Strong's Lexicon anexichniastos: Unsearchable, inscrutable, unfathomable Original Word: ἀνεξιχνίαστος Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and a derivative of ἐξιχνιάζω (exichniazo, "to trace out" or "to explore"), which itself comes from ἐκ (ek, "out of") and ἴχνος (ichnos, "footprint" or "track"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anexichniastos," similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like חֵקֶר (cheqer, "searching" or "investigation") as seen in passages like Job 5:9 and Psalm 145:3, which speak of God's unsearchable greatness. Usage: The term "anexichniastos" is used to describe something that cannot be fully comprehended or explored by human understanding. It conveys the idea of something being beyond human capacity to trace or investigate fully. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe the divine attributes and actions of God, emphasizing His infinite wisdom and knowledge. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of something being "unsearchable" or "inscrutable" would resonate with philosophical ideas about the divine or the cosmos being beyond human comprehension. The use of this term in the New Testament reflects a Jewish understanding of God's transcendence and mystery, which was a common theme in Jewish wisdom literature and prophetic writings. HELPS Word-studies 421 aneksi NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and exichniazó (to track out) Definition that cannot be traced out NASB Translation unfathomable (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 421: ἀνεξιχνίαστοςἀνεξιχνίαστος, ἀνεξιχνίαστον (alpha privative and ἐξιχνιάζω to trace out), that cannot be traced out, that cannot be comprehended (A. V. unsearchable): Romans 11:33; Ephesians 3:8. (Job 5:9; Job 9:10; (Job 34:24); the Prayer of Manasses 6 (see the Sept., Tdf. edition, Proleg. § xxix.); several times in ecclesiastical writings.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance past finding out; unsearchable. From a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of a compound of ek and a derivative of ichnos; not tracked out, i.e. (by implication) untraceable -- past finding out; unsearchable. see GREEK a see GREEK ek see GREEK ichnos Forms and Transliterations ανεξιχνίαστα ανεξιχνιαστοι ανεξιχνίαστοι ἀνεξιχνίαστοι ανεξιχνιαστον ανεξιχνίαστον ἀνεξιχνίαστον anexichniastoi anexichníastoi anexichniaston anexichníastonLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Romans 11:33 Adj-NFPGRK: αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστοι αἱ ὁδοὶ NAS: are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! KJV: his ways past finding out! INT: of him and untraceable the ways Ephesians 3:8 Adj-AMS Strong's Greek 421 |
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