ἐλπίζω — to hope/expect · Greek word G1679

ἐλπίζωelpizō

to hope/expect

Greek · G1679 · 107 occurrences · 104 references

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ἐλπίζω
[in LXX chiefly for בָּטַח, also for חָסָה, יָחַל pi., hi., etc. ;]
to look for, expect, hope (for): with accusative of thing(s), Rom.8:24-25, 1Co.13:7, Heb.11:1; with dative of thing(s) (τ. τύχῃ, Thuc., iii, 97, 2), Mat.12:21; before καθώς, 2Co.8:5; with inf., Luk.6:34 23:8, Act.26:7, Rom.15:24, 1Co.16:7, 2Co.5:11, Php.2:19, 23, 1Ti.3:14, II Jn 12, 3Jn.14; before ὅτι, with pres., Luk.24:21; with fut., Act.24:26, 2Co.1:13 13:6, Phm 22. As in LXX (WM, § xxxiii, d; and esp. in the pf., Ellic. on 1Ti.4:10; Bl., § 59, 2), with prep.; εἰς, Jhn.5:45 (see Ellis., l.with), 1Pe.3:5; before ὅτι, 2Co.1:10; ἐπί, with dative, Rom.15:12 (LXX 1Ti.4:10 6:17; ἐν, 1Co.15:19; with accusative, 1Pe.1:13 (aor. imper. see Bl., § 58, 2); τ. θεόν, 1Ti.5:5 (of. ἀπ-, προ-ελπίζω, see Cremer, 255).†
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ἐλπίζω, Att. fut.

A -ιῶ LXX Ps. 43(44).7, Ep.Rom. 15.12; ἐλπίσω Gal. 10.656 (ἐλπίσω in A. Ch. 187 is aor. subj.): aor. ἤλπισα Hdt. 8.24, S. Ph. 1175 (lyr.), etc. (ἤλπιζα (sic) IG 3.1350 ): pf. ἤλπικα Ev.Jo. 5.45, (προ-) Posidipp. 27.8: plpf. ἠλπίκειν Plu. Alc. 17, Luc. Herm. 71, Hdn. 8.5.1:— Med., App. Pun. 115 (s.v.l.), Supp.Epigr. 2.461 (Histria, i B.C.):— Pass., aor. ἠλπίσθην S. OC 1105, APl. 4.222 ( Parmen. ): pf. ἤλπισμαι D.H. 5.40:— Att. form of ἔλπομαι, used also by Hdt., hope for, or rather (in earlier writers) look for, expect:—Constr.: c. acc., A. Th. 589, Ch. 539, etc., τι παρά τινος X. Mem. 4.3.17, D. 19.102: freq. with a dependent clause in inf., hope to do, or hope or expect that..; c. fut. inf., ἐ. μιν ἀποθανέεσθαι Hdt. 3.143, cf. Antipho 2.3.6, Th. 4.71, Lys. 16.2; ἐ. τὴν Εὐρώπην δουλώσεσθαι ( v.l. -ασθαι ) Id. 2.21: c. aor. inf., ἐ. ποτὲ δεῖξαι S. Ph. 629; ἤλπιζον ἑλεῖν X. Ages. 7.6: also with ἄν, οὐδαμὰ ἐλπίζων ἂν ἡμίονον τεκέειν Hdt. 3.151, Th. 2.53; the inf. may be omitted, ἔκλυον ἃν.. οὐδ’ ἂν ἤλπισ’ αὐδάν (sc. κλύειν) S. El. 1281; also ἐ. ὅπως.., with fut., E. Heracl. 1051, S. El. 963:— Pass., τὸ μηδαμὰ ἐλπισθὲν ἥξειν Id. OC 1105; ὁ ἐλπισθεὶς αὐτοκράτωρ POxy. 1021.6 (i A.D.).

2 of evils, look for, fear, in same constr., δύστανον ἐ. αἶσαν S. Tr. 111 (lyr.); ἔξοδον ὀλεθρίαν Αἴαντος ἐλπίζει φέρειν Id. Aj. 799, cf. Lys. 12.70; τουτί.. τὸ κακὸν οὐδέποτ’ ἤλπισα Ar. Av. 956; ἐ. πάγχυ ἀπολέεσθαι Hdt. 8.12; θῆράς σφε τὸν δύστηνον ἐλπίζει κτανεῖν E. Ion 348: with μή folld. by aor. subj., οὐδαμὰ ἐλπίσας μή κοτε ἐλάσῃ Hdt. 1.77; οὐκ ἂν ἤλπισε μή κοτέ τις ἀναβαίη Id. 8.53.

3 c. pres. inf., deem, suppose that.., Emp. 11.2; ἐλπίζων εἶναι.. ὀλβιώτατος Hdt. 1.30; ἐλπίζων σιτοδείην τε εἶναι ἰσχυρὴν.. καὶ τὸν λεὼν τετρῦσθαι ib. 22; οἰκότα ἐλπίζων ib. 27, cf. A. Th. 76, Ch. 187; βοῦν ἢ λέοντ’ ἤλπιζες ἐντείνειν βρόχοις; E. Andr. 720; ἐλπίζει δυνατὸς εἶναι ἄρχειν Pl. R. 573c; ὅστις ἐλπίζει θεοὺς.. χαίρειν ἀπαρχαῖς Trag.Adesp. 118.2: sts. of future events, τίς ἂν ἤλπισεν ἁμαρτήσεσθαί τινα τῶν πολιτῶν τοιαύτην ἁμαρτίαν; Lys. 31.27; οὐδὲν.. ποιήσειν ἐλπίζων D. 4.7.

4 c. dat., hope in.., τῇ τύχῃ Th. 3.97; ὀνόματι Ev.Matt. 12.21: also with Preps., ἔν τισι LXX 4 Ki. 18.5; πρός τι ib. Jd. 20.36; ἐ. εἴς τινα Ev.Jo. 5.45, al.; ἐπί τινι Ep.Rom. 15.12, al.; ἐπί τινα 1 Ep.Pet. 3.5.

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