Midvash

ἐλπίςelpís

expectation (in classical Greek, rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in NT), hope

Greek (New Testament) · G1680

Meanings

1. of hope in general: 2 Corinthians 1:6; with genitive object, Acts 16:19; article infinitive, Acts 27:20, 1 Corinthians 9:10; παρ’ ἐλπίδα, Romans 4:18; ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι, 1 Corinthians 9:10.

2. Of religious hope: ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι, Acts 2:26, Acts 26:6, Romans 4:18, Romans 8:20, Titus 1:2; τῇ ἐ. ἐσώθημεν, Romans 8:24; κατ' ἐλπίδα ζωῆς αἰωνίου, Titus 3:7; of the Messianic hope of Israel, Acts 23:6, Acts 26:6, Acts 26:7, Acts 28:20; of Christian hope, Romans 5:2, Romans 5:4, Romans 5:5, Romans 12:12, Romans 15:4, Romans 15:13, 1 Corinthians 13:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 6:11, Hebrews 7:19, Hebrews 10:23, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 1:21, 1 Peter 3:15; with genitive object, Romans 5:2, Colossians 1:27, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, Titus 1:2; with genitive of that on which the hope is based, Acts 26:6, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 4:4, Colossians 1:23; ὁ θεὸς τῆς ἐ., Romans 15:13; ἔχειν ἐ. (= classical Greek ἐλπίζειν), Acts 24:15, Romans 15:4, 2 Corinthians 3:12, 2 Corinthians 10:15, Ephesians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:13; followed by ἐπί, with dative, 1 John 3:3; εἰς, Acts 24:15; ὅτι, Romans 8:20, Philippians 1:20, Philippians 1:21. Meton.

(a) of the author or ground of hope (classical Greek): 1 Thessalonians 2:19, 1 Timothy 1:1; with genitive object, Colossians 1:27

(b) of the thing hoped for: Galatians 5:5, Colossians 1:5, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 6:18.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 52 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 2:26 No wonder my heart is glad, and my tongue shouts his praises! My body rests in hope.
  • Acts 16:19 Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.
  • Acts 23:6 Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!”
  • Acts 24:15 I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Acts 26:6 Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors.
  • Acts 26:7 In fact, that is why the twelve tribes of Israel zealously worship God night and day, and they share the same hope I have. Yet, Your Majesty, they accuse me for having this hope!
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.