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αἰνίσσομαι

αἰνίσσομαι, to speak in riddles

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αἰνιχθέντα aorist passive participle neuter nominative plural, aorist passive participle neuter vocative plural, aorist passive participle neuter accusative plural, aorist passive participle masculine accusative singular of αἰνίσσομαι

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αἰνίσσομαι, Att. αἰνίττομαι: fut. αἰνίξομαι: aor. ᾐνιξάμην: (αἶνος):—
  • speak darkly or in riddles, μῶν ᾐνιξάμην; S. Aj. 1158; λόγοισι κρυπτοῖσιν αἰ. E. Ion 430; γνωρίμως αἰνίξομαι so as to be understood, Id. El. 946: c. acc. cogn., λόγον . . αἰνίξατο Pi. P. 8.40; αἰνίσσεσθαι ἔπεα to speak riddling verses, Hdt. 5.56: c. acc. rei, hint a thing, intimate, shadow forth, Pl. Ap. 21b, Tht. 152c; τὸ δίκαιον ὃ εἴη R. 332b; ὅτι . . Phd. 69c; αἰ. εἰς . . to refer as in a riddle to, to hint at, εἰς Κλέωνα τοῦτʼ αἰνίττεται Ar. Pax 47; τὴν Κυλλήνην . . εἰς τὴν χεῖρʼ ὀρθῶς ᾐνίξατο used the riddling word Cyllene (cf. κυλλός) . ., Id. Eq. 1085; so ᾐνίξαθʼ ὁ Βάκις τοῦτο πρὸς τὸν ἀέρα Id. Av. 970; αἰνιττόμενος εἰς ἐμέ Aeschin. 2.108; αἰ. ὡς . . Ps.-Plu. Vit.Hom. 4:—αἰ. τὸν ὠκεανόν form guesses about it, Arist. Mete. 347a6.
    • II Act. in late Prose, Philostr. VA 6.11.
    • III Pass., to be spoken darkly, aor. ᾐνίχθην Pl. Grg. 495b: pf. ᾔνιγμαι Thgn. 681, Ar. Eq. 196, Arist. Rh. 1405b4.

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