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Strong's G1680 ἐλπίς (elpis)

Elpis means “hope” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1680 — dabab (“cause to speak”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1680
Language Greek
Linked Usages 148
Books 36

Strong's G1680 Quick Answer

Strong's G1680 ἐλπίς (elpis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. elpis (el-pece') n. 1. expectation 2. (abstractly or concretely) confidence It has 148 linked Bible usages across 36 books. Visible English usage signals include hope, faith, expectation, and confidence. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
elpis (el-pece') n. 1. expectation 2. (abstractly or concretely) confidence
Usage
148 linked usages
Books
36 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
hope, faith, expectation, and confidence

Meaning and Definition

elpis (el-pece') n. 1. expectation 2. (abstractly or concretely) confidence [from a primary elpo "to anticipate, usually with pleasure"] KJV: faith, hope

Original Word
ἐλπίς
Transliteration
elpis
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1680. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

hope

Usage: ἐλπίς (ἑλ-, Rom.8:20, WH, see Bl., § 4, 3; M, Pr., 44), -ίδος, ἡ [in LXX for בָּטַח and its derivatives, תִּקְוָה (frequently in Jb), etc. ;] expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in NT), hope; __1. of hope in general: 2Co.1:6; with genitive obj., Act.16:19; art. inf., Act.27:20, 1Co.9:10; παρ᾽ ἐλπίδα, Rom.4:18; ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι, 1Co.9:10. __2. Of religious hope: ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι, Act.2:26 26:6, Rom.4:18 8:20, Tit.1:2; τῇ ἐ. ἐσώθημεν, Rom.8:24; κατ᾽ ἐλπίδα ζωῆς αἰωνίου, Tit.3:7;

of the Messianic hope of Israel, Act.23:6 26:6-7 28:20; of Christian hope, Rom.5:2-5 12:12 15:4, 13, 1Co.13:13, 2Th.2:16, Heb.3:6 6:11 7:19 10:23, 1Pe.1:3 1:21 3:15; with genitive obj., Rom.5:2, Col.1:27, 1Th.1:3 5:8, Tit.1:2; with genitive of that on which the hope is based, Act.26:6, Eph.1:18 4:4, Col.1:23; ὁ θεὸς τῆς ἐ., Rom.15:13; ἔχειν ἐ. (= cl. ἐλπίζειν), Act.24:15, Rom.15:4, 2Co.3:12 10:15, Eph.2:12, 1Th.4:13; before ἐπί, with dative, 1Jn.3:3; εἰς, Act.24:15; ὅτι, Rom.8:20, Php.1:20-21.

Meton., __(a) of the author or ground of hope (cl.): 1Th.2:19, 1Ti.1:1; with genitive obj., Col.1:27; __(b) of the thing hoped for: Gal.5:5, Col.1:5, Tit.2:13, Heb.6:18 (Cremer, 252, 712).† (AS)

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How Strong's G1680 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render elpis, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

hope Acts 2:26 35× faith Romans 5:2 confidence Hebrews 3:6 expectation Philippians 1:20

How Strong's G1680 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 74 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1680 (ἐλπίς) appears 103 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1680 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1680 in the New Testament

48 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 2:26 KJV

Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

Acts 16:19 KJV

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

Acts 23:6 KJV

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

Strong's G1680 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

74 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 24:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt pay him his wages the same day, the sun shall not go down upon it, because he is poor and he trusts in it; and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and it shall be sin in thee.

Judges 18:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And the five men went on, and came to Laish; and they saw the people in the midst of it dwelling securely, at ease as is the manner of the Sidonians, and there is no one perverting or shaming a matter in the land, no heir extorting treasures; and they are far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with anyone.

Judges 18:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And whensoever ye shall go, ye shall come in upon a people secure, and the land is extensive, for God has given it into your hand; a place where there is no want of anything that the earth affords.

Strong's G1680 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

25 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G1680 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1680.

Deuteronomy 24:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt pay him his wages the same day, the sun shall not go down upon it, because he is poor and he trusts in it; and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and it shall be sin in thee.
Judges 18:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the five men went on, and came to Laish; and they saw the people in the midst of it dwelling securely, at ease as is the manner of the Sidonians, and there is no one perverting or shaming a matter in the land, no heir extorting treasures; and they are far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with anyone.
Judges 18:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whensoever ye shall go, ye shall come in upon a people secure, and the land is extensive, for God has given it into your hand; a place where there is no want of anything that the earth affords.
Judges 18:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest that he had, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire.
2 Chronicles 35:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,
Job 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is not thy fear founded in folly, Thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?
Job 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the weak have hope, But the mouth of the unjust be stopped.
Job 6:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For oh that he would grant my desire, and my petition might come, And the Lord would grant my hope!
Job 7:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And my life is lighter than a word, And has perished in vain hope.
Job 8:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus then shall be the end of all that forget the Lord: For the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Job 11:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; And peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Job 11:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But safety shall fail them; For their hope is destruction, And the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
Job 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For there is hope for a tree, Even if it should be cut down, that it shall blossom again, And its branch shall not fail.
Job 17:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Where then is yet my hope? Or where shall I see my good?
Job 19:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has cut off my hope like a tree.
Job 27:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? Will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved?
Job 30:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My pains return upon me; My hope is gone like the wind, And my safety as a cloud.
Psalms 4:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will both lie down in peace and sleep: For thou, Lord, only hast caused me to dwell securely.
Psalms 13:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, Because the Lord is his hope.
Psalms 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore my heart rejoiced And my tongue exulted; Moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
Psalms 21:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; My hope from my mother’s breasts.
Psalms 39:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, And who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.
Psalms 59:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Judah is my king; Moab is the caldron of my hope; Over Edom will I stretch out my shoe; The Philistines have been subjected to me.
Psalms 60:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because thou wert my hope, A tower of strength from the face of the enemy.
Psalms 61:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In God is my salvation and my glory: He is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.
Psalms 64:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art wonderful in righteousness. Hearken to us, O God our Savior; The hope of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are on the sea afar off:
Psalms 70:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, thou art my hope from my youth.
Psalms 72:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But it is good for me to cleave close to God, To put my trust in the Lord; That I may proclaim all thy praises In the gates of the daughter of Zion.
Psalms 77:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That they might set their hope on God, And not forget the works of God, But diligently seek his commandments.
Psalms 77:53 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he guided them with hope, and they feared not: But the sea covered their enemies.
Psalms 90:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou, O Lord, art my hope: Thou, my soul, hast made the Most High thy refuge.
Psalms 93:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Lord was my refuge; And my God the helper of my hope.
Psalms 107:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moab is the caldron of my hope; Over Edom will I cast my sandal; The Philistines are made subject to me.
Psalms 141:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I cried unto thee, O Lord, And said, Thou art my hope, My portion in the land of the living.
Psalms 145:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God:
Proverbs 1:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, And shall rest securely from all evil.
Proverbs 10:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Proverbs 11:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: But the boast of the ungodly perishes.
Proverbs 11:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the desire of the righteous is good: But the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Proverbs 13:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Than he that promises and leads another to hope: For a good desire is a tree of life.
Proverbs 14:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: And he leaves his children a support.
Proverbs 22:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he may make thy way known to thee.
Proverbs 23:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; And thy hope shall not be removed.
Proverbs 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: For if thou find it, thine end shall be good, And hope shall not fail thee.
Proverbs 33:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 36:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ecclesiastes 9:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For who is he that has fellowship with all the living? There is hope of him: For a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Isaiah 24:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord God of Israel, from the ends of the earth we have heard wonderful things, and there is hope to the godly: but they shall say, Woe to the despisers, that despise the law.
Isaiah 28:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the fading flower of the glorious hope on the top of the high mountain shall be as the early fig; he that sees it, before he takes it into his hand, will desire to swallow it down.
Isaiah 28:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day the Lord of hosts shall be the crown of hope, the woven crown of glory, to the remnant of the people.
Isaiah 28:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Expect thou affliction on affliction, hope upon hope: yet a little, and yet a little,
Isaiah 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore the oracle of God shall be to them affliction on affliction, hope on hope, yet a little, and yet a little, that they may go and fall backward; and they shall be crushed and shall be in danger, and shall be taken.
Isaiah 28:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with Hades, and agreements with death; if the rushing storm should pass, it shall not come upon us: we have made falsehood our hope, and by falsehood shall we be protected:
Isaiah 28:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will cause judgment to be for hope, and my compassion shall be for just measures, and ye that trust vainly in falsehood shall fall: for the storm shall by no means pass by you,
Isaiah 28:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
except it also take away your covenant of death, and your trust in Hades shall by no means stand: if the rushing storm should come upon you, ye shall be beaten down by it.
Isaiah 28:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whenever it shall pass by, it shall take you; morning by morning it shall pass by in the day, and in the night there shall be an evil hope. Learn to hear,
Isaiah 30:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall happen to him from every side, that they from whom their hope of assistance was, in which he trusted, themselves shall war against him in turn with drums and with harp.
Isaiah 31:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore he has wisely brought evils upon them, and his word shall not be frustrated; and he shall rise up against the houses of wicked men, and against their vain hope,
Isaiah 32:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice; ye confident daughters, hearken to my words.
Isaiah 32:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember for a full year in pain, yet with hope: the vintage has been cut off, it has ceased, it shall by no means come again.
Isaiah 47:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for thy trusting in wickedness: for thou saidst, I am, and there is not another: know thou, the understanding of these things and thy harlotry shall be thy shame; for thou saidst in thy heart, I am, and there is not another.
Jeremiah 2:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou shalt go forth thence also with thy hands upon thy head; for the Lord has rejected thy hope, and thou shalt not prosper in it.
Jeremiah 17:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and will lean his arm of flesh upon him, while his heart departs from the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord shall be.
Jeremiah 31:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope, having trusted in them.
Lamentations 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore my success has perished, And my hope from the Lord.
Ezekiel 28:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, they shall dwell upon it safely, and they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and dwell securely, when I shall execute judgment on all that have dishonored them, even on those that are round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God, and the God of their fathers.
Ezekiel 29:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall no more be to the house of Israel a confidence bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they follow after them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the trees that are in the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her strength, and they shall dwell in the confidence of peace on their land, and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken their yoke; and I will deliver them out of the hand of those that enslaved them.
Ezekiel 34:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall no more be a spoil to the nations, and the wild beasts of the land shall no more at all devour them; and they shall dwell safely, and there shall be none to make them afraid.
Ezekiel 37:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord spoke to me, saying, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: and they say, Our bones are become dry, our hope has perished, we are quite spent.
Hosea 2:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will make for them in that day a covenant with the wild beasts of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the reptiles of the earth: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle from off the earth, and will cause thee to dwell safely.
Micah 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Even beforetime my people withstood him as an enemy against his peace; they have stripped off his skin to remove hope in the conflict of war.
Zephaniah 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the scornful city that dwells securely, that says in her heart, I am, and there is no longer any to be after me: how is she become desolate, a habitation of wild beasts! everyone that passes through her shall hiss, and shake his hands.
Acts 2:26 New Testament, KJV
Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
Acts 16:19 New Testament, KJV
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
Acts 23:6 New Testament, KJV
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Acts 24:15 New Testament, KJV
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Acts 26:6 New Testament, KJV
And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:
Acts 26:7 New Testament, KJV
Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
Acts 27:20 New Testament, KJV
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Acts 28:20 New Testament, KJV
For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
Romans 4:18 New Testament, KJV
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
Romans 5:2 New Testament, KJV
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Romans 5:4 New Testament, KJV
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
Romans 5:5 New Testament, KJV
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 8:20 New Testament, KJV
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
Romans 8:24 New Testament, KJV
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
Romans 12:12 New Testament, KJV
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Romans 15:4 New Testament, KJV
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:13 New Testament, KJV
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
1 Corinthians 9:10 New Testament, KJV
Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
1 Corinthians 13:13 New Testament, KJV
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
2 Corinthians 1:7 New Testament, KJV
And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
2 Corinthians 3:12 New Testament, KJV
Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
2 Corinthians 10:15 New Testament, KJV
Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
Galatians 5:5 New Testament, KJV
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Ephesians 1:18 New Testament, KJV
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Ephesians 2:12 New Testament, KJV
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
Ephesians 4:4 New Testament, KJV
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Philippians 1:20 New Testament, KJV
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
Colossians 1:5 New Testament, KJV
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Colossians 1:23 New Testament, KJV
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Colossians 1:27 New Testament, KJV
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
1 Thessalonians 1:3 New Testament, KJV
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
1 Thessalonians 2:19 New Testament, KJV
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
1 Thessalonians 4:13 New Testament, KJV
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 New Testament, KJV
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 New Testament, KJV
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
1 Timothy 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
Titus 1:2 New Testament, KJV
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Titus 2:13 New Testament, KJV
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 3:7 New Testament, KJV
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Hebrews 3:6 New Testament, KJV
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Hebrews 6:11 New Testament, KJV
And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
Hebrews 6:18 New Testament, KJV
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Hebrews 7:19 New Testament, KJV
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
Hebrews 10:23 New Testament, KJV
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
1 Peter 1:3 New Testament, KJV
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:21 New Testament, KJV
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1680, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 18 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 8 usages, New Testament
Romans 9 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 3 usages, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
Colossians 3 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 4 usages, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Titus 3 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 5 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 3 usages, New Testament
1 John 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 9 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1680 FAQ

What does elpis (ἐλπίς) mean?

Elpis (Strong's G1680) is a Greek word most simply glossed "hope". elpis (el-pece') n. 1. expectation 2. (abstractly or concretely) confidence

How many times is elpis (ἐλπίς) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 148 linked usages for Strong's G1680 across 36 books.

Where can I study elpis (ἐλπίς) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1680 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate elpis (ἐλπίς)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hope, faith, expectation, and confidence. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1680 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 74 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 25 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1680, with linked reader references where each row is available.