Word study · Greek

elpis

hope

Say it: el-PEECE (approximate)

ἐλπίς

What it means

Hope. "Faith, hope, and love, these three" (13:13); and "if we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all people most pitied" (15:19).

Range of meaning

  • HopeExpectation of good.
  • TrustConfidence.

In 1 Corinthians

Every verse (2)

Verses where G1680 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources