elpis <1680>
elpiv elpis
| Pronunciation | : | el-pece' |
| Origin | : | from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure) |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 2:517,229 |
| PrtSpch | : | n f (noun feminime) |
| In Greek | : | elpida 18, elpidi 12, elpidov 13, elpiv 10 |
| In NET | : | hope 47, a hope 2, confident expectation 1, in hope 1 |
| In AV | : | hope 53, faith 1 |
| Count | : | 54 |
| Definition | : |
1) expectation of evil, fear 2) expectation of good, hope 2a) in the Christian sense 2a1) joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation 3) on hope, in hope, having hope 3a) the author of hope, or he who is its foundation 3b) the thing hoped for from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence: KJV -- faith, hope. |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
