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share: publicbohairicSource: OCR (tools/batch_ocr.py, 300 dpi, psm 3; model coptic (models/coptic.traineddata = coptic_v3e, A3a-2 2026-09-29) on the Coptic leaves (second pass <stem>.coptic-v3e/), coptic+eng on the English leaves whose running heads carry the verse references — the second pass is merged in under the first pass's page layout, tools/horner_split.py --coptic-pass coptic-v3e) of George W. Horner, "The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic", vol. III, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905; EDITED FROM MS. ORIENTAL 424 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (quoted from our OCR of p. 7). Scan: Internet Archive identifier copticversionofn03horn. Split by tools/horner_split.py: Coptic column only (the facing English translation and the critical apparatus are separated out and not included).
Attribution: Horner – The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, vol. III: The Epistles of S. Paul (MS. Oriental 424, British Museum) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905); public domain in Canada (death year verified: George William Horner d.1930 (title pages "1849-1930"; corpus/incoming/horner-bohairic/README.md, archive.org metadata fetched 2026-09-10) — Canada life+50 expired 1980, non-retroactive (LICENCES.md §7); archive.org possible-copyright-status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT); OCR text by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
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25 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.
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| 1:1 | ⲠⲢⲣⲞⲤ ⲫⲒⲖⲒⲘⲰⲚ. Ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲠⲀⲩⲀⲖⲞⲤ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ | Ⲡ̀ⲢⲣⲞⲤ ⲫⲒⲖⲒⲘⲰⲚ. 14 ⲠⲀⲩⲀⲖⲞⲤ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ | P̀RrOS fILIMŌN. 14 PAvALOS petsonh ǹte pix̀ristos iysous nem timoθeos pison ǹfilimōn penmenrit ouoh penṡ̀fyr ǹreferhōb | |
| 1:2 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲫⲓⲁ ϯⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲫⲓⲁ ϯⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ 40 ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ | nem apfia tisōni nem arṡippos penṡ̀fyr 40 matoi nem tiekklysia ǹte pouyi | to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house: |
| 1:3 | Ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ | Ⲡ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ | P̀h̀mot nōten nem t̀·hiryny èvol hiten fti peniōt nem penċois iysous pix̀ristos | |
| 1:4 | ϯϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̅ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲓⲓⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ | ϯϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲓⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ | tiṡeph̀mot ǹten panouti ǹsyou niven eiìri m̀pekmevi xen nap̀rosevṡy | I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, |
| 1:5 | ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ | ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ | aisōtem eθve tekàġapy nem peknahti fai ète ǹtak m̀mav xen p̀ċois iysous nem niagios tyrou | |
| 1:6 | Ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲭⲥ̅ | Ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ | Hopōs timetṡfyr ǹte peknahti ǹtesṡōpi eserhōb xen p̀·souen aġaθon niven fai etxen θynou èpix̀ristos | that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus. |
| 1:7 | ⲁⲀⲓϭⲓ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ Ⲡⲓⲉⲥⲙ̅ⲣⲃⲟⲡ. ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲙⲱϥⲟ, Ⲏ) Ⲏ̅ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲗⲏ ⲙⲱⲛⲁ ⲅ: ⲡ. ⲫⲓ (ⲩ, ⲅ ⲗⲓⲏ, ⲛ ⲱ ⲃ ⲙⲱϥⲟ, ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ Ⲣ̅) ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ (ⲋ̅, ⲟ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡ. ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲙⲟⲛ, ⲣ ⲡ. ⲫⲓ (ⲟⲩⲓ. ⲙ ⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ (ⲗⲁⲩ, ⲙ ⲡ. ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅, ⲃ. Ⲟⲩⲉ ⲃ ⲢⲒ)ⲉⲓ ⲙⲟ ⲛ 2ⲦⲨⲒⲑⲉⲃⲁⲟⲡⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲓⲃ. ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ Ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ | ⲁⲀⲓϭⲓ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ Ⲡⲓⲉⲥⲙ̅ⲣⲃⲟⲡ. Ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲙⲱϥⲟ, Ⲏ̀) 8 ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲗⲏ ⲙⲱⲛⲁ ⲅ: ⲡ. Ⲫⲓ (ⲩ, ⲅ ⲗⲓⲏ, ⲛ ⲱ̀ ⲃ ⲙⲱϥⲟ, ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ 100) 14 (6, ⲟ̀ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡ. Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲙⲟⲛ, ⲣ ⲡ. Ⲫⲓ (ⲟⲩⲓ. Ⲙ ⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ (ⲗⲁⲩ, ⲙ ⲡ. Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ 14, ⲃ. Ⲟⲩⲉ ⲃ ⲢⲒ)ⲉⲓ ⲙⲟ ⲛ 2ⲦⲨⲒⲑⲉⲃⲁⲟⲡⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲓⲃ. Ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ Ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ | aAiċi ġar Piesmrvop. P̀ros filimōfo, Ỳ) 8 p̀ros fyly mōna ġ: p. Fi (y, ġ liy, n ṑ v mōfo, ǹsa 100) 14 (6, ò tiepistoly p. Filimon, r p. Fi (oui. M lymōn pavlos (lav, m p. Filimōn epistoly pavlos apostolos 14, v. Oue v RI)ei mo n 2TIIθevaopiaiib. Ǹouniṡti ǹraṡi nem ounomti èh̀ryi èjen tekàġapy Je nimetṡanθmaxt ǹte niagios avm̀ton èvol hitotk pison | |
| 1:8 | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ϣⲉ | eθve fai ouon ǹtyi m̀mav ǹouniṡti m̀parrysia xen p̀ċois eouahsahni nak ǹny ets̀ṡe | Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate, |
| 1:9 | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ϯϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲩ | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ϯϯϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲩ | eθve t̀àġapy mallon titiho èrok ouai ǹpairyti hō pavlos pixello tinou ḋe on petsonh ǹte pix̀ristos iysous y | yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. |
| 1:10 | ϯϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲫⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ | ϯϯϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲫⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ | titiho èrok eθve paṡyri fai etaigfof xen nasnavh onysimos | I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus, |
| 1:11 | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϥ̀ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ | fai ète nafoi ǹatṡav nak ǹousyou tinou ḋe f̀oi ǹṡav nyi nemak fai etaiouorpf harok | |
| 1:12 | ⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ | ǹθok ḋe ṡopf èrok ète fai pe nametṡanθmaxt | I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, |
| 1:13 | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ | fai etenaiouōṡ anok eàmoni m̀mof xatot hina ǹtefṡemṡi m̀moi ǹtekṡeviō xen nis̀navh ǹte pievangelion | whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News. |
| 1:14 | ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣ ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ[ϯⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲛ̅ϩ ⲏⲧ | ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲅ̀ⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣ ϩ̀ⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϣ̀ⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ[ϯⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲛ̅ϩ ⲏⲧ | aċne tekġ̀nōmy ḋe m̀piouōṡ eer h̀li hina ǹteṡ̀tem pek[tipeθnanef ṡōpi kata ouànanky alla xen ourōoutf nh yt | |
| 1:15 | ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓ̅ⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ | ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓ̅ⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ | taxa ġar eθve fai affōrg m̀mok p̀ros ouounou hina ntekċitf ǹèneh | For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever, |
| 1:16 | ⲙ̅ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭ̅ⲥ̅ | ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ | ǹf̀ryti ǹouvōk an je alla ǹf̀ryti ǹouson ǹmenrit efouot eou vōk malista nyi avyr je mallon nak nem xen t̀sarks nem xen p̀ċois | no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. |
| 1:17 | ⲧⲒⲤϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲙ̅ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲫⲏⲣ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ | ⲧⲒⲤϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲫⲏⲣ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ | tISje oun ti ǹtotk ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡfyr ṡopf èrok ǹpairyti | If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me. |
| 1:18 | ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓ̅ⲧⲕ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲗⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ. | ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓ̅ⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲗⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ. | isje ḋe afċitk ǹgons ǹh̀li ie an ouon èrof fai opf èroi. | |
| 1:19 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ | Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲏⲓⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ | Anok pavlos ais̀xai xen tajig anok eθnatōb hina ǹtaṡtemgos nak je kerok m̀min m̀mok ètyik nyi | I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides). |
| 1:20 | Ⲁϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ. ⲉⲓⲉⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ϧⲏⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲁⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ | Ⲁ̀ϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ. Ⲉⲓⲉⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ | Àha pason anok. Eiemton m̀moi ǹxytk xen p̀ċois mam̀ton ǹnametṡanθmaxt xen pix̀ristos | Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord. |
| 1:21 | ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲟⲩ | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲓⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛⲏ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ | ère pahyt θyt èh̀ryi èjen tekmetrefsōtem ais̀xai nak eiemi je k̀naerhouo èny eigō m̀mōou | Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say. |
| 1:22 | ⲙ̅̀ⲙⲁ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲝⲉⲛⲓⲁ ϯⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ | ⲙ̅̀ⲙⲁ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲉⲛⲓⲁ ϯⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ | m̀ma sovti nyi ǹoueksenia tierhelpis ġar je èvol hiten netenprosevṡy senatyit nōten ǹh̀mot | Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you. |
| 1:23 | ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ | ϥ̀ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡⲁϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ | f̀ṡini èrok ǹjeapafras paṡ̀fyr nexmalōtos xen pix̀ristos iysous | Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, |
| 1:24 | ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲫⲉⲣ | ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲫⲉⲣ | markos aristarkos dymas loukas naṡfer | as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. |
| 25 | ?:? ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ | ?:? ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ | ?:? ǹreferhōb |
Provenance
- title
- Philemon (bohairic, Horner)
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- OCR (tools/batch_ocr.py, 300 dpi, psm 3; model coptic (models/coptic.traineddata = coptic_v3e, A3a-2 2026-09-29) on the Coptic leaves (second pass <stem>.coptic-v3e/), coptic+eng on the English leaves whose running heads carry the verse references — the second pass is merged in under the first pass's page layout, tools/horner_split.py --coptic-pass coptic-v3e) of George W. Horner, "The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic", vol. III, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905; EDITED FROM MS. ORIENTAL 424 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (quoted from our OCR of p. 7). Scan: Internet Archive identifier copticversionofn03horn. Split by tools/horner_split.py: Coptic column only (the facing English translation and the critical apparatus are separated out and not included).
- licence
- public domain (George William Horner 1849-1930; Oxford, Clarendon Press 1905) — public domain in Canada (author died ≤ 1971, verified; LICENCES.md §7) — US position (recorded, does not gate the class; PD-CA 2026-09-26): PD-US (published <= 1930)
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- Horner – The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, vol. III: The Epistles of S. Paul (MS. Oriental 424, British Museum) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905); public domain in Canada (death year verified: George William Horner d.1930 (title pages "1849-1930"; corpus/incoming/horner-bohairic/README.md, archive.org metadata fetched 2026-09-10) — Canada life+50 expired 1980, non-retroactive (LICENCES.md §7); archive.org possible-copyright-status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT); OCR text by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- file
- Bible/New Testament/Philemon/Philemon.bohairic.horner.L0.txt
- title
- Philemon (bohairic, Horner) — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from Philemon.bohairic.horner.L0.txt (OCR (tools/batch_ocr.py, 300 dpi, psm 3; model coptic (models/coptic.traineddata = coptic_v3e, A3a-2 2026-09-29) on the )
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- public
- attribution
- Horner – The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, vol. III: The Epistles of S. Paul (MS. Oriental 424, British Museum) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905); public domain in Canada (death year verified: George William Horner d.1930 (title pages "1849-1930"; corpus/incoming/horner-bohairic/README.md, archive.org metadata fetched 2026-09-10) — Canada life+50 expired 1980, non-retroactive (LICENCES.md §7); archive.org possible-copyright-status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT); OCR text by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- generated by
- tools/cairene.py from_witness on the L0 text (L1 = Cairene(N(L0)), RI-038 2026-09-16; RI-029 2026-09-11; DECISIONS.md 2026-09-09: punctuation O-6, jinkim O-3; segmentation-aware jinkim + spelling verdicts from the PREDICTED segmentation, cairene.py rule 9 (C5c, RULED 2026-09-10); 2026-09-09 evening rulings: word division church, "until" base ϣⲁⲧⲉ-, nomina sacra ⲓ̅ⲥ̅/ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦/Ⲑⲥ̅/Ⲩⲥ̅ expanded; numerals and abbreviations resolved by the normalization stage)
- file
- Bible/New Testament/Philemon/Philemon.bohairic.horner.L1.txt
- title
- Philemon (bohairic, Horner) — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from Philemon.bohairic.horner.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- public
- attribution
- Horner – The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, vol. III: The Epistles of S. Paul (MS. Oriental 424, British Museum) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905); public domain in Canada (death year verified: George William Horner d.1930 (title pages "1849-1930"; corpus/incoming/horner-bohairic/README.md, archive.org metadata fetched 2026-09-10) — Canada life+50 expired 1980, non-retroactive (LICENCES.md §7); archive.org possible-copyright-status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT); OCR text by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Bible/New Testament/Philemon/Philemon.bohairic.horner.L2.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 17 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- World English Bible (WEB), Philemon 1:2 — read from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt; by the line's own verse number (1:2), checked word by word against SCRIPTORIUM's Coptic of the verse (6 of 11 words anchored); the other SCRIPTORIUM release attaches this English to the parallel verse, in a chapter whose two alignments agree; the KELLIA gloss of that Coptic fits no neighbouring verse's English better (1 lines)
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- World English Bible (WEB), Philemon 1:4 — read from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt; by the line's own verse number (1:4), checked word by word against SCRIPTORIUM's Coptic of the verse (7 of 9 words anchored); both SCRIPTORIUM releases attach this English to the same Coptic; the KELLIA gloss of that Coptic fits no neighbouring verse's English better (1 lines)
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- World English Bible (WEB), Philemon 1:6 — read from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt; by the line's own verse number (1:6), checked word by word against SCRIPTORIUM's Coptic of the verse (9 of 14 words anchored); the other SCRIPTORIUM release attaches this English to the parallel verse, in a chapter whose two alignments agree; the KELLIA gloss of that Coptic fits no neighbouring verse's English better (1 lines)
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- World English Bible (WEB), Philemon 1:8 — read from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt; by the line's own verse number (1:8), checked word by word against SCRIPTORIUM's Coptic of the verse (9 of 13 words anchored); both SCRIPTORIUM releases attach this English to the same Coptic; the KELLIA gloss of that Coptic fits no neighbouring verse's English better (1 lines)
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- World English Bible (WEB), Philemon 1:9 — read from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt; by the line's own verse number (1:9), checked word by word against SCRIPTORIUM's Coptic of the verse (11 of 14 words anchored); both SCRIPTORIUM releases attach this English to the same Coptic; the KELLIA gloss of that Coptic fits no neighbouring verse's English better (1 lines)
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- World English Bible (WEB), Philemon 1:10 — read from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt; by the line's own verse number (1:10), checked word by word against SCRIPTORIUM's Coptic of the verse (7 of 9 words anchored); both SCRIPTORIUM releases attach this English to the same Coptic; the KELLIA gloss of that Coptic fits no neighbouring verse's English better (1 lines)
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L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Philemon (bohairic, Horner). OCR (tools/batch_ocr.py, 300 dpi, psm 3; model coptic (models/coptic.traineddata = coptic_v3e, A3a-2 2026-09-29) on the Coptic leaves (second pass <stem>.coptic-v3e/), coptic+eng on the English leaves whose running heads carry the verse references — the second pass is merged in under the first pass's page layout, tools/horner_split.py --coptic-pass coptic-v3e) of George W. Horner, "The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic", vol. III, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905; EDITED FROM MS. ORIENTAL 424 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (quoted from our OCR of p. 7). Scan: Internet Archive identifier copticversionofn03horn. Split by tools/horner_split.py: Coptic column only (the facing English translation and the critical apparatus are separated out and not included).. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/new-testament/philemon/philemon.bohairic.horner/. Horner – The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, vol. III: The Epistles of S. Paul (MS. Oriental 424, British Museum) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905); public domain in Canada (death year verified: George William Horner d.1930 (title pages "1849-1930"; corpus/incoming/horner-bohairic/README.md, archive.org metadata fetched 2026-09-10) — Canada life+50 expired 1980, non-retroactive (LICENCES.md §7); archive.org possible-copyright-status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT); OCR text by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
What the layers are
L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.