αἴνιγμα
ainigma
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obscure thing
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ainigma denotes an obscuring medium of present, partial perception in 1 Corinthians 13:12.
The sole attested use places the noun in a statement that present seeing and knowing are partial, contrasted with a future face-to-face and full knowing.
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An obscuring medium in partial perception · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 13:12, the dative singular neuter form occurs in the clause about seeing through a mirror while knowledge is only partial. The APB renders the clause "we see through a mirror in an obscure thing," before contrasting it with seeing "face to face."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 13:12, the APB presents the term within "we see through a mirror in an obscure thing." That wording identifies the verse's presentation rather than a precise standalone rendering.