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ἐλπίς

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hope

Used 53 times in the tagged text.

What it means

  • of hope in general
  • Of religious hope
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 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)

Same idea, other words · Hope and waiting

Biblical hope is confident expectation, not wishful thinking. Several Hebrew words picture waiting for the Lord.

Where it appears

  • Acts8
  • Romans13
  • 1 Corinthians3
  • 2 Corinthians3
  • Galatians1
  • Ephesians3
  • Philippians1
  • Colossians3
  • 1 Thessalonians4
  • 2 Thessalonians1
  • 1 Timothy1
  • Titus3
  • Hebrews5
  • 1 Peter3
  • 1 John1

Every use · 1–50 of 53 · BSB

  1. Acts 2:26ἐλπίδι.hope.

    Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,

  2. Acts 16:19ἐλπὶςhope

    When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

  3. Acts 23:6ἐλπίδος[the] hope

    Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

  4. Acts 24:15ἐλπίδαa hope

    and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

  5. Acts 26:6ἐλπίδιhope

    And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

  6. Acts 26:7ἐλπίδοςhope

    the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

  7. Acts 27:20ἐλπὶςhope

    When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

  8. Acts 28:20ἐλπίδοςhope

    So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

  9. Romans 4:18ἐλπίδαhope

    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

  10. Romans 4:18ἐλπίδιhope

    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

  11. Romans 5:2ἐλπίδιhope

    through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

  12. Romans 5:4ἐλπίδα·hope;

    perseverance, character; and character, hope.

  13. Romans 5:5ἐλπὶςhope

    And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

  14. Romans 8:20ἑλπίδιhope

    For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope

  15. Romans 8:24ἐλπίδιhope

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

  16. Romans 8:24ἐλπὶςhope

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

  17. Romans 8:24ἐλπίς·hope;

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

  18. Romans 12:12ἐλπίδιin hope

    Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

  19. Romans 15:4ἐλπίδαhope

    For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

  20. Romans 15:13ἐλπίδοςof hope

    Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  21. Romans 15:13ἐλπίδιhope

    Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  22. 1 Corinthians 9:10ἐλπίδιhope

    Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

  23. 1 Corinthians 9:10ἐλπίδιhope

    Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

  24. 1 Corinthians 13:13ἐλπίς,hope,

    And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

  25. 2 Corinthians 1:7ἐλπὶςhope

    And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.

  26. 2 Corinthians 3:12ἐλπίδαhope

    Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

  27. 2 Corinthians 10:15ἐλπίδαhope

    Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,

  28. Galatians 5:5ἐλπίδα[the] hope

    But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

  29. Ephesians 1:18ἐλπὶςhope

    I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

  30. Ephesians 2:12ἐλπίδαhope

    remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

  31. Ephesians 4:4ἐλπίδιhope

    There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

  32. Philippians 1:20ἐλπίδαhope

    I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

  33. Colossians 1:5ἐλπίδαhope

    the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

  34. Colossians 1:23ἐλπίδοςhope

    if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

  35. Colossians 1:27ἐλπὶςhope

    To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

  36. 1 Thessalonians 1:3ἐλπίδοςhope

    and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  37. 1 Thessalonians 2:19ἐλπὶςhope

    After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

  38. 1 Thessalonians 4:13ἐλπίδα.hope.

    Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

  39. 1 Thessalonians 5:8ἐλπίδα[the] hope

    But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

  40. 2 Thessalonians 2:16ἐλπίδαhope

    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

  41. 1 Timothy 1:1ἐλπίδοςhope

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

  42. Titus 1:2ἐλπίδι[the] hope

    in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

  43. Titus 2:13ἐλπίδαhope

    as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

  44. Titus 3:7ἐλπίδα[the] hope

    so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

  45. Hebrews 3:6ἐλπίδοςof [our] hope

    But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

  46. Hebrews 6:11ἐλπίδοςhope

    We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

  47. Hebrews 6:18ἐλπίδος·hope;

    Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

  48. Hebrews 7:19ἐλπίδοςhope

    (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

  49. Hebrews 10:23ἐλπίδοςof [our] hope

    Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

  50. 1 Peter 1:3ἐλπίδαa hope

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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