ΤΗΝἘΛΠΙΔΑ, τηνἐλπιδα
TĒNELPIDA, tēnelpida
Sounds Like: TAYN-el-PI-da
Translations: the hope, a hope
From the root: ΤΗΝ, ΕΛΠΙΣ
Part of Speech: Definite Article, Noun
Explanation: This word is a crasis, or elision, of the definite article ΤΗΝ (tēn), meaning 'the', and the noun ἘΛΠΙΔΑ (elpida), meaning 'hope'. The coronis (the mark '̓') indicates this elision. It means 'the hope' and is used when referring to a specific hope, often in an accusative context, indicating the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1680 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 12:9
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