Strong's G135 · Greek

αἴνιγμα

ainigma · ah'-ee-nig-ma

from a derivative of 136 (in its primary sense); an obscure saying ("enigma"), i.e. (abstractly) obscureness

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

αἴνιγμα (G135)

1 αἴνιγμα , -ατος, τό ( αἰνίσσομαι , to speak in riddles ; αἰνός = δεινός , dread , strange ), [in LXX for חִידָה , Nu 12:8 and always exc. De 28:37 ( שַׁמָּה );] a dark saying , riddle : I Co 13:12 (cf. Nu 12:8 ).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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