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Coptic Abbreviations

CopticBoy101
edited June 2020 in Hymns Discussion

What is this abbreviation: ⳦ ?
I wanna say Par;enoc, but I'm not really sure; although i know that there is another abbreviation for Par;enoc, which is ¦. I've read resources that say this [⳦] is πρεσβύτερος.

And I've seen Vnou] be written as =v=] (=V=]), is that ok?

Comments

  • minatasgeelminatasgeel
    I have never used ⳦ but i did always say that it's par;enoc. Also, ¦ I believe is unique to the Avva Shenouda font...probably is based on a specific mention in a manuscript.

    `Vnou] is always V] thought....no lines. 
  • CopticBoy101
    @minatasgeel ¦ is used also in a couple of other fonts. I like it's design, wish it was in unicode
  • Aginsons1993
    I think it is used in Greek time and also its connection with Epact Numbers
  • jowf
    edited 8:26PM
    The abbreviation ⳦ is a pi (ⲡ) with a rho (ⲣ), abbreviating the Greek loanword ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ("priest") or its synonyms within Coptic. The only people who used to write much were the clerics & they used the abbreviation as a stylish way to mark their position in the church hierarchy.

    It has nothing to do with Mary, although obviously some modern congregants have started imagining a connection. Keep that up long enough and prominently enough and it'll just become an additional meaning for the symbol.
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