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[[difficulty]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπορία]], ἡ. | [[difficulty]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπορία]], ἡ. | ||
[[I am no prophet to read riddles aright]]: [[verse|V.]] [[οὐ μάντις εἰμὶ τἀφανῆ γνῶναι σαφῶς]] ([[Euripides | [[I am no prophet to read riddles aright]]: [[verse|V.]] [[οὐ μάντις εἰμὶ τἀφανῆ γνῶναι σαφῶς]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Hippolytus]]'' 346). [[speak in riddle]], v.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[αἰνίσσεσθαι]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
See pierce.
substantive
P. and V. αἴνιγμα, τό, αἰνιγμός, ὁ (Plato but rare P.).
difficulty: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.
I am no prophet to read riddles aright: V. οὐ μάντις εἰμὶ τἀφανῆ γνῶναι σαφῶς (Euripides, Hippolytus 346). speak in riddle, v.: P. and V. αἰνίσσεσθαι.