ήλπικα

ἐλπίζω

hope for: perf ind act 1st sg

ἐλπίζω

hope for: perf ind act 1st sg

ἠλπίκᾱσι, ἐλπίζω

hope for: perf ind act 3rd pl

ἠλπίκᾱσι, ἐλπίζω

hope for: perf ind act 3rd pl

ἠλπίκᾱσιν, ἐλπίζω

hope for: perf ind act 3rd pl

ἠλπίκᾱσιν, ἐλπίζω

hope for: perf ind act 3rd pl

ἀπελπ-ίζω, [dialect] Att. [tense] fut.

A

- ιῶ D.S.19.50

: [tense] pf. - ήλπικα:—despair of,

τῆς πόλεως τὴν σωτηρίαν Hyp.Ath.35

;

τὸ μέλλον Epicur.Ep.3p.62U.

;

πράξεις Plb.1.19.12

, etc.:—[voice] Pass., to be given up in despair,

τὰ πράγματα Id.10.6.10

; of persons, to be despaired of,

οἱ ἀπηλπισμένοι LXX Is.29.19

, cf. Plb.9.5.2;

ὑπὸ τῶν ἰατρῶν D.S.1.25

, D.L.8.69, cf. IG 14.966 ([etym.] ἀφηλπ-).

2

ἀ. τινός

despair of,

Plb.1.55.2

, al.;

οὐκ ἀ. τινός

to be confident of,

Gal.8.365

;

περὶ τῆς νίκης D.S.2.25

.

3 abs., hope that a thing will not happen, D.L.1.59.

II causal, drive to despair,

τινά AP11.114

(Nicarch.).

III hope to receive back, μηδὲν (v.l. μηδένα)

ἀπελπίζοντες Ev.Luc.6.35

(dub.).

ἐλπίζω, [dialect] Att. [tense] fut.

A

- ῐῶ LXX Ps.43(44).7

, Ep.Rom.15.12;

ἐλπίσω Gal.10.656

( ἐλπίσω in A.Ch. 187 is [tense] aor. subj.): [tense] aor.

ἤλπισα Hdt.8.24

, S.Ph. 1175 (lyr.), etc. ( ἤλπιζα (sic) IG3.1350): [tense] pf.

ἤλπικα Ev.Jo.5.45

, ([etym.] προ-) Posidipp.27.8: [tense] plpf.

ἠλπίκειν Plu.Alc.17

, Luc.Herm.71, Hdn.8.5.1:—[voice] Med., App.Pun. 115 (s.v.l.), Supp.Epigr.2.461 (Histria, i B.C.):—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor.

ἠλπίσθην S.OC 1105

, APl.4.222 (Parmen.): [tense] pf.

ἤλπισμαι D.H.5.40

:—[dialect] Att. form of ἔλπομαι, used also by Hdt., hope for, or rather (in earlier writers) look for, expect:—Constr.: c. acc., A.Th. 589, Ch. 539, etc.,

τι παρά τινος X.Mem.4.3.17

, D.19.102: freq. with a dependent clause in inf., hope to do, or hope or expect that..; c. [tense] fut. inf.,

ἐ. μιν ἀποθανέεσθαι Hdt.3.143

, cf. Antipho 2.3.6, Th.4.71, Lys.16.2; ἐ. τὴν Εὐρώπην δουλώσεσθαι (v.l. -ασθαι) Id.2.21: c. [tense] aor. inf.,

ἐ. ποτὲ δεῖξαι S.Ph. 629

;

ἤλπιζον ἑλεῖν X.Ages.7.6

: also with

ἄν, οὐδαμὰ ἐλπίζων ἂν ἡμίονον τεκέειν Hdt.3.151

, Th.2.53; the inf. may be omitted, ἔκλυον ἃν.. οὐδ' ἂν ἤλπισ' αὐδάν (sc. κλύειν) S. El. 1281; also ἐ. ὅπως .., with [tense] fut., E.Heracl. 1051, S.El. 963:—[voice] Pass.,

τὸ μηδαμὰ ἐλπισθὲν ἥξειν Id.OC 1105

;

ὁ ἐλπισθεὶς αὐτοκράτωρ POxy. 1021.6

(i A.D.).

2 of evils, look for, fear, in same constr.,

δύστανον ἐ. αἶσαν S.Tr. 111

(lyr.);

ἔξοδον ὀλεθρίαν Αἴαντος ἐλπίζει φέρειν Id.Aj. 799

, cf. Lys.12.70;

τουτί.. τὸ κακὸν οὐδέποτ' ἤλπισα Ar.Av. 956

;

ἐ. πάγχυ ἀπολέεσθαι Hdt.8.12

;

θῆράς σφε τὸν δύστηνον ἐλπίζει κτανεῖν E. Ion 348

: with μή folld. by [tense] aor. subj.,

οὐδαμὰ ἐλπίσας μή κοτε ἐλάσῃ Hdt.1.77

;

οὐκ ἂν ἤλπισε μή κοτέ τις ἀναβαίη Id.8.53

.

3 c. [tense] pres. inf., deem, suppose that.., Emp.11.2;

ἐλπίζων εἶναι.. ὀλβιώτατος Hdt. 1.30

; ἐλπίζων σιτοδείην τε εἶναι ἰσχυρὴν.. καὶ τὸν λεὼν τετρῦσθαι ib. 22; οἰκότα ἐλπίζων ib.27, cf. A.Th.76, Ch. 187; βοῦν ἢ λέοντ' ἤλπιζες ἐντείνειν βρόχοις; E.Andr. 720;

ἐλπίζει δυνατὸς εἶναι ἄρχειν Pl.R. 573c

;

ὅστις ἐλπίζει θεοὺς.. χαίρειν ἀπαρχαῖς Trag.Adesp.118.2

: sts. of future events, τίς ἂν ἤλπισεν ἁμαρτήσεσθαί τινα τῶν πολιτῶν τοιαύτην ἁμαρτίαν; Lys.31.27;

οὐδὲν.. ποιήσειν ἐλπίζων D.4.7

.

4 c. dat., hope in..,

τῇ τύχῃ Th.3.97

;

ὀνόματι Ev.Matt.12.21

: also with Preps.,

ἔν τισι LXX 4 Ki.18.5

; πρός τι ib.Jd.20.36;

ἐ. εἴς τινα Ev.Jo.5.45

, al.;

ἐπί τινι Ep.Rom.15.12

, al.;

ἐπί τινα 1 Ep.Pet.3.5

.

ἐλπίζω Att. fut. ἐλπιῶ; 1 aor. ἤλπισα; pf. ἤλπικα (B-D-F §341) (s. ἐλπίς; Trag., Hdt.+)

① to look forward to someth., with implication of confidence about someth. coming to pass, hope, hope for (cp. Judg 20:36; PsSol 17:33. both in the sense ‘rely on, trust’)

ⓐ abs. hope (for) (Philo, Det. Pot. Ins. 138 τὸ ἐλπίζειν) 2 Cor 8:5; B 12:7; 2 Cl 11:5; pres. pass. ptc. ἐλπιζόμενα what we hope for (Polyaenus 3, 9, 11 τὰ ἐλπιζόμενα) Hb 11:1.

ⓑ w. indication of what is hoped for: in acc. (Is 38:18; Wsd 2:22) πάντα 1 Cor 13:7. ὸ̔ γὰρ βλέπει τις ἐλπίζει Ro 8:24; cp. vs. 25. (W. εἰς: Sir 2:9 εἰς ἀγαθά; PsSol 15:1 εἰς βοήθειαν … τοῦ θεοῦ.) W. perf. inf. 2 Cor 5:11; B 17:1. W. ὅτι foll. (Polyb. 3, 63, 7; Arrian, Alex. An. 1, 4, 7; POxy 1672, 7 [c. 40 A.D.]; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 85) the deliverer of Israel Lk 24:21. W. acc. and pres. inf. (Just., D. 32, 2 ἐλπίζων τινὰ ἐξ ὑμῶν δύνασθαι εὑρεθήναι) Hm 12, 6, 4. W. the connotation of desire (Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 1 §3 ἐ. περὶ ἁπάντων) ἤλπιζέν τι σημεῖον ἰδεῖν he was hoping to see a sign Lk 23:8. ἐλπίζει καταντῆσαι hopes to attain Ac 26:7.

ⓒ w. indication of the pers. or thing on whom (which) hope is based put one’s confidence in someone or someth.: τινί in someth. (Thu. 3, 97, 2 τῇ τύχῃ) τῷ ὀνόματι Mt 12:21; εἴς τι (Is 51:5): εἰς τ. οἰκοδομήν put one’s hope (or, confidence) in the building (the temple) B 16:1. εἴς τινα in someone (Herodian 7, 10, 1; cp. Ps 118:114; Just., D., 8, 3 εἰς ἄνθρωπον): Moses J 5:45; PEg² 14. εἰς θεόν (Ps 144:15; PIand 11, 2; SibOr 5, 284; cp. Jos., Bell. 6, 99) 1 Pt 3:5. εἰς Χριστόν IPhld 11:2; cp. 5:2. εἴς τινα w. ὅτι foll. 2 Cor 1:10. For this, ἔν τινι (Ps 55:5 B; Judg 9:26 B; 4 Km 18:5; Did., Gen. 98, 5) Mt 12:21 v.l.; 1 Cor 15:19. For this, ἐπί τινα: ἐπὶ τ. θεόν (Ps 41:6, 12 al.; Philo; Just., D. 101, 1) 1 Ti 5:5; cp. D 4:10; 1 Cl 11:1; 12:7; B 6:3; 19:7; Hm 12, 5, 2 (Just. D. 102, 6 ἐπὶ θεόν). ἐπὶ κύριον 1 Cl 16:16 (Ps 21:9); 22:8 (Ps 31:10). ἐπὶ θεόν … ἐπὶ Χριστόν AcPl Ha 2, 29f. ἐπὶ Ἰησοῦν B 6:9; 8:5 (cp. Just., D. 47, 2 ἐπὶ τοῦτον τὸν Χριστόν). ἐπί τι (Ps 51:10; Synes., Ep. 58 p. 202d ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἤλπισε): ἐπὶ τὴν χάριν 1 Pt 1:13. ἐπὶ τὸ ὄνομα θεοῦ 1 Cl 59:3; B 16:8. ἐπὶ τὸν σταυρόν 11:8. For this, ἐπί τινι (pers.: Ps 7:2; 15:1; 21:5 al.; as v.l. TestJob 37:1 and 5; also ἐπί τινος 37:1; thing: Appian, Maced. 9 §7 ἐπὶ τῷδε=on this account; Ps 12:6; Is 26:8; 42:4) 1 Ti 4:10; 6:17; Ro 15:12 (Is 11:10); B 12:2f.

② to look forward to someth. in view of the measures one takes to ensure fulfillment, expect, w. aor. inf. foll. (Thu. 2, 80, 1; Agathias Hist. 3, 5 p. 243f D.; En 103:11; Philo, Migr. Abr. 195) παρʼ ὧν ἐλπίζετε λαβεῖν from whom you expect to receive again Lk 6:34; cp. 2 Cl 1:2. Ro 15:24; 1 Cor 16:7; Phil 2:19, 23; 1 Ti 3:14; 2J 12; 3J 14; IEph 1:2; IRo 1:1; B 1:3; Hs 8, 9, 4; 8, 11, 2. W. ὅτι foll. (cp. reff. in 1b) Ac 24:26; 2 Cor 1:13; 13:6; Phlm 22; Hs 8, 2, 9. (W. fut. inf. Just., D. 2, 6.) (Besides the mngs. ‘hope, expect’ as positive aspect, Gk. lit. also includes the corresp. neg. aspect ‘foresee, fear, anticipate’, e.g. punishment: Diod S 13, 43, 1 the Aegestaeans, anticipating punishment [ἤλπιζον … τιμωρίαν δώσειν] from the Sicilian Greeks, resolved to withdraw from disputed territory; contempt: Chion, Ep. 9; sorrow: Procop. Soph., Ep. 140; a misfortune: Lucian, Dial. Deor. 25, 1, Gall. 25, end).—DELG s.v. ἔλπομαι. M-M. TW. Spicq.