ἐλπίς

elpisNoun (Feminine)G1680

hope

From: from a primary (to anticipate, usually with pleasure);

Short Definition

expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence

Full Lexicon Entry

-ίδος, ἡ expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in NT), hope
1.of hope in general
2.Of religious hope
aof the author or ground of hope
bof the thing hoped for
LXX Usage: for בָּטַח and its derivatives, תִּקְוָה (frequently in Jb), etc.

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology G:N-F

DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

47 times

Appears 47 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Romans
9
Acts
8
Hebrews
5
1 Thessalonians
4
1 Peter
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 13:13
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:8
  • Acts 26:6
  • Ephesians 4:4
  • Romans 15:4

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.