ΑἸΝΙΓΜΑΤΑ, αἰνιγματα
AINIGMATA, ainigmata
Sounds Like: ai-NIG-ma-ta
Translations: riddles, enigmas, puzzles, dark sayings
From the root: ΑἸΝΙΓΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to riddles, puzzles, or obscure sayings that are difficult to understand. It can also denote a dark or mysterious saying, or something that is seen indistinctly, as if through a dim reflection. It is the plural form of the noun 'αἴνιγμα'.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G0139 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑἸΝΙΓΜΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑἸΝΙΓΜΑΣΙ — riddles, enigmas, obscure sayings, dark sayings
- ΑἸΝΙΓΜΑΣΙΝ — in riddles, in dark sayings, in enigmas
- ΑἸΝΙΓΜΑΤΩΝ — (of) riddles, (of) enigmas, (of) dark sayings
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