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ἀπελπίζω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀπελπίζω
Greek transliteration: 
apelpizō
Simplified transliteration: 
apelpizo
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
560
GK Number: 
594
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-2a(1)
Gloss: 
to expect nothing in return
Definition: 
to lay aside hope, despond, despair;, also, to hope for something in return, Lk. 6:35*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀπελπίζω

Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting (apelpizontes | ἀπελπίζοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) nothing in return (apelpizontes | ἀπελπίζοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc). Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and evil.