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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #421 - ἀνεξιχνίαστος

Transliteration

anexichníastos

Phonetics

an-ex-ikh-nee'-as-tos

Origin

from (G1) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of a compound of (G1537) and a derivative of (G2487)

Parts of Speech

Adjective

TDNT

1:358,58

Definition

Thayer's

that cannot be searched out, that cannot be comprehended

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5869 ‑ עַיִן (ah'‑yin);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (2)

Romans

Ephesians

NAS (2)

Romans

Ephesians

HCS (2)

Romans

Ephesians

BSB (2)

Romans

Ephesians

ESV (2)

Romans

Ephesians

WEB (2)

Romans

Ephesians

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀνεξ-ιχνίαστος, ον,

unsearchable, inscrutable, LXX Job 5:9, Romans 11:33, Ephesians 3:8.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† ἀνεξιχνίαστος , -ον

(< ἀ - neg., ἐξιχνιάζω , to track out; < ἴχνος ),

[in LXX: Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Job 34:24 (H2714 H369)*;]

that cannot be traced out: Romans 11:33, Ephesians 3:8 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

This word seems to have been borrowed by Paul (Romans 11:33, Ephesians 3:8 from Job (Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Job 34:24), and is re-echoed in early Fathers.

List of Word Forms

ανεξιχνίαστα ανεξιχνιαστοι ανεξιχνίαστοι ἀνεξιχνίαστοι ανεξιχνιαστον ανεξιχνίαστον ἀνεξιχνίαστον anexichniastoi anexichníastoi anexichniaston anexichníaston

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