ἐλπίζωelpízō
to expect or confide
Greek (New Testament) · G1679
Meanings
to look for, expect, hope (for): with acc rei, Romans 8:24, Romans 8:25, 1 Corinthians 13:7, Hebrews 11:1; with dative of thing, Matthew 12:21; followed by καθώς, 2 Corinthians 8:5; with infinitive, Luke 6:34, Luke 23:8, Acts 26:7, Romans 15:24, 1 Corinthians 16:7, 2 Corinthians 5:11, Philippians 2:19, Philippians 2:23, 1 Timothy 3:14, 2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:14; followed by ὅτι, with present, Luke 24:21; with future, Acts 24:26, 2 Corinthians 1:13, 2 Corinthians 13:6, Philemon 1:22. As in LXX (WM, § xxxiii, d; and especially in the perfect, Ellic. on 1 Timothy 4:10; Bl., § 59, 2), with preposition; εἰς, John 5:45 (see Ellis., in the passage cited), 1 Peter 3:5; followed by ὅτι, 2 Corinthians 1:10; ἐπί, with dative, Romans 15:12 (LXX), 1 Timothy 4:10, 1 Timothy 6:17; ἐν, 1 Corinthians 15:19; with acc, 1 Peter 1:13 (aorist imper. see Bl., § 58, 2); τ. θεόν, 1 Timothy 5:5.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 31 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:21 And his name will be the hope of all the world.”
- Luke 6:34 And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.
- Luke 23:8 Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle.
- Luke 24:21 We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.
- John 5:45 “Yet it isn’t I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes.
- Acts 24:26 He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.