What does ἐλπίς · ζάω mean in the Bible?
ἐλπίς · ζάω is a Greek phrase meaning "hope that is alive, active, and resurrection-grounded".
Greek · G1680, G2198
ἐλπίς ζῶσα
Expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence · to live (literally or figuratively)
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ἐλπίς G1680 expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Pronunciation elpís
Hope anchored in God's character and future promises, not mere wishful thinking or human optimism
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ζάω G2198 to live (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation záō
Living physically or spiritually; distinctively means existing in active relationship with God or Christ.
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What does ἐλπίς ζῶσα (elpis zōsa) mean in the Bible?
ἐλπίς · ζάω is a Greek phrase meaning "hope that is alive, active, and resurrection-grounded".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1680, G2198?
G1680, G2198 is connected to 53 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. hope that is alive, active, and resurrection-grounded
Source Gloss
hope that is alive, active, and resurrection-grounded
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 53 Case pattern Accusative (18) Number pattern Singular (53)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 16:19 · Acts 27:20 · Rom 5:5 · Rom 8:24 · 1 Cor 13:13 · 2 Cor 1:7 · Eph 1:18 · Col 1:27 · 1 Thess 2:19 10×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 23:6 · Acts 26:7 · Acts 28:20 · Rom 15:13 · Col 1:23 · 1 Thess 1:3 · 1 Tim 1:1 · Heb 3:6 · Heb 6:11 · Heb 6:18 · Heb 7:19 · Heb 10:23 · 1 Pet 3:15 13×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Acts 2:26 · Acts 26:6 · Rom 4:18 · Rom 5:2 · Rom 8:20 · Rom 8:24 · Rom 12:12 · Rom 15:13 · 1 Cor 9:10 · Eph 4:4 · Titus 1:2 12×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 24:15 · Rom 4:18 · Rom 5:4 · Rom 15:4 · 2 Cor 3:12 · 2 Cor 10:15 · Gal 5:5 · Eph 2:12 · Phil 1:20 · Col 1:5 · 1 Thess 4:13 · 1 Thess 5:8 · 2 Thess 2:16 · Titus 2:13 · Titus 3:7 · 1 Pet 1:3 18×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 134 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 99 future 20 aorist 13 imperfect 2
Voice
active 123 middle 11
Mood
participle 57 indicative 55 infinitive 12 subjunctive 10
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:4 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 9:18 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 16:16 ζῶντος present active participle participle Matthew 26:63 ζῶντος present active participle participle Matthew 27:63 ζῶν present active participle participle Mark 5:23 ζήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 16:11 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing Luke 2:36 ζήσασα aorist active participle participle Luke 4:4 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Luke 10:28 ζήσῃ future middle indicative prospective Luke 15:13 ζῶν present active participle participle Luke 15:32 ἔζησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:38 ζῶσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 24:23 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:5 ζῶντα present active participle participle John 4:10 ζῶν present active participle participle John 4:11 ζῶν present active participle participle John 4:50 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 4:51 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 4:53 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 5:25 ζήσουσιν future active indicative prospective John 6:51 ζῶν present active participle participle John 6:51 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 6:57 ζῶν present active participle participle John 6:57 ζῶ present active indicative ongoing John 6:57 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 6:58 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 7:38 ζῶντος present active participle participle John 11:25 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective John 11:26 ζῶν present active participle participle John 14:19 ζῶ present active indicative ongoing John 14:19 ζήσετε future active indicative prospective Acts 1:3 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 7:38 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 9:41 ζῶσαν present active participle participle Acts 10:42 ζώντων present active participle participle Acts 14:15 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 20:12 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 22:22 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 25:19 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive
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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)
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