ἐλπίζω

Matthew 12:21 ἐλπιοῦσιν.¶ will hope.

In His name the nations will put their hope.”

Here: Future tense: "will hope". This is not wishful thinking. It means looking forward with confidence and setting your expectation on someone. It translates a Hebrew verb for waiting expectantly (Isa 42:4).

Luke 6:34 ἐλπίζετε you expect

And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

Here: This is plain everyday expectation, a calculation about being repaid. It is not religious hope. The present tense describes the lender's ongoing reckoning.

Luke 23:8 ἤλπιζέν he was hoping

When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

Luke 24:21 ἠλπίζομεν were hoping

But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.

John 5:45 ἠλπίκατε. have hoped.

Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.

Here: Perfect tense: 'you have set your hope and it stays set.' It describes a settled, ongoing reliance on Moses (his Law, and possibly his role as one who pleads for Israel), not a passing wish.

Acts 24:26 ἐλπίζων he is hoping

At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

Acts 26:7 ἐλπίζει they hope

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.

Here: The verb is singular ('it hopes'): the whole people hopes as one. It is the confident expectation of something God promised, not wishful thinking.

Romans 8:24 ἐλπίζει; does he hope for [it]?

For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

Here: 'Hopes for (it).' Nobody goes on expecting what is already in front of him. The ordinary meaning of the word settles the argument.

Romans 8:25 ἐλπίζομεν, we hope for,

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Here: "We are hoping for". This is ongoing, confident expectation of a promised future, here the "redemption of our body" and the revealing of God's children (vv.19, 23). It is not wishful thinking.

Romans 15:12 ἐλπιοῦσιν.¶ will hope.

And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”

Here: Future: "they will hope," meaning they will set their confident expectation on him and lean on him. It is the hinge word for verse 13, where Paul goes straight on to "the God of hope."

Romans 15:24 ἐλπίζω I hope

I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.

1 Corinthians 13:7 ἐλπίζει, hopes,

It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Here: Love keeps expecting good: from God, and for the people it loves. It does not write a person or situation off as finished. Paired with 'believes', it anticipates the faith–hope–love triad of 13:13.

1 Corinthians 15:19 ἠλπικότες already hoping

If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

Here: A perfect participle: 'having set our hope', a past act whose result still stands. Believers have staked themselves on Christ and are still in that settled state.

1 Corinthians 16:7 ἐλπίζω I hope

For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

2 Corinthians 1:10 ἠλπίκαμεν we have hope

He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

Here: A perfect tense, meaning an action in the past whose result still stands: 'we have set our hope, and it stays set.' It is confident expectation, not wishful thinking.

2 Corinthians 1:13 ἐλπίζω I hope

For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,

2 Corinthians 5:11 ἐλπίζω I hope

Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

Here: Paul moves from 'we' to 'I', which makes it personal: a real hope, not a certainty, that the Corinthians see him as God does.

2 Corinthians 8:5 ἠλπίσαμεν, we had hoped,

And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.

Here: "We expected / anticipated." Here it is the ordinary sense of what someone reckons will happen. It is not religious hope. Paul had counted on some contribution from them, perhaps a modest one given how poor they were.

2 Corinthians 13:6 ἐλπίζω I hope

And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.

Philippians 2:19 Ἐλπίζω I hope

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.

Here: An ongoing, real expectation about a travel plan. Paul means it, but it depends on how things go (v. 23). It opens a new section of the letter about his plans.

Philippians 2:23 ἐλπίζω I hope

So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.

1 Timothy 3:14 ἐλπίζων hoping

Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things

1 Timothy 4:10 ἠλπίκαμεν we have hope

To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

Here: Perfect tense: "we have set our hope, and it stays set". This is a settled expectation, not a wish.

1 Timothy 5:5 ἤλπικεν she has hope

The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.

Here: Perfect tense: 'she has set her hope' and it stays set. This is a settled orientation, not a passing feeling. Having no human provider, she has fixed her expectation of care on God.

1 Timothy 6:17 ἠλπικέναι to have hope

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Here: The perfect tense pictures hope that has been placed and now rests there: 'to have their hope fixed on'. It is about where their confidence settles, not a passing wish.

Philemon 1:22 ἐλπίζω I hope

In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

Here: A real expectation that is not guaranteed. Paul believes release is likely but does not claim to know it.

Hebrews 11:1 ἐλπιζομένων of [things] hoped for

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

Here: Present passive participle: 'things being hoped for.' It means things a person keeps confidently expecting because God promised them: the city, the homeland, the coming age (11:10, 16; 13:14). The genitive comes before its noun to give it weight.

1 Peter 1:13 ἐλπίσατε do set [your] hope

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Here: The only main command in the verse. It means confident expectation directed at something that is coming. The aorist imperative calls for a decisive fixing of hope.

1 Peter 3:5 ἐλπίζουσαι hoping

For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

Here: Present participle: a hope that kept going, a lasting confident expectation directed at God. It echoes 1:21, 'your faith and hope are in God' (the same Greek phrase), and points ahead to 3:15, 'the hope that is in you.'

2 John 1:12 ἐλπίζω I hope

I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

Here: 'I hope, I expect.' It is the normal word in ancient letters for travel plans: a real expectation, but one that depends on circumstances. It is neither a guarantee nor wishful thinking.

3 John 1:14 ἐλπίζω I hope

Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.