incomprehensibilis

incomprĕhensĭbĭlis, e, adj. [2. incomprehendo], that cannot be seized or held, that cannot be grasped (post-Aug.).

• I Lit.: parvitas arenae, Col. 10 praef. § 4: alces incomprehensibili fuga pollet, that cannot be overtaken, Sol. 20.— Neutr. as subst.: constare ex comprehensibili et incomprehensibili, Tert. Ap. 48. —
• II Trop.
• • A (The fig. is of a wrestler.) In disputando incomprehensibilis et lubricus, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 6 Döring.—
  • B Of the mind, incomprehensible, inconceivable: vitiosae consuetudinis immensum et incomprehensibile arbitrium est, i.e. illimitable, endless, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 11, 1; cf., opus, id. Ep. 94, 14: cum igitur illa incerta (natura) incomprehensibilisque sit, incomprehensible, Cels. praef. med.: praecepta, Quint. 9, 1, 12.—Adv.: in-comprĕhensĭbĭlĭter, incomprehensibly, Hier. Ep. 87; Ambros. in Luc. 2, 1: natus filius, Hilar. Trin. 3, 17; Lact. 3, 2, 6.

in-comprehēnsibilis, e, unerfaßbar, unergreifbar (Ggstz. comprehensibilis), I) eig.: parvitas arenae, Colum. 10. praef. 4: brevitas, Macr. somn. Scip. 1, 16, 10: fuga, unerreichbare, Solin. 20, 7: praesens autem, quod medium est, adeo exiguum et inc. est, ut etc., Censor. 16, 4. – neutr. subst., constare ex comprehensibili et incomprehensibili, Tert. apol. 48. – II) übtr.: A) im allg., das Bild vom Ringer hergenommen, nicht faßbar, dem nicht beizukommen ist, ut est in disputando inc. et lubricus, Plin. ep. 1, 20, 6. – B) insbes.: 1) mit dem Verstande nicht faßlich, unbegreiflich, causa, Cels. 1. praef. p. 6, 2 D.: partis huius praecepta, Quint. 9, 1, 24: brevitas, Chalcid. Tim. 43 A.: iudicia, Vulg. Roman. 11, 33: incomprehensibilis cogitatu (v. Pers.), Vulg. Ierem. 32, 19. – neutr. pl. subst. = unbegreifliche Dinge, Vulg. Iob 9, 10. – 2) unerreichbar, unbeschränkt, maßlos, unendlich, opus (Aufgabe), Sen. ep. 94, 14: vita, Sen. nat. qu. 6, 32, 11: cuius immensum et inc. arbitrium (Willkür) est, Sen. ad Helv. 10, 11.

incomprehensibilis [CL] 1 that cannot be grasped or seized. s1306 captus est Symon Frysel in quo pendebat tota Scotorum fiducia, in tantum quod incarcerati Scoti nobiles invincibilem ~emque illum assererent Flor. Hist. III 133. 2 incomprehensible (by mind or sense). adest enim reprobis potentia naturae inconprehensibilis Bede Hom. II 8. 147; Deum ‥ majestate ~em Id. HE III 22; Eadmer V. Anselmi I 19 (v. incommutabilis b); corpus ‥ animatum, quod ~is deitatis esset habitaculum Petrus Dial. prol.; o ~ia divini arcana consilii! H. Bos. Thom. I 2; ibi rationabilis reproba creatura judicium habens justum quidem, sed occultum. †incomprehensile, irreprehensibile tamen, eo terribile quo immutabile Ad. Scot Serm. 163B; R. Bury Phil. 1. 18 (v. apprehensibiliter); Deus ‥ qui solus habes scienciam et sapienciam ~em Blakman Hen. VI 2.

incomprĕhēnsĭbĭlis, (15) e, ¶ 1 quʼon ne peut saisir : Col. Rust. 10, pr. 4 ; Macr. Scip. 1, 16, 10 ; [métaph.] Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 20, 6 ¶ 2 [fig.] quʼon ne peut embrasser, illimité : Sen. Helv. 10, 11 ; Ep. 94, 14.

incomprehensibilis , e. adj.
不可含。不可测者。

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