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Greek · G1680, G2222, G166

ἐλπίς

Expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence · life (literally or figuratively) · perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)

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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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ζωή G2222 life (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation zōḗ
Eternal divine life of grace and glory, distinct from mere biological existence or earthly duration
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αἰώνιος G166 perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
Pronunciation aiṓnios
Eternal quality without end; applied to punishment, life, and God's attributes in eschatological contexts.
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What does ἐλπίς (elpís) mean in the Bible?

ἐλπίς · ζωή · αἰώνιος is a Greek phrase meaning "expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence".

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What does ἐλπίς · ζωή · αἰώνιος mean in the Bible?

ἐλπίς · ζωή · αἰώνιος is a Greek phrase meaning "expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1680, G2222, G166?

G1680, G2222, G166 is connected to 53 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence

Strong's G1680, G2222, G166
Lexical occurrences 53 verses Word forms 4 forms 53 references Study link Titus 1:1-4

Source Gloss

expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Extended definition

:--faith, hope.

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×
53 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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New Testament Witnesses
Titus 1:1-4 hope of eternal life elpís · zōḗ · aiṓnios Dative · Singular · Feminine
Confident expectation of unending, God-given life that begins now and is consummated in the age to come.
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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