- Original: ἐλπίς - Transliteration: Elpis - Phonetic: el-pece' - Definition: 1. expectation of evil, fear 2. expectation of good, hope a. in the Christian sense 1. joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation 3. on hope, in hope, having hope a. the author of hope, or he who is its foundation b. the thing hoped for - Origin: from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure) - TDNT entry: 10:37,2 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Fromἔλπω elpōwhich is a primary word (to anticipate usually with pleasure); expectation (abstract or concrete) or confidence: - faith hope. Total KJV Occurrences: 54 • faith, 1 Hebrews 10:23 • hope, 53 Act 2:26; Act 16:19; Act 23:6; Act 24:15; Act 26:6; Act 26:7; Act 27:20; Act 28:20; Romans 4:18(2); Romans 5:2; Romans 5:4; Romans 5:5; Romans 8:20; Romans 8:24(3); Romans 12:12; Romans 15:4; Romans 15:13(2); 1 Corinthians 9:10(3); 1 Corinthians 13:13; 2 Corinthians 1:7; 2 Corinthians 3:12; 2 Corinthians 10:15; Galatians 5:5; Eph 1:18; Eph 2:12; Eph 4:4; Philippians 1:20; Colossians 1:5; Colossians 1:23; Colossians 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:16; 1 Timothy 1:1; Titus 1:2; Titus 2:13; Titus 3:7; Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 6:18; Hebrews 7:19; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:21; 1 Peter 3:15; 1 John 3:3