ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΣἘΛΠΙΣ, σωτηριασἐλπις
SŌTĒRIASELPIS, sōtēriaselpis
Sounds Like: soh-tay-REE-as-EL-pees
Translations: hope of salvation, hope of deliverance, hope of preservation
From the root: ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑ, ἘΛΠΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound of two nouns: 'ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΣ' (sotērias), which is the genitive singular form of 'salvation' or 'deliverance', and 'ἘΛΠΙΣ' (elpis), meaning 'hope' or 'expectation'. Together, it means 'hope of salvation' or 'hope of deliverance'. It describes the expectation or confidence in being saved or preserved. The two words are written together without a space, which is an unusual but sometimes found construction in ancient texts, indicating a close conceptual link.
Inflection: Compound Noun, Feminine, Nominative Singular (ἘΛΠΙΣ) modified by Genitive Singular (ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΣ)
Strong’s numbers: G4991 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1680 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 12:22
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑ, ἘΛΠΙΣ, appear in our texts.
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