ΔΥΣΕΛΠΙ, δυσελπι
DYSELPI, dyselpi
Sounds Like: dys-EL-pee
Translations: despairing, without hope, hopeless
From the root: ΔΥΣΕΛΠΙΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'despairing' or 'without hope'. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 'δυσ-' (dys-), meaning 'bad' or 'difficult', and 'ἐλπίς' (elpis), meaning 'hope'. It describes someone who is in a state of hopelessness or despair.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1427 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΥΣΕΛΠΙΣ.
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- ΔΥΣΕΛΠΙΔΕΣ — despairing, hopeless, without hope, those without hope, the despairing ones, the hopeless ones
- ΔΥΣΕΛΠΙΣ — hopeless, despairing, despondent, without hope
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