ἐλπίς

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hope

ἐλπίς (ἑλ-, Rom.8:20 , WH, see Bl., § 4, 3; M, Pr. , 44), -ίδος, ἡ [in LXX for בָּטַח and its derivatives, תִּקְוָה (frequently in Jb), etc. ;] expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in NT), hope; __1. of hope in general : 2Co.1:6; with genitive obj., Act.16:19; art. inf., Act.27:20 , 1Co.9:10 ; παρ᾽ ἐλπίδα, Rom.4:18; ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι, 1Co.9:10. __2. Of religious hope : ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι, Act.2:26 26:6 , Rom.4:18 8:20 , Tit.1:2 ; τῇ ἐ. ἐσώθημεν, Rom.8:24; κατ᾽ ἐλπίδα ζωῆς αἰωνίου, Tit.3:7; of the Messianic hope of Israel, Act.23:6 26:6-7 28:20 ; of Christian hope, Rom.5:2-5 12:12 15:4, 13 , 1Co.13:13 , 2Th.2:16 , Heb.3:6 6:11 7:19 10:23 , 1Pe.1:3 1:21 3:15 ; with genitive obj., Rom.5:2 , Col.1:27 , 1Th.1:3 5:8 , Tit.1:2 ; with genitive of that on which the hope is based, Act.26:6 , Eph.1:18 4:4 , Col.1:23 ; ὁ θεὸς τῆς ἐ., Rom.15:13; ἔχειν ἐ. (= cl. ἐλπίζειν), Act.24:15 , Rom.15:4 , 2Co.3:12 10:15 , Eph.2:12 , 1Th.4:13 ; before ἐπί, with dative, 1Jn.3:3; εἰς, Act.24:15; ὅτι, Rom.8:20 , Php.1:20-21 . Meton., __(a) of the author or ground of hope (cl.): 1Th.2:19 , 1Ti.1:1 ; with genitive obj., Col.1:27; __(b) of the thing hoped for : Gal.5:5 , Col.1:5 , Tit.2:13 , Heb.6:18 (Cremer, 252, 712).† (AS)