γρῖφος

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τὸ ὅλον τόδε ποσαπλάσιον τοῦδε γίγνεται → how many times greater is this whole sum than that one

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Full diacritics: γρῖφος Medium diacritics: γρῖφος Low diacritics: γρίφος Capitals: ΓΡΙΦΟΣ
Transliteration A: grîphos Transliteration B: griphos Transliteration C: grifos Beta Code: gri=fos

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A = γρῖπος, fishing-basket, creel, Plu.2.47Id, Opp.H.3.80, PTeb.486 (ii/iii A. D.).    2 metaph., anything intricate, dark saying, riddle, Ar.V.20, Demetr.Eloc.153, Ath.10.448b sqq.; γ. προβάλλειν Antiph.74.5; λέγειν γρίφους παρὰ πότον Id.124.2; distd. fr. αἴνιγμα, Poll.6.19.    b forfeit paid for failing to guess a riddle, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 506] ὁ, 1) = γρῖπος, Opp. H. 3, 80 u. a. Sp. – 2) übh. alles künstlich Geflochtene u. Verknüpfte, bes. Räthsel, künstlich verschlungene Reden, die schwer aufzulösen, mit denen man sich gern bei Tische unterhielt, Ar. Vesp. 20; vgl. Ath. X, 448 ff, aus com.