αἴνιγμα — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

αἴνιγμαατοςnαἰνίσσομαι statement couched in oblique or allusive termsenigma, riddling languageof a person or oracleA. E. specif.statement or question formulated as a puzzle or testriddlePl. D. Arist. Call. Plu.posed by the SphinxPi.fr. S. E.ref. to a poem made up entirely of metaphorsArist. ref. to a situation or issuepuzzle, problemD.

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a dark saying, riddle

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αἴνιγμα

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αἴνιγμα

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αινιγμα

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2755

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-2756

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