noun · neuter
ainigmem
Greekαἴνιγμα (ainigma)
Strong’sG135
a riddle, an enigma
stem ainigm-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
αἴνιγμα, -ατος, τό
(< αἰνίσσομαι, to speak in riddles; < αἰνός = δεινός, dread, strange), [in LXX for חִידָה, Nu 12:8 and always exc. De 28:37 (שַׁמָּה);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G135 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidah'-ee-nig-ma
an obscure saying ("enigma"), i.e. (abstractly) obscureness
Fromfrom a derivative of G136 (in its primary sense);
King JamesX darkly.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | ainigmem | ainigmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ainigmeu | ainigmeiu |
| to, for dative | ainigme1×αἰνίγματι | ainigmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ainigme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ainigme“reflection”to, fordative singular1×
1 Corinthians 13:12“reflection”blepanō gar arti dia esoptreu en ainigme, tote de prosōpem pros prosōpem; arti gnōskamō ek mereu, tote de epignōskemi kathōs kai epignōskima.Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.