ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΝἘΛΠΙΣ, ληστρικονἐλπις
LĒSTRIKONELPIS, lēstrikonelpis
Sounds Like: lees-TREE-koh-nel-PEES
Translations: robber-like hope, a robber-like hope, hope of robbers, a hope of robbers
From the root: ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΣ, ἘΛΠΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ληστρικός' (robber-like, predatory) and 'ἐλπίς' (hope). It refers to a hope that is characteristic of robbers or brigands, or a desperate, predatory kind of hope. It describes the last resort or expectation of those who live by plunder or violence.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 7:13
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΣ, ἘΛΠΙΣ, appear in our texts.
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