adjective
anexichniastas
Greekἀνεξιχνίαστος (anexichniastos)
Strong’sG421
incomprehensible
stem anexichniast-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἀνεξιχνίαστος, -ον
(< ἀ- neg., ἐξιχνιάζω, to track out; < ἴχνος), [in LXX: Jb 5:9 9:10 34:24 (חֵקֶר אֵין)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G421 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-ex-ikh-nee'-as-tos
not tracked out, i.e. (by implication) untraceable
Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2487;
King Jamespast finding out; unsearchable.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | anexichniastos | anexichniastas | anexichniastem1×ἀνεξιχνίαστον | anexichniastois | anexichniastais1×ἀνεξιχνίαστοι | anexichniasteim |
| object accusative | anexichniaston | anexichniastan | anexichniastoin | anexichniastain | ||
| direct address vocative | anexichniastor | anexichniastar | anexichniastoir | anexichniastair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | anexichniastou | anexichniastau | anexichniasteu | anexichniastoiu | anexichniastaiu | anexichniasteiu |
| to, for dative | anexichniasto | anexichniasta | anexichniaste | anexichniastoi | anexichniastai | anexichniastei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
anexichniast is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anexichniastem“unsearchable”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Ephesians 3:8“unsearchable”mi to elachisto pantoiu hagioiu dōita tas charias houtas tei ethnei euangelizera tem anexichniastem ploutem tou Christou,Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
anexichniastais“inscrutable”subjectnominative plural1×
Romans 11:33“inscrutable”Ō bathem ploutou kai sofiau kai gnōsiau theou; hōs anexeraunēteim teim krimeim autou kai anexichniastais tais hodais autou.O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!