αἰνιγμός

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Full diacritics: αἰνιγμός Medium diacritics: αἰνιγμός Low diacritics: αινιγμός Capitals: ΑΙΝΙΓΜΟΣ
Transliteration A: ainigmós Transliteration B: ainigmos Transliteration C: ainigmos Beta Code: ai)nigmo/s

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A riddle, mostly like αἴνιγμα in pl., δι' αἰνιγμῶν ἐρεῖν Ar. Ra.61, cf. Pl.Ti.72b, Aeschin.3.121; ἐν αἰνιγμοῖσι σημαίνειν τι E. Rh.754; ἐν αἰ. λαλεῖν Anaxil.22.23: sg., Callisth. ap. Ath.10.452a.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

αἰνιγμός: ὁ, ἀσαφής λόγος, ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολὺ ὡς τὸ αἴνιγμα, κατὰ πληθ., δι᾿ αἰνιγμῶν ἐρεῖν, Ἀριστοφ. Βάτρ. 61, πρβλ. Πλάτ. Τίμ. 72Ε., ἐν αἰνιγμοῖσι σημαίνειν τι, Εὐρ. Ρῆσ. 754· ἐν αἰν. λαλεῖν, Ἀναξίλας ἐν «Νεοττίδι», 23.

French (Bailly abrégé)

οῦ (ὁ) :
énigme.
Étymologie: αἰνίσσομαι.

Spanish (DGE)

-οῦ, ὁ
enigma, acertijo gener. en plu. en sintagmas δι' αἰνιγμῶν, ἐν αἰνιγμοῖς, etc.: δι' αἰνιγμῶν ἐρεῖν Ar.Ra.61, ἐν αἰνιγμοῖς σημαίνει E.Rh.754, cf. E.Ph.1353, Pl.Ti.72b, Anaxil.22.23, Aeschin.3.121, Plu.Galb.24, Sch.E.Hipp.345
sg. ἐν αἰνιγμῷ Callisth.Olynth.13.