γ457Γρῖφος
riddle, conundrum
[Meaning] a [sc. fishermen's] net. It also means an utterance hard to explain and intricately woven. The [utterance] having a feature in it unexpressed.
Γρῖφος· τὸ δίκτυον. λέγεται δὲ καὶ ὁ δύσκολος καὶ συμπεπλεγμένος λόγος. ὁ ἔχων πάθος ἐν ἑαυτῷ μὴ φαινόμενον.