What does ἐλπίζω · θεός mean in the Bible?
ἐλπίζω · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "to set hope on God".
Greek · G1679, G2316
ἠλπικέναι ... ἐπὶ θεῷ
To expect or confide · God
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ἐλπίζω G1679 to expect or confide
Pronunciation elpízō
To look forward with confident expectation, often directed toward God's promised fulfillment.
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does ἠλπικέναι ... ἐπὶ θεῷ (ēlpikenai ... epi theō) mean in the Bible?
ἐλπίζω · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "to set hope on God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1679, G2316?
G1679, G2316 is connected to 31 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to set hope on God
Source Gloss
to set hope on God
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 31 Tenses Present, Future, Perfect, Imperfect, Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 24×
Present Active Rom 15:24 · 1 Cor 16:7 · 2 Cor 1:13 · 2 Cor 5:11 · 2 Cor 13:6 · Phil 2:19 · Phil 2:23 · Phlm 1:22 · 2 John 1:12 · 3 John 1:14 · Acts 26:7 · Rom 8:24 · 1 Cor 13:7 · Luke 6:34 · Rom 8:25 15×
Perfect Active 2 Cor 1:10 · 1 Tim 4:10 · John 5:45 · 1 Tim 5:5 4×
Future Active Matt 12:21 · Rom 15:12 2×
Imperfect Active Luke 23:8 · Luke 24:21 2×
Aorist Active 2 Cor 8:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Active Acts 24:26 · 1 Tim 3:14 · 1 Pet 3:5 3×
Perfect Active 1 Cor 15:19 1×
Present Passive Heb 11:1 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Perfect Active 1 Tim 6:17 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active 1 Pet 1:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 30 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 19 perfect 5 aorist 2 imperfect 2 future 2
Voice
active 29 passive 1
Mood
indicative 24 participle 4 imperative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:21 ἐλπιοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 6:34 ἐλπίζετε present active indicative ongoing Luke 23:8 ἤλπιζέν imperfect active indicative background Luke 24:21 ἠλπίζομεν imperfect active indicative background John 5:45 ἠλπίκατε perfect active indicative resultant Acts 24:26 ἐλπίζων present active participle participle Acts 26:7 ἐλπίζει present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:24 ἐλπίζει present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:25 ἐλπίζομεν present active indicative ongoing Romans 15:12 ἐλπιοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Romans 15:24 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 13:7 ἐλπίζει present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 16:7 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 1:10 ἠλπίκαμεν perfect active indicative resultant 2 Corinthians 1:13 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 5:11 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 8:5 ἠλπίσαμεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Corinthians 13:6 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing Philippians 2:19 Ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing Philippians 2:23 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing 1 Timothy 3:14 ἐλπίζων present active participle participle 1 Timothy 4:10 ἠλπίκαμεν perfect active indicative resultant 1 Timothy 5:5 ἤλπικεν perfect active indicative resultant 1 Timothy 6:17 ἠλπικέναι perfect active infinitive infinitive Philemon 1:22 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 11:1 ἐλπιζομένων present passive participle participle 1 Peter 1:13 ἐλπίσατε aorist active imperative imperative 1 Peter 3:5 ἐλπίζουσαι present active participle participle 2 John 1:12 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing 3 John 1:14 ἐλπίζω present active indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἠλπικέναι ... ἐπὶ θεῷ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain