Strong's Number G1680

ἐλπίς

elpis · el-pece'

Transliteration:

elpis{el-pece'}

Word Origin:

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

TDNT:

2:517,229

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence

Usage in the KJV:

hope 52, faith 1

Total: 54
Occurs 53 times in the Greek text.

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