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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”
Questions this word decides
- 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?
Where it appears
53 occurrences in the Greek text, first 48 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 9:10 N-DSF1 Corinthians 13:13 N-NSF1 John 3:3 N-ASF1 Peter 1:3 N-ASF1 Peter 1:21 N-ASF1 Peter 3:15 N-GSF1 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
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