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  • 1 crībrum

        crībrum ī, n    [2 CER-], a sieve, riddle, C., O.
    * * *
    sieve; riddle (L+S)

    in cribrum gerere -- carry in a sieve/perform useless task

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  • 2 aenigma

        aenigma atis, n, αἴνιγμα, a figure, allegory, C.
    * * *
    puzzle, enigma, riddle, obscure expression/saying

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  • 3 (ambāgēs

        (ambāgēs is),> f, only abl sing. ambage, and plur. ambāgēs, um    [ambi + 1 AG-], a going around, roundabout way: variarum ambage viarum (of the labyrinth), O.: dolos tecti ambagesque resolvit, V.—Fig., of speech, digression, circumlocution, evasion: ambages mihi narrare, T.: per ambages et longa exorsa tenere, V.: pueris dignae, L.: missis ambagibus, without circumlocution, H.: positis ambagibus, O.—A riddle, enigma, dark saying: immemor ambagum suarum, O.: tacitae, a dumb show, L.: eā ambage Chalcedonii monstrabantur, Ta.: per ambages effigies ingenii sui, an enigmatical symbol of, L.

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  • 4 argūmentum

        argūmentum ī, n    [arguo], an argument, evidence, ground, support, proof: Sthenium sine argumento damnare: ad huius innocentiam: fabella sine argumento, unsupported story: argumento sit clades, L.: libertatis, Ta.: argumenti sumebant loco, non posse, etc., accepted as a proof, Cs. — A sign, mark, token, evidence: argumenta atque indicia sceleris: animi laeti argumenta, indications, O.: non sine argumento male dicere, i. e. plausible ground. — Of a composition, the matter, contents, subject, theme, burden, argument: fabulae, T.: argumentum narrare, T.: argumento fabulam serere, upon a theme, i. e. a plot, L.: ex ebore perfecta argumenta, subjects modelled: (cratera) longo caelaverat argumento, O.: ingens, V.
    * * *
    proof; evidence, fact; argument; conclusion; reason, basis; subject/plot (play); trick; token (Vulgate); riddle; dark speech

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  • 5 Oedipūs

        Oedipūs odis, m, Οἰδίπουσ, a king of Thebes, who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, C., O.—Prov.: Davus sum, non Oedipus, i. e. no diviner, T.

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  • 6 ambages

    circuit; roundabout way; long story, details; riddle; ambiguity; lie; mystery

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  • 7 enigma

    puzzle, enigma, riddle, obscure expression/saying

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  • 8 griphus

    riddle; enigma

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  • 9 problema

    problems, questions for debate/academic discussion (pl.); enigma/riddle/puzzle

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  • 10 problematum

    problems, questions for debate/academic discussion (pl.); enigma/riddle/puzzle

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  • 11 scirpus

    I
    scirpa, scirpum ADJ
    woven/made of bulrushes; basket-work (CAS)
    II
    marsh plant, bulrush; (Scripus lacustris); riddle (like intricate basket-work)

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  • 12 aenigma

    aenigmă, ătis, n., = ainigma (dat. and abl. plur. aenigmatis, Charis. p. 38 P.), that which is enigmatical or dark in a figurative representation, an allegory; accto Quintilian's expl.:

    allegoria, quae est obscurior,

    Inst. 8, 6, 52; Cic. de Or. 3, 42.—
    II.
    Of other things.
    A.
    That which is dark, obscure, or inexplicable; a riddle, enigma, obscurity:

    regina Saba venit temptare eum in aenigmatibus,

    Vulg. 3 Reg. 10, 1:

    obscuritates et aenigmata somniorum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 64;

    aenigma numero Platonis obscurius,

    id. Att. 7, 13:

    legum,

    Juv. 8, 50:

    palam et non per aenigmata Dominum videt,

    Vulg. Num. 12, 8; 1 Cor. 13, 12.—
    B.
    A mystery; a mystical tenet or dogma in religion, Arn 3, p. 109.

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  • 13 cribrum

    crībrum, i, n. [from root cer, whence cerno], a sieve, searce, riddle, Cato, R. R. 25, 76, 3; Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 14; Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59; Col. 8, 5, 16; Plin. 18, 11, 28, § 108 sq.; Ov. M. 12, 437; Pers. 3, 112 et saep.—

    Facete, of a slave whose back was pierced by goads: carnificum cribrum, Plant. Most. 1, 1, 52.—Prov.: imbrem in cribrum gerere,

    i. e. to labor in vain, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 100.

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  • 14 griphus

    grīphus, i, m., = griphos (a net; hence transf.), an intricate or puzzling question, a riddle, enigma (post-class. and very rare):

    griphos dissolvere,

    Gell. 1, 4, 4; v. App. Flor. 9; Aus. Idyll. 11.

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  • 15 Oedipodes

    Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:

    Oedipo,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.
    I.
    A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;

    when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,

    Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:

    isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,
    A.
    Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:

    impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—
    B.
    Oedĭpŏdĭa, ae, f., = Oidipodia, a fountain in Bœotia, named after Œdipus, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25.—
    C.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:

    Oedipodionidae fratres,

    i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—
    D.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):

    ales,

    i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:

    fratres,

    id. ib. 10, 801.—
    II.
    Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext.

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  • 16 Oedipodia

    Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:

    Oedipo,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.
    I.
    A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;

    when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,

    Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:

    isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,
    A.
    Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:

    impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—
    B.
    Oedĭpŏdĭa, ae, f., = Oidipodia, a fountain in Bœotia, named after Œdipus, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25.—
    C.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:

    Oedipodionidae fratres,

    i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—
    D.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):

    ales,

    i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:

    fratres,

    id. ib. 10, 801.—
    II.
    Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext.

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  • 17 Oedipodionides

    Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:

    Oedipo,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.
    I.
    A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;

    when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,

    Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:

    isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,
    A.
    Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:

    impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—
    B.
    Oedĭpŏdĭa, ae, f., = Oidipodia, a fountain in Bœotia, named after Œdipus, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25.—
    C.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:

    Oedipodionidae fratres,

    i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—
    D.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):

    ales,

    i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:

    fratres,

    id. ib. 10, 801.—
    II.
    Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext.

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  • 18 Oedipodionius

    Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:

    Oedipo,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.
    I.
    A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;

    when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,

    Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:

    isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,
    A.
    Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:

    impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—
    B.
    Oedĭpŏdĭa, ae, f., = Oidipodia, a fountain in Bœotia, named after Œdipus, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25.—
    C.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:

    Oedipodionidae fratres,

    i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—
    D.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):

    ales,

    i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:

    fratres,

    id. ib. 10, 801.—
    II.
    Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext.

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  • 19 Oedipus

    Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:

    Oedipo,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.
    I.
    A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;

    when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,

    Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:

    isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,
    A.
    Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:

    impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—
    B.
    Oedĭpŏdĭa, ae, f., = Oidipodia, a fountain in Bœotia, named after Œdipus, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25.—
    C.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:

    Oedipodionidae fratres,

    i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—
    D.
    Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):

    ales,

    i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:

    fratres,

    id. ib. 10, 801.—
    II.
    Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext.

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  • 20 problema

    problēma, ătis ( gen. plur. problematorum, Gell. 3, 6, 1; abl. plur. problematis, id. 19, 6, 1), n., = problêma, a question proposed for solution, a problem, enigma, riddle, puzzle (post-Aug.), Suet. Gram. 4: problemata philosophoumena, Sen. Contr. 1, 3, 8:

    Aristotelis libri sunt, qui Problemata physica inscribuntur,

    Gell. 19, 4, 1:

    Aristoteles in septimo problematorum,

    id. 3, 6, 1; 2, 30, 11; App. Mag. 51:

    in problematis Aristotelis,

    Gell. 19, 6, 1:

    proponam vobis problema,

    Vulg. Judic. 14, 12.—Hence, problēmătĭcus, a, um, adj., = problêmatikos, problematic; as subst.: problē-matĭca, ōrum, n., problems, cases set forth as problems (the title of a medical work), Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 3, 46.

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