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The New Testament Greek Lexicon

 Strong's Number:  1680 encodedOriginalWord
Original WordWord Origin
 ἐλπίς  from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)
Transliterated WordPhonetic Spelling
 elpis el-pece'
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Parts of SpeechTDNT
 Noun Feminine 2:517,229
 Definition
 
  1. expectation of evil, fear
  2. expectation of good, hope
    1. in the Christian sense
      1. joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation
  3. on hope, in hope, having hope
    1. the author of hope, or he who is its foundation
    2. the thing hoped for
 Translated Words
 KJV (54) - faith, 1; hope, 53;

NAS (54) - hope, 53; hopes, 1;

 Verse Count
KJVNAS
 
Acts8
Romans9
1 Corinthians2
2 Corinthians3
Galatians1
Ephesians3
Philippians1
Colossians3
1 Thessalonians4
2 Thessalonians1
1 Timothy1
Titus3
Hebrews5
1 Peter3
1 John1
 
Acts8
Romans9
1 Corinthians2
2 Corinthians3
Galatians1
Ephesians3
Philippians1
Colossians3
1 Thessalonians4
2 Thessalonians1
1 Timothy1
Titus3
Hebrews5
1 Peter3
1 John1
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Abbreviations Legend:
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament;

Copyright Statement
The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/.

Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Elpis". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon".
<http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1680>.  

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