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  • 1 riddle

    I ['ridl] noun
    (a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) αίνιγμα
    II ['ridl] verb
    (to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) κάνω κόσκινο

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  • 2 Riddle

    v. trans.
    See Pierce.
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    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.

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  • 3 riddle

    1) γρίφος
    2) κοσκινίζω

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  • 4 Answer

    subs.
    P. and V. ἀπόκρισις, ἡ (Eur., frag.).
    Defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.
    Oracular answer: P. and V. χρησμός, ὁ, μαντεῖον, τό, Ar. and V. μάντευμα, τό; see Oracle.
    In answer to, prep.: P. and V. πρός (acc.).
    Send an answer by letter: P. ἐπιστολὴν ἀντεπιτιθέναι (Thuc. 1, 129).
    The answer to the letter was as follows: P. ἀντεγέγραπτο τάδε (Thuc. 1, 129).
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἀποκρίνεσθαι (Eur., Supp. 516, Bacch. 1272), ἀντιλίγειν, ἀντειπεῖν, V. ἀνταυδᾶν, ἀντιφωνεῖν, ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀνταμείβεσθαι.
    Retort: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.
    Answer on behalf of ( another): Ar. ὑπεραποκρίνεσθαι (gen.).
    Of an oracle: P. and V. χρῆν, ἀναιρεῖν.
    Answer ( a riddle): P. and V. λύειν, V. διειπεῖν; see Solve.
    Answer a knock: P. ὑπακούειν (absol. or dat. of pers.).
    Answer ( charges): P. and V. ἀπολογεῖσθαι (πρός, acc.) (cf. Eur., Bacch. 41).
    Correspond to: P. and V. συνᾴδειν (dat.), συμφέρειν (dat.); see Correspond.
    Equal: P. and V. ἰσοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξισοῦσθαι (dat.).
    Suit: P. and V. ἁρμόζειν (dat.).
    Answer for: see Guarantee.
    Defend: Ar. ὑπεραποκρίνεσθαι; see Defend.
    Answer to: see correspond to.
    Resemble: P. and V. ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.).
    Obey: P. and V. πείθεσθαι (dat.).
    Bid him sail home to answer the charges the city brought against him: P. κελεύειν ἀποπλεῖν εἰς ἀπολογίαν ὼν ἡ πόλις ἐνεκάλει (Thuc. 6, 53). V. intrans.
    Succeed: P. and V. εὖ χωρεῖν, προχωρεῖν, ὀρθοῦσθαι, κατορθοῦν (or pass.), εὖ φέρεσθαι, καλῶς φέρεσθαι.
    Turn out: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν; see turn out.

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  • 5 Betroth

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἐκδιδόναι (also mid.), συνοικίζειν, ἐγγυᾶν, V. κατεγγυᾶν, νυμφεύειν, μνηστεύειν, ἁρμόζειν.
    Have betrothed to one: P. ἐγγυᾶσθαι (acc.).
    Creon announces that he will betroth me to him who should discover the riddle of the wise maiden: V. Κρέων... κηρύσσει ὅστις σοφῆς αἴνιγμα παρθένου μάθοι τούτῳ συνάψειν λέκτρα (Eur., Phoen. 47).

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  • 6 Chance

    subs.
    P. and V. τύχη, ἡ
    Accident: P. and V. συμφορά, ἡ, Ar. and P. συντυχια, ἡ.
    Opportunity: P. and V. καιρός, ὁ.
    By chance: P. and V. τύχη, P. κατὰ τύχην, ἐκ τύχης.
    If by chance: P. and V. εἴ πως, ἐάν πως.
    Get the chance, v.: P. and V. δύνασθαι.
    Throw away one's chances one by one: προΐεσθαι καθʼ ἕκαστον ἀεί τι τῶν πραγμάτων (Dem. 13).
    ( They reflected) that, if they had not been seen to have arrived, there would have been no chance for them: P. εἰ μὲν γὰρ μὴ ὤφθησαν ἐλθόντες, οὐκ ἂν ἐν τύχῃ γίγνεσθαι σφίσιν (Thuc. 4, 73).
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    v. intrans.
    Happen, occur: P. and V. τυγχάνειν, συντυγχάνειν, συμβαίνειν, γίγνεσθαι, παραπίπτειν, συμπίπτειν, ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι. V. κυρεῖν, ἐκπίπτειν (Soph., frag.).
    Chance ( to do a thing): P. and V. τυγχάνειν (part.), V. κυρεῖν (part.).
    Chance upon: see light on.
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    adj.
    Casual: P. and V. ὁ τυχών, ὁ ἐπιτυχών, ὁ προστυχών, ὁ συντυχών.
    Of persons only: P. ὁ ἐντυχών, ὁ παρατυχών, V. ὁ ἐπιών.
    The riddle was not one for any chance comer to solve: τό γʼ αἴνιγμʼ οὐχὶ τοὐπιόντος ἦν ἀνδρὸς διειπεῖν (Soph., O.R. 393).
    Making inquiries of any chance comer: P. ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος πυνθανόμενος (Thuc. 1, 22).

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  • 7 Find

    v. trans.
    Discover: P. and V. εὑρίσκειν, ἀνευρίσκειν, ἐφευρίσκειν, ἐξευρίσκειν, V. προσευρίσκειν.
    Catch in the act: P. and V. φωρᾶν, λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl. 260), αἱρεῖν, ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.
    Light upon: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.). προσπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.), P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), V. κυρεῖν (gen.), κιγχάνειν (acc. or gen.),
    We shall find him a more troublesome and powerful enemy: P. χαλεπωτέρῳ καὶ ἰσχυροτέρῳ χρησόμεθα ἐχθρῷ (Dem. 102).
    Nor can I praise Greece, finding her base towards my son: V. οὐδʼ ῾Ελλάδʼ ᾔνεσα... κακίστην λαμβάνων πρὸς παῖδʼ ἐμόν (Eur., H.F. 222).
    You yourself would find the Achaeans kinder: V. αὐτή τʼ Ἀχαιῶν πρευμενεστέρων τύχοις (ἄν) (Eur., Tro. 734) (same construction Plat. Charm. 175C).
    I found you the dearest of my friends: V. ἐμῶν γὰρ φίλτατον σʼ ηὗρον φίλων (Eur., I.T. 708).
    Be found, prove oneself: P. and V. φαίνεσθαι; see under Prove.
    Find (money, etc.), provide: P. and V. παρέχειν (or mid.), πορίζειν (or mid.); see Provide.
    Deliver a verdict: P. and V. κρίνειν, δικάζειν; see Decide.
    Find fault: Ar. and P. σχετλιάζειν.
    Find guilty P. and V. αἱρεῖν, καθαιρεῖν.
    Be found guilty: P. and V. ἁλίσκεσθαι.
    Find out; see Find.
    Solve ( a riddle): P. and V. λύειν, V. διειπεῖν; see Solve.

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  • 8 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.

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  • 9 Solve

    v. trans.
    P. and V. λύειν, Ar. and P. διαλύειν.
    Solve riddle V. διειπεῖν, μανθάνειν, γιγνώσκειν, εἰδέναι.

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