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.