Strong's Greek · G1680
ἐλπίς
elpís
faith, hope
Definition
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Derivation
from a primary (to anticipate, usually with pleasure);
Appears 53 times in Scripture
“Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.””
“When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.”
“And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,”
“the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.”
“So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.””
“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,”
“and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.”
“Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.””
“Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).