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Name of God’s Son

ἘΛΠΙΖΟΥΣΙΝ, ἐλπιζουσιν

ELPIZOUSIN, elpizousin

Sounds Like: el-pi-ZOO-sin

Translations: they hope, they expect, they trust, they look forward to

From the root: ΕΛΠΙΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word means 'to hope', 'to expect', or 'to trust'. It is used to describe the act of having a confident expectation or a strong desire for something to happen. It often implies a belief in a positive outcome, even when circumstances are difficult. For example, one might hope for eternal life or expect a certain event to occur.

Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Plural

Strong’s number: G1679 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection
Barnabus
  • Letter of Barnabas — 19:7
Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s First Letter — 12:7
Ignatius of Antioch
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 11:2
Justin Martyr
  • First Apology of Justin Martyr — 48:1
  • Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 135:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Twelve Disciples
  • The Didache — 4:10

From the same root

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