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Lexicon :: Strong's G135 - ainigma

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αἴνιγμα
Transliteration
ainigma (Key)
Pronunciation
ah'-ee-nig-ma
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of αἶνος (G136) (in its primary sense)
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TDNT Reference: 1:178,27

Strong’s Definitions

αἴνιγμα aínigma, ah'-ee-nig-ma; from a derivative of G136 (in its primary sense); an obscure saying ("enigma"), i.e. (abstractly) obscureness:—X darkly.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G135 in the following manner: darkly (with G1722) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G135 in the following manner: darkly (with G1722) (1x).
  1. an obscure saying, enigma, riddle

  2. an obscure thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αἴνιγμα aínigma, ah'-ee-nig-ma; from a derivative of G136 (in its primary sense); an obscure saying ("enigma"), i.e. (abstractly) obscureness:—X darkly.
STRONGS G135:
αἴνιγμα, -τος, τό (common from [Pindar fragment 165 (190)] Aeschylus down; from αἰνίσσομαι or αἰνίττομαί τι, to express something obscurely [from αἶνος, which see]);
1. an obscure saying, an enigma, Hebrew חִידָה (Judges 14:13, Sept. πρόβλημα).
2. an obscure thing: 1 Corinthians 13:12, where ἐν αἰνίγματι is not equivalent to αἰνιγματικῶς, i. e., ἀμαυρῶς obscurely, but denotes the object in the discerning of which we are engaged, as βλέπειν ἔν τινι, Matthew 6:4; cf. DeWette at the passage; the apostle has in mind Numbers 12:8 Sept.: ἐν εἴδει καὶ οὐ δἰ αἰνιγμάτων. [Others take ἐν locally, of the sphere in which we are looking; others refer the passage to 1. and take ἐν instrumentally.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
12:8
Judges
14:13
Matthew
6:4
1 Corinthians
13:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G135 matches the Greek αἴνιγμα (ainigma),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:8 -

With him I speak mouth to mouth,

Indeed clearly, and not in riddles,

And he beholds the form of Yahweh.

Why then were you not afraid

To speak against My servant, against Moses?”

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - “You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the people where Yahweh drives you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:1 -

Now the queen of Sheba heard the report about Solomon concerning the name of Yahweh. So she came to test him with riddles.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 -

Now the queen of Sheba heard the report about Solomon. So she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She had a very glorious retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 -

To understand a proverb and an enigma,

The words of the wise and their riddles.

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