ἐλπίς
elpís
“expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence”
54 occurrencesNew TestamentCommon word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. expectation; hope, Acts 24:15; Rom. 5:4; meton. the object of hope, thing hoped for, Rom. 8:24; Gal. 5:5; the author or source of hope, Col. 1:27; 1 Tim. 1:1; trust, confidence, 1 Pet. 1:21; ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι, in security, with a guarantee, Acts 2:26; Rom. 8:20
Translated in KJV as
faithhope
Etymology
from a primary (to anticipate, usually with pleasure);
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