ἘΛΠΙΔΑΣἘΛΕΓΞΑΙ, ἐλπιδασἐλεγξαι
ELPIDASELEGXAI, elpidaselegxai
Sounds Like: el-PEE-das el-ENG-xai
Translations: to test hopes, to expose hopes, to examine expectations
From the root: ἘΛΠΊΣ, ἘΛΈΓΧΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the noun 'ἘΛΠΙΔΑΣ' (hopes, expectations) and the verb 'ἘΛΕΓΞΑΙ' (to test, to expose, to examine). Together, it means to test or examine one's hopes or expectations, often implying a process of proving them true or false, or revealing their nature. It describes the act of putting hopes to the test.
Inflection: ἘΛΠΙΔΑΣ: Accusative, Plural, Feminine; ἘΛΕΓΞΑΙ: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G1680 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1651 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:31
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΛΠΊΣ, ἘΛΈΓΧΩ, appear in our texts.
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