Lexical Definition

‎ἐλπίζω‎ elpízō (el-pid'-zo) to hope/expect ^G:V
from ‎ἐλπίς‎

(have, thing) hope(-d) (for), trust.

• to expect or confide

Abbott-Smith

ἐλπίζω [in LXX chiefly for בָּטַח, also for חָסָה, יָחַל pi., hi., etc. ;]
to look for, expect, hope (for): c. acc rei, Ro 8:24, 25, I Co 13:7, He 11:1; c. dat. rei (τ. τύχῃ, Thuc., iii, 97, 2), Mt 12:21; seq. καθώς, II Co 8:5; c. inf., Lk 6:34 23:8, Ac 26:7, Ro 15:24, I Co 16:7, II Co 5:11, Phl 2:19, 23, I Ti 3:14, II Jo 12, III Jo 14; seq. ὅτι, c. pres., Lk 24:21; c. fut., Ac 24:26, II Co 1:13 13:6, Phm 22. As in LXX (WM, § xxxiii, d; and esp. in the pf., Ellic. on I Ti 4:10; Bl., § 59, 2), c. prep.; εἰς, Jo 5:45 (v. Ellis., l.c.), I Pe 3:5; seq. ὅτι, II Co 1:10; ἐπί, c. dat., Ro 15:12 (LXX), I Ti 4:10 6:17; ἐν, I Co 15:19; c. acc, I Pe 1:13 (aor. imper. v. Bl., § 58, 2); τ. θεόν, I Ti 5:5 (of. ἀπ-, προ-ελπίζω, v. Cremer, 255).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐλπίζω,

Attic dialect future -ῐῶ[LXX+NT+4th c.BC+]: aorist ἤλπισα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἤλπικα [NT+3rd c.BC+]: pluperfect ἠλπίκειν [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—passive, aorist ἠλπίσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἤλπισμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], hope for, or rather (in earlier writers) look for, expect:—Constr.: with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently with a dependent clause in infinitive, hope to do, or hope or expect that..; with future infinitive, ἐ. μιν ἀποθανέεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τὴν Εὐρώπην δουλώσεσθαι (variant{-ασθαι}) [Refs]: with aorist infinitive, ἐ. ποτὲ δεῖξαι [ἐλπίζων ἂν ἡμίονον τεκέειν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.151, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.53 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; the infinitive may be omitted, ἔκλυον ἃν.. οὐδ᾽ ἂν ἤλπισ᾽ αὐδάν (i.e. κλύειν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐ. ὅπως.., with future, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, τὸ μηδαμὰ ἐλπισθὲν ἥξειν [Refs 1st c.AD+]

__2 of evils, look for, fear, in same construction, δύστανον ἐ. αἶσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+] followed by aorist subjunctive, οὐδαμὰ ἐλπίσας μή κοτε ἐλάσῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 with present infinitive, deem, suppose that.., [ἐλπίζων εἶναι.. ὀλβιώτατος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.30; ἐλπίζων σιτοδείην τε εἶναι ἰσχυρὴν.. καὶ τὸν λεὼν τετρῦσθαι [prev. work] 22 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰκότα ἐλπίζων[Refs 4th c.BC+]; βοῦν ἢ λέοντ᾽ ἤλπιζες ἐντείνειν βρόχοι; [ἐλπίζων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.7. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 with dative, hope in.., τῇ τύχῃ [NT+5th c.BC+]: also with Preps., ἔν τισι [LXX]; πρός τι[LXX+NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Ps.43.7* ☩ Rom.15.12 ☩ John.5.45 ☩ Matt.12.21 ☩ LXX.2Kgs.18.5 ☩ LXX.Judg.20.36 ☩ John.5.45 ☩ Rom.15.12 ☩ 1Pet.3.5}