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ἀνεξιχνίαστος
anexichniastos
G0421
G:A Greek

unsearchable

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anexichniastos describes riches, judgments, and ways as beyond being searched out.

The term marks what cannot be searched out: Ephesians 3:8 places it in the proclamation concerning Christ's riches, while Romans 11:33 uses it in an exclamation over God's judgments and ways.

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  1. Beyond being searched out · dominant

    In Ephesians 3:8, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the clause about proclaiming Christ's riches; the APB renders that clause “to the Gentiles to proclaim the unsearchable riches of Christ.” In Romans 11:33, the nominative plural feminine form occurs in the exclamation over God's judgments and ways; the APB renders, “How unsearchable are his judgments and how unsearchable are his ways!”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “unsearchable” in both verses, for Christ's riches in Ephesians 3:8 and for God's judgments and ways in Romans 11:33. Its repeated wording confirms the verse-level description rather than isolating each grammatical attachment.

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