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αἴνιγμα

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

αἴνιγμα, -ατος, τό

(αἰνίσσομαι, to speak in riddles; αἰνός = δεινός, dread, strange), [in LXX for חִידָה, Numbers 12:8 and always exc. Deuteronomy 28:37 (שַׁמָּה) ;]

a dark saying, riddle: 1 Corinthians 13:12 (cf. Nu, l.with).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 13:12αἰνίγματι · but a dim reflection
    Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.