ἐλπίς

Vocabulary form:

ejlpivV, -ivdoV, hJ

Definition:

hope, expectation

Frequency:

GK:

1828

Root:

ejlpid

Mnemonics:

Elvis fans hope that he did not really die.

Mnemonic Singing:

My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness.

Notes:

The Christian "hope" is not a wondering if something will happen, but the "confident anticipation" of what we know will surely come to pass. This is a great word for a word study.

Biblical Concordance

Acts 2:26	on account of this my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem).
Acts 16:19	When her owners saw that their hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem) of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
Acts 23:6	Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is regarding my hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) of a resurrection for the dead that I am on trial.”
Acts 24:15	having a hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) in God, which these men themselves accept, that there is to be a resurrection both of the just and of the unjust.
Acts 26:6	And now I stand here on trial because of my hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem) in the promise made by God to our fathers,
Acts 26:7	to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, worshipping strenuously night and day. It is for this hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem), your Excellency, that I am being accused by Jews!
Acts 27:20	When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm continued to rage, all hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem) of our being saved was at last abandoned.
Acts 28:20	For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) of Israel that I wear this chain.”
Romans 4:18	Hoping (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) against hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem), Abraham believed that he would become the father of many nations according to what had been spoken, “So will your descendants be.”
Romans 5:2	through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem) of sharing the glory of God.
Romans 5:4	and endurance produces character, and character produces hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem),
Romans 5:5	and hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem) does not disappoint us, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 8:20	For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own choosing, but because of him who subjected it, in hope (helpidi \| ἑλπίδι \| dat sg fem)
Romans 8:24	For in this hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem) we were saved. Now hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem) that is seen is not hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem), for who hopes for what he sees?
Romans 12:12	rejoice in hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem), be patient in suffering, devote yourself to prayer;
Romans 15:4	For whatever was written at an earlier time was written for our instruction, that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem).
Romans 15:13	Now may the God of hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem) by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 9:10	Or does he not speak entirely for our sake. To be sure, it was written for our sake, because the one plowing should plow in hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem) and the one threshing thresh in hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem) of sharing in the crop.
1 Corinthians 13:13	And now remain faith, hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem), and love; these three. And the greatest of these is love.
2 Corinthians 1:7	And our hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem) for you is firm, because we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our encouragement.
2 Corinthians 3:12	Therefore since we have such a hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem), we behave with great boldness,
2 Corinthians 10:15	We will not go beyond proper limits by boasting in the labors of others, but we have hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) that as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will be greatly enlarged,
Galatians 5:5	For we by the Spirit, through faith, eagerly await the righteousness for which we hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem).
Ephesians 1:18	I pray that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may comprehend the hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem) to which he has called you, what are the rich benefits of his glorious inheritance among the saints,
Ephesians 2:12	remember that at that time you were apart from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) and without God in the world.
Ephesians 4:4	There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called to the one hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem) of your calling;
Philippians 1:20	It is my earnest expectation and hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) that I will in no way be put to shame, but that with complete boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Colossians 1:5	Both spring from the hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,
Colossians 1:23	if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which became I, Paul, became a minister.
Colossians 1:27	To them God chose God to make known how great among the Gentiles are the glorious riches of this mystery, this among the Gentiles which is Christ in you, the hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem) of glory.
1 Thessalonians 1:3	remembering before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love and the steadfastness of your hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:19	For what is our hope (elpis \| ἐλπίς \| nom sg fem), or joy, or crown of rejoicing before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not indeed you?
1 Thessalonians 4:13	Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as others do who have no hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem).
1 Thessalonians 5:8	but let us who belong to the daylight stay sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) of salvation.
2 Thessalonians 2:16	Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) by grace,
1 Timothy 1:1	Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus because of the command from God our Savior our and Christ Jesus our hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem), our
Titus 1:2	for the sake of the hope (elpidi \| ἐλπίδι \| dat sg fem) of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times eternal,
Titus 2:13	waiting for the blessed hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem), the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Titus 3:7	so that having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) of eternal life.
Hebrews 3:6	but Christ is faithful as the Son, presiding over God’s household, and we are his household if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) of which we boast.
Hebrews 6:11	But we want each one of you to demonstrate the same earnestness to the very end for the fulfillment of your hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem),
Hebrews 6:18	so that through two unchangeable facts, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge might have strong incentive to hold fast to the hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) set before us.
Hebrews 7:19	(for the law made nothing perfect); but the introduction of a better hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) through which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 10:23	Let us continue to hold fast the hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) that we confess without wavering, for the one who made the promise is faithful.
1 Peter 1:3	Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy gave us new birth into a living hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:21	who through him believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) are in God.
1 Peter 3:15	but in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord, being ready at all times to make a defense to all who ask you for a word concerning the hope (elpidos \| ἐλπίδος \| gen sg fem) that is in you.
1 John 3:3	And everyone who has this hope (elpida \| ἐλπίδα \| acc sg fem) in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.