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1 Riddle
v. trans.See Pierce.——————subs.P. and V. αἴνιγμα, τό, αἰνιγμός, ὁ (Plat. but rare P.).Difficulty: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.I am no prophet to read riddles aright: V. οὐ μάντις εἰμὶ τἀφανῆ γνῶναι σαφῶς (Eur., Hipp. 346). Speak in riddle, v.: P. and V. αἰνίσσεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Riddle
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2 Parable
subs.Story: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, μῦθος, ὁ, V. αἶνος, ὁ.Riddle: P. and V. αἴνιγμα, τό, αἰνιγμός, ὁ.Speak in parables: P. διʼ εἰκόνων λέγειν, P. and V. αἰνίσσεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Parable
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