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Greek word study

ἐλπίςelpís — hope, expectation

hope, expectation, trust, confidence.

Translated in the King James as: faith, hope

Appears 52 times in Scripture

Origin: from a primary (to anticipate, usually with pleasure);

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Where it appears

Acts — 8×

Acts 2:26 Acts 16:19 Acts 23:6 Acts 24:15 Acts 26:6 Acts 26:7 Acts 27:20 Acts 28:20

Romans — 13×

Rom 4:18 Rom 5:2 Rom 5:4 Rom 5:5 Rom 8:20 Rom 8:24 Rom 12:12 Rom 15:4 Rom 15:13+ 4 more in Romans

1 Corinthians — 2×

1 Cor 9:10 1 Cor 13:13

2 Corinthians — 3×

2 Cor 1:7 2 Cor 3:12 2 Cor 10:15

Galatians — 1×

Ephesians — 3×

Eph 1:18 Eph 2:12 Eph 4:4

Philippians — 1×

Colossians — 3×

Col 1:5 Col 1:23 Col 1:27

1 Thessalonians — 4×

1 Thess 1:3 1 Thess 2:19 1 Thess 4:13 1 Thess 5:8

2 Thessalonians — 1×

1 Timothy — 1×

Titus — 3×

Titus 1:2 Titus 2:13 Titus 3:7

Hebrews — 5×

Heb 3:6 Heb 6:11 Heb 6:18 Heb 7:19 Heb 10:23

1 Peter — 3×

1 Pet 1:3 1 Pet 1:21 1 Pet 3:15

1 John — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.