Gloss
hope, expectation
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐλπίς, -ίδος, ἡ
Greek transliteration
elpis
Simplified transliteration
elpis
Numbers
Strong's number
1680
GK Number
1828
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
53
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3c(2)
Definition
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᾿ ἐλπιδι, in security, with a guarantee, Acts 2:26; Rom. 8:20
Greek-English Concordance for ἐλπίς
| Acts 2:26 | on account of this my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem). |
| Acts 16:19 | When her owners saw that their hope (elpis | ἐλπίς | nom sg fem) of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. |
| Acts 23:6 | Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is regarding my hope (elpidos | ἐλπίδος | gen sg fem) of a resurrection for the dead that I am on trial.” |
| Acts 24:15 | having a hope (elpida | ἐλπίδα | acc sg fem) in God, which these men themselves accept, that there is to be a resurrection both of the just and of the unjust. |
| Acts 26:6 | And now I stand here on trial because of my hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem) in the promise made by God to our fathers, |
| Acts 26:7 | to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, worshipping strenuously night and day. It is for this hope (elpidos | ἐλπίδος | gen sg fem), your Excellency, that I am being accused by Jews! |
| Acts 27:20 | When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm continued to rage, all hope (elpis | ἐλπίς | nom sg fem) of our being saved was at last abandoned. |
| Acts 28:20 | For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope (elpidos | ἐλπίδος | gen sg fem) of Israel that I wear this chain.” |
| Romans 4:18 | Hoping (elpida | ἐλπίδα | acc sg fem) against hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem), Abraham believed that he would become the father of many nations according to what had been spoken, “So will your descendants be.” |
| Romans 5:2 | through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem) of sharing the glory of God. |
| Romans 5:4 | and endurance produces character, and character produces hope (elpida | ἐλπίδα | acc sg fem), |
| Romans 5:5 | and hope (elpis | ἐλπίς | nom sg fem) does not disappoint us, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. |
| Romans 8:20 | For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own choosing, but because of him who subjected it, in hope (helpidi | ἑλπίδι | dat sg fem) |
| Romans 8:24 | For in this hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem) we were saved. Now hope (elpis | ἐλπίς | nom sg fem) that is seen is not hope (elpis | ἐλπίς | nom sg fem), for who hopes for what he sees? |
| Romans 12:12 | rejoice in hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem), be patient in suffering, devote yourself to prayer; |
| Romans 15:4 | For whatever was written at an earlier time was written for our instruction, that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope (elpida | ἐλπίδα | acc sg fem). |
| Romans 15:13 | Now may the God of hope (elpidos | ἐλπίδος | gen sg fem) fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem) by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:10 | Or does he not speak entirely for our sake. To be sure, it was written for our sake, because the one plowing should plow in hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem) and the one threshing thresh in hope (elpidi | ἐλπίδι | dat sg fem) of sharing in the crop. |
| 1 Corinthians 13:13 | And now remain faith, hope (elpis | ἐλπίς | nom sg fem), and love; these three. And the greatest of these is love. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:7 | And our hope (elpis | ἐλπίς | nom sg fem) for you is firm, because we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our encouragement. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:12 | Therefore since we have such a hope (elpida | ἐλπίδα | acc sg fem), we behave with great boldness, |
| 2 Corinthians 10:15 | We will not go beyond proper limits by boasting in the labors of others, but we have hope (elpida | ἐλπίδα | acc sg fem) that as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will be greatly enlarged, |
| Galatians 5:5 | For we by the Spirit, through faith, eagerly await the righteousness for which we hope (elpida | ἐλπίδα | acc sg fem). |
| Ephesians 1:18 | I pray that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may comprehend the hope (elpis | ἐλπίς | nom sg fem) to which he has called you, what are the rich benefits of his glorious inheritance among the saints, |
| Ephesians 2:12 | remember that at that time you were apart from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope (elpida | ἐλπίδα | acc sg fem) and without God in the world. |
