"ref":"p91","source":"ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲓⲣ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲛϧⲏⲧϥ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ\nϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.\nⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ (-ϥ︦ⲏ︦-) ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ\nⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϭⲗⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲡⲉ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϫⲫⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⲛϫⲉ\nⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲩⲕⲉⲥⲕⲱⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲉⲛ\nϯⲧⲁⲓⲃⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲫⲁⲧ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲉϥϭⲓ\nⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲫϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ\nⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ\nⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϩϯ\nⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ (sic) ⲉϥⲉⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ. ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ\nϩⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲇⲏ ⲙⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ","english":"like a flash of lightning from the mountain, and when he opened his mouth, the evil spirit came out of him like a flame of fire, and he was healed in that hour.\n\nThey also said, O our beloved, concerning our all-holy father (-︦ⲏ︦-), that while he was still in the midst of a funeral procession for him, he was like a child of seven years, as if he were a youth in his hands and his limbs from his birth, and his fathers carried him, bearing him with great faith, and they laid him out upon the bier of the holy body of our father Abba John. Immediately after, the man arose and stood upon his feet, and he began to take the Eucharist and to bless God, who gives glory among the saints in all times, and he performed many miracles, especially according to what he himself had said, the Lord saying, \"Amen, I say to you, he who believes in me and does my will, the works that I do, he also will do them, and great things he will also do.\" When they had laid out our holy father with great honor, singing and chanting spiritual hymns, and when they had completed the holy offering over him, they made a tomb and placed him in it with honor.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) here refers to the corpse of Abba John, consistent with its use in martyrdom accounts for the body after death.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The saying attributed to the Lord echoes John 14:1 and 15:7, where Jesus promises that those who believe and do his will will perform the same works.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The 'evil spirit' (ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ) is a standard term in Coptic hagiography for a demon causing illness, often expelled by a saint's relic or presence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲏⲃⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The passage concludes with the burial of John's body, forming a narrative closure typical of Coptic hagiographies: healing miracle, funeral, and entombment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The singing of spiritual hymns (ϩⲱⲇⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ) at the funeral reflects liturgical practice in Coptic monastic communities, where psalmody accompanied burial rites.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"(-︦ⲏ︦-)","severity":"caution","text":"The parenthetical (-︦ⲏ︦-) in the Coptic likely indicates a scribal abbreviation or lacuna; the English draft renders it as a numeral, but the exact reading is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ is ambiguous: it may mean 'while he was still in the midst of a funeral procession for him' or 'while he was still in the middle of a crowd mourning him'; the reading taken follows the English draft.","The numeral (-︦ⲏ︦-) is unclear; it may be a scribal error or a reference to a specific age or day, but the context suggests it modifies the saint's age or a liturgical detail."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":92,"ref":"p92","source":"ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ϫⲓϭⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ\nⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣ-(-ϥ︦ⲑ︦-)ⲅⲉⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲫⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲥⲱϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲏⲇⲱⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲟⲇⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲗϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϣⲗⲁϥ\nⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ\nⲛⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲛⲁⲓ (sic) ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲟⲏⲧⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲉϣⲁⲩ.\nⲟⲩϣⲫⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ\nⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ\nⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϣⲏⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲙⲟⲩ\nⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ\nⲙⲡⲉϥⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲭⲥ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ","english":"and they also placed him among other saints of his kind, such as the holy martyr Athanasius, and Abba Jichoi, and Abba Pijimi. And the grace of God would work in the bodies of these saints abundantly, through extraordinary deeds, especially those of our holy father Abba John, for the healing and salvation of all, until the synod of the devil took place in Chalcedon, and it troubled the whole world with a false dogma, like a harlot or like a plague of death that destroys souls and drags them down into the abyss of perdition. In these matters, God himself said to his chosen ones secretly, \"Do not give the holy things to the dogs, nor place the true ones before the unworthy.\" A shame and a disgrace to all the heretics who cry woe, and a strength and a glory and an honor to all the faithful who believe in Christ God. For in this, the death of our thrice-blessed father Abba John Kolobos became honored and hidden before God, as he completed his course, preserving the faith, wearing the crown of righteousness from Christ God, and he was with God according to the manner.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲏⲇⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Council of Chalcedon (451 CE) is here polemically called the 'synod of the devil,' reflecting the anti-Chalcedonian stance of Coptic tradition. The text aligns John Kolobos with opposition to its 'false dogma.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ","severity":"info","text":"This is a direct citation of Matthew 7:6, 'Do not give what is holy to the dogs,' applied here to heretics. The Coptic wording closely follows the Sahidic New Testament.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ here refers to the bodies of saints as vessels for divine grace, consistent with the ascetic sense in the glossary: the body as site of struggle and manifestation of the holy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ϫⲓϭⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ","severity":"info","text":"Abba Jichoi and Abba Pijimi are otherwise obscure figures; their inclusion here may reflect local monastic veneration or a lost hagiographic cycle. No known external sources confirm their identity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩϣⲫⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from narrative to a doxological contrast between heretics and faithful, a common hagiographic device to reinforce orthodoxy. The phrase 'shame and disgrace' echoes Psalm 35:26.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ (sic)","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic reads 'ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ' (in these) with a scribal note (sic), likely a corruption for 'ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ' (in these things of). The sense is clear from context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ' could refer to a martyr Athanasius distinct from the patriarch, but no such figure is attested; it may be a confusion or local tradition.","The clause 'ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲏⲇⲱⲛ' is ambiguous: it may mean 'until the synod took place in Chalcedon' or 'until it (the grace) occurred in Chalcedon'; the former is adopted."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":93,"ref":"p93","source":"ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ (-ⲣ̄-) ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ\nⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ.\nⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ\nⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲟⲗⲟⲩⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ\nⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛ\nⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲟϫⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ\nⲉⲥⲟϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲫⲉϩ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ\nⲣⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲱⲥ\nⲙⲡⲭⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲉⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ\nⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛ\nⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ (-ⲣ︦ⲁ︦-) ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ","english":"and he also said, \"The place where I am, let it be there with me, of my service.\" All these, O my holy fathers, whose memory we have made at this place, according to a sequence, are those I have found historically, whether those who were told to us or those we heard from some faithful men, especially those who have not hidden them, as we first said a little from among a multitude of the virtue of our all-holy father, who has sown them for us like a great wealth or inheritance, abundant, that each one of us might make use of it for our salvation and eternal life, according to what is fitting and the grace of each one. Also, likewise, we know especially that they will certainly and accurately lack nothing of the need of this work, having found no obstacle, according to the testimony of the scriptures and the trumpet of the wonderful deeds of the life of our cross-bearing father, who cries out to us in the work, \"Be, and you will imitate me, and you will be like me, as I have been like Christ.\" And he said, \"He has set us in every good work as deacons of God with great patience and a spirit of honor.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the place where I am' echoes John Kolobos's reported saying about his cell as a locus of service; the Coptic ⲡⲓⲙⲁ may refer to a monastic cell or a spiritual station.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ is rendered 'grace' (divine favour) per the pinned glossary; here it appears in a distributive sense ('the grace of each one'), linking personal virtue to God's unearned gift.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The 'trumpet of the wonderful deeds' alludes to the biblical metaphor of a trumpet proclaiming God's works (cf. Ps 150:3 LXX; 1 Cor 14:8), here applied to the saint's biography as a kerygmatic instrument.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲭⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the need of this work' signals the hagiographer's self-justification: the compilation is presented as a necessary spiritual resource, a common topos in Coptic monastic literature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲟⲗⲟⲩⲑⲉⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲟⲗⲟⲩⲑⲉⲓⲁ ('according to a sequence') indicates the author's claim to have arranged the saints' memories in a deliberate order, likely liturgical or chronological.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The direct address 'O my holy fathers' reflects the hagiographer's rhetorical posture, invoking the monastic audience as co-participants in the memory of the saints, a feature of Coptic encomiastic literature.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend","label":"gap dossier: Coptic Life (legend) of John Chrysostom","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anon-life-john-chrysostom-legend"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ (-ⲣ̄-) is ambiguous: it may mean 'he said' (ϫⲟⲟⲥ) or 'he placed' (ϫⲟ); the reading 'he said' is adopted based on the following direct speech.","The clause ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ could be read as an apostrophe or a narrative aside; the translation treats it as direct address."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":94,"ref":"p94","source":"ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ\nϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲉⲣϧⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ\nϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ\nϩⲁⲛ ⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦\nϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲓⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲉⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ\nⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛ\nⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲁ ⲣⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲡⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲛⲁⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ (-ⲣⲃ-) ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ\nⲛⲁⲧⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.\nⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲥ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲅⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ\nⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲥⲓϯ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲥϧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ","english":"in humility with me, in trembling and in necessities, in sorrows and in anxieties, in tribulations and in disturbances, in labors and in vigils, in fasts and in ascetic practices, in purity and in a way of life, and in the fear of God, in hunger and in thirst, in knowledge and in wisdom, in goodness and in kindness, in gentleness and in patience, in prayers and in psalms, in joy and in compunction, in meekness and in humility, in discretion and in wisdom, in faith and in hope, in confession and in silence, in vigilance and in perseverance, in philanthropy and in charity, in truth and in the power of God, in peace and in unshakable love toward the entire creation, the sum of all good things.\n\nAnd if we do these things with those who are with us, and we rightly despise those who oppose these things in a genuine manner, then our light will shine, not only before men, but before God and his angels and all his saints, in holy fruits, in the receiving of the spiritual gifts; and we will also rejoice in the spiritual gifts.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ('unshakable love') uses the Greek loanword ἀγάπη. In this hagiographic context, it denotes Christian charity, not the liturgical meal (agape), which is a technical sense elsewhere.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ (καρπός) in the phrase ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ('in holy fruits') is allegorical: the 'fruits' are virtues or spiritual works, not literal produce, consistent with homiletic usage in this corpus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ('peace') is the Greek εἰρήνη. Here it is part of a virtue list, not the liturgical colophon formula ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ, so it refers to inner or communal peace.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a long anaphoric catalogue of virtues and practices, each introduced by ϧⲉⲛ ('in'), building to a climax with ⲡⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ('the sum of all good things'). The second part shifts to a conditional exhortation (ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The list of ascetic terms (fasts, vigils, labors, etc.) reflects the monastic ideal of John Kolobos, a fourth-century Egyptian desert father. The emphasis on 'fear of God' and 'power of God' aligns with Coptic hagiographic topoi of spiritual combat.","cites":[{"key":"ed:amelineau-monks.life-of-john-kolobos","label":"source edition: Life of John Kolobos","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Amelineau%20Monks%20of%20Egypt%20OCR%20Results/Life%20of%20John%20Kolobos%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":["Amélineau 1888"],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ('those who oppose these things') is ambiguous: it could refer to external opponents or to internal vices. The English draft takes it as persons, but the context of a virtue list allows either reading.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The referent of ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ('those who oppose these things') is ambiguous: it may denote human adversaries or personified vices. The reading taken here follows the English draft in assuming persons.","The phrase ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲥϧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ('and we will also rejoice in the spiritual gifts') is syntactically loose; the subject shift is implied but not explicit."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":95,"ref":"p95","source":"ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲓⲙⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ\nⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲟⲛⲱ ⲉⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲃⲓⲟⲥ\nⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲫⲉϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲉⲕⲥ ⲧⲏⲃ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ\nⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛ ϣⲏⲣⲓ\nⲛⲅⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ. ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲡ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲉⲓⲁ (-ⲣ︦ⲅ︦-)\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦\nⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲓ ⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲩⲙⲛⲱⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲫⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ\nⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ\nⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ (sic) ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲁⲓⲱⲛ\nⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲡⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ\nϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲡϣⲁ","english":"through the imitation of the sufferings of the passion of our all-holy father and hegoumenos, in the receiving of the grace of his faith in the work and the word, he will hasten his prayers before the Lord down upon us, as if he has the power now to do this, and it is fitting for him to pray for us, that our life be ordered according to that which is fitting for him, according to the will of God in this world, and that all the blessed may be gathered together, saying, especially God and all the saints, that in the midst of the feasts, truly they are genuine children of Abba John Kolobos. In these, as they have become a protection for us before the Lord, rather the intercessions of our righteous father, he will hasten his mercy down upon us, also Christ the Lord, in many petitions, offering a good thing for the completion of all our requests, chosen in the truth of salvation according to the word of the hymnographer David: \"The mercy of the Lord is upon those who fear his heart, and his truth upon the children of the children of those who keep his covenant and remember his commandments.\" For this reason, especially in the coming age, we will certainly rejoice in the lot and portion of our father in the kingdom of the feasts, which will be for all of us, that we may be worthy.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲛⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ (the sufferings of the passion) is a hendiadys typical of Coptic hagiography, intensifying the reference to Christ's passion as a model for the ascetic life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲫⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ","severity":"info","text":"This is a paraphrase of Psalm 24:7 (LXX 24:7): 'The mercy of the Lord is upon those who fear his heart.' The Coptic text attributes it to 'the hymnographer David,' a standard epithet.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓϩⲩⲙⲛⲱⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ","severity":"info","text":"Calling David 'the hymnographer' (ⲡⲓϩⲩⲙⲛⲱⲇⲟⲥ) is a common Coptic hagiographic trope, emphasizing the liturgical use of the Psalms as models for prayer and ascetic discipline.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'in the coming age' (ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ) marks an eschatological turn, shifting from present intercession to future reward in the kingdom, a common structural move in Coptic hagiographic conclusions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ","severity":"caution","text":"The word ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ (requests) is a Greek loanword (αἴτημα) but the Coptic spelling is irregular; it may reflect a scribal variant or a phonetic spelling. The sense is clear from context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲥ (before the Lord) could be read as a title for Christ or God; the context suggests God, but the ambiguity is unresolved.","The clause ⲉⲩϣⲏⲡ ⲉϫⲱⲛ (a protection for us) is syntactically ambiguous: it may mean 'they have become a protection over us' or 'they have become a covering for us.' The translation takes the former."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":96,"ref":"p96","source":"ⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ\nⲓⲱⲁⲛⲡⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ϯⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ\nⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.","english":"We will not be able to reach her through the holy intercessions of our all-holy father Abba John Kolobos, by the grace and the compassion and the philanthropy of our Lord and our God and our Savior Jesus Christ, this is the glory of the father with him and the life-giving Spirit with the times of all and unto all eternity. Amen.","structure":"doxology","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The opening phrase 'We will not be able to reach her' is a standard doxological formula, closing the Life with a prayer for the saint's intercession. The feminine pronoun 'her' likely refers to the saint's intercession or grace, not a named female figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲃⲃⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek/Syriac title 'Abba' is retained in the Coptic as a fixed honorific for John Kolobos, consistent with monastic hagiographic convention.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The transliterated Hebrew 'amen' closes the doxology, as is standard in Coptic liturgical and hagiographic endings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲏⲥ ⲡⲭⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The triadic formula 'our Lord, our God, our Savior Jesus Christ' is a standard Christological acclamation in Coptic doxologies, reflecting post-Chalcedonian orthodoxy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the life-giving Spirit' (ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ) echoes the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed's description of the Holy Spirit as 'the Lord, the Giver of Life,' a common doxological element in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'with the times of all and unto all eternity' is grammatically awkward in Coptic; the English draft smooths it. The Coptic may reflect a scribal error or a liturgical formula that is not fully preserved.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The feminine pronoun ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ('her') in the opening phrase has no clear antecedent in the preceding passage; it may refer to the saint's intercession or grace, or to a lost preceding clause.","The phrase ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ is syntactically loose; the intended meaning is 'for all times and unto all eternity,' but the Coptic may be corrupt or elliptical."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"doxology","text":"Classified as doxology from the Coptic cues."}]}]}