ἐλπίς elpis

Greek word for “hope” · Strong’s G1680 · used 53 times in 48 verses

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Meaning

ἐλπίς; (ἑλ-, WH, see Bl., § 4, 3;

How it is translated

Glosses given for elpis in context, with how often each is used:

• hope 51
• our hope 2

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 5 (3), Colossians 1 (3), Acts 26 (2), Romans 8 (2), Romans 15 (2), Hebrews 6 (2), 1 Peter 1 (2), Acts 2 (1), Acts 16 (1), Acts 23 (1)

Forms

• ἐλπίδα 18
• ἐλπίδος 13
• ἐλπίδι 11
• ἐλπὶς 8
• ἐλπίς 2
• ἑλπίδι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with elpis more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πίστις pistis “faith” 8
• παράκλησις paraklēsis “encouragement” 4
• δόξα doxa “glory” 5
• κατά kata “according to” 6
• ἀγάπη agapē “love” 4
• ὑπομονή hupomonē “perseverance” 3
• παρρησία parrēsia “boldness” 3
• καρδία kardia “heart” 4
• ἀνάστασις anastasis “resurrection” 3
• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 4
• πατήρ patēr “father” 5
• αἰώνιος aiōnios “eternal” 3

Key verses

The verses using elpis that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Romans 5:2 — By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Romans 12:12 — Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
• Ephesians 2:12 — That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and…
• Philippians 1:20 — According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be…
• Colossians 1:23 — If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every…
• Colossians 1:27 — To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3 — Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16 — Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
• Titus 1:2 — In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
• Titus 2:13 — Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
• Hebrews 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope…
• 1 Peter 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.