Elpis
el-pece'
Noun Feminine
NAS Word Usage - Total: 54
- expectation of evil, fear
- expectation of good, hope
- in the Christian sense
- joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation
- in the Christian sense
- on hope, in hope, having hope
- the author of hope, or he who is its foundation
- the thing hoped for
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
elpiß
Origin
from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)
Strong's Number
1680
TDNT Entry
2:517,229
NAS Word Usage
hope
53
hopes
1
Total
54
NAS Verse Count
8
9
3
5
3
1
Total
48
Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Elpis". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon".
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