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ἐλπίς
elpís · Greek · Strong's G1680 · 53 occurrences
The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “hope”
What it means
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
from a primary (to anticipate, usually with pleasure);
How the KJV renders it
faith, hope
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“hope”
also renders bâṭach (H982), chûwl (H2342), mibṭâch (H4009), machăçeh (H4268), miqveh (H4723), sâbar (H7663), sêber (H7664), tiqvâh (H8615)
“faith”
also renders pístis (G4102), ʼêmûwn (H529)
Answers that weigh this word
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does it mean to be born again?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Are the dead conscious, or do they sleep until the resurrection?
Where it appears
53 occurrences in the Greek text, first 48 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 9:10 · N-DSF
or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
1 Corinthians 13:13 · N-NSF
But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
1 John 3:3 · N-ASF
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
1 Peter 1:3 · N-ASF
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:21 · N-ASF
who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God.
1 Peter 3:15 · N-GSF
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,
1 Thessalonians 1:3 N-GSF1 Thessalonians 2:19 N-NSF1 Thessalonians 4:13 N-ASF1 Thessalonians 5:8 N-ASF1 Timothy 1:1 N-GSF2 Corinthians 1:6 N-NSF2 Corinthians 3:12 N-ASF2 Corinthians 10:15 N-ASF2 Thessalonians 2:16 N-ASFActs 2:26 N-DSFActs 16:19 N-NSFActs 23:6 N-GSFActs 24:15 N-ASFActs 26:6 N-DSFActs 26:7 N-GSFActs 27:20 N-NSFActs 28:20 N-GSFColossians 1:5 N-ASFColossians 1:23 N-GSFColossians 1:27 N-NSFEphesians 1:18 N-NSFEphesians 2:12 N-ASFEphesians 4:4 N-DSFGalatians 5:5 N-ASFHebrews 3:6 N-GSFHebrews 6:11 N-GSFHebrews 6:18 N-GSFHebrews 7:19 N-GSFHebrews 10:23 N-GSFPhilippians 1:20 N-ASFRomans 4:18 N-ASFRomans 5:2 N-DSFRomans 5:4 N-ASFRomans 5:5 N-NSFRomans 8:20 N-DSFRomans 8:24 N-DSFRomans 12:12 N-DSFRomans 15:4 N-ASFRomans 15:13 N-DSFTitus 1:2 N-DSFTitus 2:13 N-ASFTitus 3:7 N-ASF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.