▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁The ba id , ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁of ▁Sc et is , ▁a ▁ 4 th - century ▁ab bot ▁of ▁Lower ▁Egypt , ▁rather ▁than ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁the ▁As c etic . ▁ ▁" But ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁the ▁Great ▁[ i . e . ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁the ▁As c etic ], " ▁Alban ▁Butler ▁writes , ▁" also ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁stories ▁to ▁tell ▁of ▁vis ions ▁and ▁mi rac ul ous ▁happen ings ▁in ▁the ▁desert , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁ve in ▁as ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁On u ph ri us ." ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁On u ph ri us ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁H ellen ized ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁Co ptic ▁name ▁Un nu fer , ▁ultimately ▁from ▁ ▁the ▁Egypt ian : ▁w nn - n fr ▁meaning ▁" per fect ▁one ", ▁or ▁" he ▁who ▁is ▁contin ually ▁good ", ▁an ▁ep ith et ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁Os ir is . ▁ ▁A ▁tradition , ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁Pap hn ut ius ' ▁account , ▁states ▁that ▁On u ph ri us ▁had ▁studied ▁juris pr ud ence ▁and ▁philosophy ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁mon k ▁near ▁The bes ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁herm it . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Pap hn ut ius ’ s ▁account , ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁under to ok ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁herm its ’ ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁to ▁determine