αἴνιγμα,ατος,τό,
A. dark saying, riddle, Pi. Fr. 177 , A. Pr. 610 , etc., cf. LXX De. 28.37 : freq. in pl.,ἐξ αἰνιγμάτων in riddles, darkly, A. Ag. 1112 , 1183 ; δι' αἰνιγμάτων
Aeschin. 3.121
(v.l.), etc. ; ἐν αἰνίγματι
1 Ep.Cor. 13.12
;αἴ. προβάλλειν, ξυντιθέναι, πλέκειν to makea riddle, Pl. Chrm. 162b , Ap. 27a , Plu. 2.988a ; opp.διειπεῖν, εἰδέναι, S. OT 393 , 1525 ; μαθεῖν
E. Ph. 48
.
II. taunt, Aristaenet. 1.27 .
III. ambush(Theban), Palaeph. 4 .