Could you provide the Coptic words (for example, Agios, Evol, etc.) written in English letters?

By CopticBot.ai (Coptic Space Inc.) · Last reviewed 2026-10-08

This is the transliteration (Coptic words written in English letters) of the Gospel of St. Luke (23:39-43) as chanted in the Ninth Hour of Good Friday. This format is often used by deacons and congregations to follow the liturgical reading in the Bohairic dialect.

Kata Loukan (ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲛ)

39. Oua de evol khen ni-kakour-ghos en-av-ashou, af-je-oua erof ef-go emmos: je me enthok an pe Pi-Khristos: ma-toygok neman.

40. Af-er-ou-o de enje pi-ke oua af-er-epiti-man naf ef-go emmos: je oudé enthok kher-hoti khat-hé em-Phnouti an: je khi khen pai-hap en-ou-ot.

41. Anon men dikeos: kata ni-eta-nai-tou ten-chi em-pen-shep-ship: phai de empef-er hli em-pet-ho-ou.

42. Ouoh naf-go emmos pe: je Pa-chois Isos ari-pa-mevi eshop ak-shani khen tek-met-ouro.

43. Ouoh peje Isos naf: je ameen ti-go emmos nak: je em-pho-ou ek-na-shop nemi khen pi-paradisos.

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Key Terms Found in This Reading:

• Pa-chois (ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ): My Lord (Native Coptic word).
• Ari-pa-mevi (ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ): Remember me (Native Coptic phrase).
• Tek-met-ouro (ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ): Your Kingdom (Native Coptic term).
• Pi-paradisos (ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ): Paradise (Greek loanword used in Coptic).
• Ep-chois (ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ): The Lord (Native Coptic word).
• Athanasios (ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ): Immortal (Greek loanword; while not in this specific verse, it is a core theological term found in the Trisagion of the Pascha).

This specific reading is the climax of the Ninth Hour, where we witness the salvation of the Right-Hand Thief through his confession of Christ's Lordship.