ΚΑΤΕΛΠΙΣΑΣΑ, κατελπισασα
KATELPISASA, katelpisasa
Sounds Like: kah-tel-PI-sah-sah
Translations: having despaired, having given up hope, having lost hope
From the root: ΚΑΤΕΛΠΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle, meaning 'having despaired' or 'having given up hope'. It describes an action completed in the past that has a bearing on the present situation. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΚΑΤΑ (KATA), meaning 'down' or 'against', and ΕΛΠΙΖΩ (ELPIZO), meaning 'to hope'. The combination suggests a hope that has been brought down or lost entirely.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G2727 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 1:73
From the same root
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