# G135 αἴνιγμα

αἴνιγμα (aínigma), Strong’s G135: an obscure saying ("enigma"), i.e. (abstractly) obscureness KJV: X darkly. Occurs 9 times.

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*aínigma* — an obscure saying ("enigma"), i.e. (abstractly) obscureness

KJV: X darkly

Derived from [αἶνος aînos](https://besorah.bible/word/G136) (a story, but used in the sense of G1868)

Occurs 9 times.

## Where it occurs
- [1 Corinthians 13:12](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-corinthians/13?v=12) — For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was…
- [Wisdom of Solomon 8:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/8?v=8) — And if anyone longs for wide experience, she knows the things of old, and infers the things to come. She understands…
- [Sirach 39:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/39?v=3) — He will seek out the hidden meaning of proverbs and be conversant in the dark sayings of parables.
- [Sirach 47:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/47?v=15) — Your influence covered the earth, and you filled it with parables and riddles.