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Name of God’s Son

ἘΛΠΙΖΟΥΣΑΙ, ἐλπιζουσαι

ELPIZOUSAI, elpizousai

Sounds Like: el-pi-ZOO-sai

Translations: hoping, expecting, trusting, those hoping, those expecting, those trusting

From the root: ΕΛΠΙΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a present active participle, indicating an ongoing action of hoping, expecting, or trusting. It describes the subject as actively engaged in this state. As a participle, it functions like an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun, or can act as a substantive (a noun). In this form, it is feminine and plural, referring to multiple female subjects who are hoping or trusting.

Inflection: Present Active Participle, Nominative, Feminine, Plural

Strong’s number: G1679 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
  • 1 Peter — 3:5

From the same root

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