Lexical Definition

‎ἀπελπίζω‎ apelpízō (ap-el-pid'-zo) to despair G:V
from ‎ἀπό‎ and ‎ἐλπίζω‎

hope for again.

Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
ἀπελπίζοντεσ expecting in return Luke.6.35
απηλπισμέννοι despairing LXX.Isa.29.19

Abbott-Smith

ἀπ-ελπίζω, [in LXX: Is 29:19 (אֶבְיוֹן), Jth 9:11, Es 4:17, Si 22:21 27:21, II Mac 9:18*;]
1. to give up in despair, despair of (Polyb., Diod., LXX).
2. to hope to receive from or in return (Field, Notes, 59; Cremer, 712; Soph., Lex., s.v.): c. acc. (M; Pr., 65; MM, s.v.), Lk 6:35.†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Ezra 4:17
Isaiah 29:19
Luke 6:35

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀπελπίζω-ίζω,

Attic dialect future -ιῶ[Refs 1st c.BC+]perfect -ήλπικα:—despair of, τῆς πόλεως τὴν σωτηρίαν[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be given up in despair, τὰ πράγματα[Refs]; of persons, to be despaired of, οἱ ἀπηλπισμένοι[LXX+2nd c.BC+] (ἀφηλπ-).

__2 . τινός despair of,[Refs 2nd c.BC+] οὐκ . τινός to be confident of, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__3 absolutely, hope that a thing will not happen, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II causal, drive to despair, τινά[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III hope to receive back, μηδὲν (variant{μηδένα}) ἀπελπίζωίζοντες[NT]

LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.29.19Luke.6.35