"to track out, ἴξνος, a track which cannot be explored, inscrutable, incomprehensible, Rom. 11:33; Eph. 3:8*"
Definition and meaning
to track out, ἴξνος, a track which cannot be explored, inscrutable, incomprehensible, Rom. 11:33; Eph. 3:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνεξιχνίαστος
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anexichniastos (G421) across the King James Bible.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
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Common questions
Strong's G421 (anexichniastos) is a Greek word that means: to track out, ἴξνος, a track which cannot be explored, inscrutable, incomprehensible, Rom. 11:33; Eph. 3:8* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word anexichniastos (G421) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G421 is anexichniastos, a Greek word defined as: to track out, ἴξνος, a track which cannot be explored, inscrutable, incomprehensible, Rom. 11:33; Eph. 3:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anexichniastos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.