αἴνιγμα
αἴνιγμα,
ατος,
τό,
A). dark saying, riddle,
Pi. Fr. 177 ,
A. Pr. 610 , etc., cf.
LXX De. 28.37 : freq. in pl.,
ἐξ αἰνιγμάτων in riddles, darkly,
A. Ag. 1112 ,
1183 ;
δῑ αἰνιγμάτων Aeschin. 3.121 (v.l.), etc.;
ἐν αἰνίγματι 1 Ep.Cor. 13.12 ;
αἴ. προβάλλειν, ξυντιθέναι, πλέκειν to make a riddle,
Pl. Chrm. 162b ,
Ap. 27a ,
Plu. 2.988a ; opp.
διειπεῖν, εἰδέναι,
S. OT 393 ,
1525 ;
μαθεῖν E. Ph. 48 .
ShortDef
a dark saying, riddle
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αἴνιγμα
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αινιγμα
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">αἴνιγμα</span>, <span class="itype greek">ατος</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dark saying, riddle</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:177" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:177/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 177 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:610" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:610/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 610 </a>, etc., cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg005:28:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg005:28.37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">De.</span> 28.37 </a> : freq. in pl., <span class="foreign greek">ἐξ αἰνιγμάτων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in riddles, darkly</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1112" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1112/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1112 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1183" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1183/canonical-url/"> 1183 </a>; <span class="quote greek">δῑ αἰνιγμάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg003.perseus-grc1:121" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg003.perseus-grc1:121/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 3.121 </a> (v.l.), etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἐν αἰνίγματι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:13:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:13.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Cor.</span> 13.12 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">αἴ. προβάλλειν, ξυντιθέναι, πλέκειν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to make</span> a riddle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg018:162b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg018:162b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Chrm.</span> 162b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:27a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:27a/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 27a </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.988a </span>; opp. <span class="foreign greek">διειπεῖν, εἰδέναι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:393" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:393/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 393 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1525" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1525/canonical-url/"> 1525 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μαθεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:48" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:48/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 48 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">taunt</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4000.tlg001:1:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4000.tlg001:1.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aristaenet.</span> 1.27 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ambush</span> (Theban), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2450.tlg001:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2450.tlg001:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Palaeph.</span> 4 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}