Elpís — G1680

G1680 · Greek — ἐλπίς

Pronunciation: el-pece'

Definition

feminine noun

expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence

  1. rarely in a bad sense, expectation of evil, fear
  2. much more frequent in the classics, and always in the N. T., in a good sense
    1. the thing hoped for

Usually translated as

hope, faith

Origin

from a primary élpō (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)

Occurrences

Elpís occurs 54 times in 48 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (8), Romans (9), 1 Corinthians (2), 2 Corinthians (3), Galatians (1), Ephesians (3), Philippians (1), Colossians (3), 1 Thessalonians (4), 2 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (1), Titus (3), Hebrews (5), 1 Peter (3), 1 John (1)

Strong's Lexicon — E