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elpizō

to hope

Say it: el-PID-zo (approximate)

ἐλπίζω

What it means

To expect something good, to place hope in someone. The Emmaus disciples say, "We were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel" (24:21). In the Greek it is in the past tense, which expresses how their hope had died.

Range of meaning

  • HopeExpect something good.
  • TrustRely on.

In Luke

  • Chapter 24

    "We were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel" (24:21).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G1679 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources