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ἐλπίς

Transliteration elpis		Pronunciation el-pē's (Key)
Part of Speech feminine noun		Root Word (Etymology) From a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)
TDNT Reference 2:517,229	Vines View Entry

1) expectation of evil, fear

2) expectation of good, hope

a) in the Christian sense

1) joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation

3) on hope, in hope, having hope

a) the author of hope, or he who is its foundation

b) the thing hoped for

[View this word in Trench's Synonyms here.]

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Strong's Number G1680 matches the Greek ἐλπίς (elpis), which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in 1Pe of the Greek concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (1Pe 1:3 - 1Pe 3:15)
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1Pe 1:3	Blessed ²¹²⁸ [be] the God ²³¹⁶ and ²⁵³² Father ³⁹⁶² of our ²²⁵⁷ Lord ²⁹⁶² Jesus ²⁴²⁴ Christ ⁵⁵⁴⁷, which ³⁵⁸⁸ according to ²⁵⁹⁶ his ⁸⁴⁶ abundant ⁴¹⁸³ mercy ¹⁶⁵⁶ hath begotten ³¹³ ⁰ us ²²⁴⁸ again ³¹³ unto ¹⁵¹⁹ a lively ²¹⁹⁸ hope¹⁶⁸⁰ by ¹²²³ the resurrection ³⁸⁶ of Jesus ²⁴²⁴ Christ ⁵⁵⁴⁷ from ¹⁵³⁷ the dead ³⁴⁹⁸,
1Pe 1:21	Who ³⁵⁸⁸ by ¹²²³ him ⁸⁴⁶ do believe ⁴¹⁰⁰ in ¹⁵¹⁹ God ²³¹⁶, that raised ¹⁴⁵³ ⁰ him ⁸⁴⁶ up ¹⁴⁵³ from ¹⁵³⁷ the dead ³⁴⁹⁸, and ²⁵³² gave ¹³²⁵ him ⁸⁴⁶ glory ¹³⁹¹; that ⁵⁶²⁰ your ⁵²¹⁶ faith ⁴¹⁰² and ²⁵³² hope¹⁶⁸⁰ might be ¹⁵¹¹ in ¹⁵¹⁹ God ²³¹⁶.
1Pe 3:15	But ¹¹⁶¹ sanctify ³⁷ the Lord ²⁹⁶² God ²³¹⁶ in ¹⁷²² your ⁵²¹⁶ hearts ²⁵⁸⁸: and ¹¹⁶¹ [be] ready ²⁰⁹² always ¹⁰⁴ to ⁴³¹⁴ [give] an answer ⁶²⁷ to every man ³⁹⁵⁶ that asketh ¹⁵⁴ you ⁵²⁰⁹ a reason ³⁰⁵⁶ of ⁴⁰¹² the hope¹⁶⁸⁰ that is in ¹⁷²² you ⁵²¹³ with ³³²⁶ meekness ⁴²⁴⁰ and ²⁵³² fear ⁵⁴⁰¹:

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