Strong's Number 1680

Transliteration:

elpis {el-pece'}

Word Origin:

from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)

TDNT:

2:517,229

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

hope 53, faith 1

Total: 54

Definition:

expectation of evil, fear
expectation of good, hope
1. in the Christian sense
  1. joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation
on hope, in hope, having hope
1. the author of hope, or he who is its foundation
2. the thing hoped for