ἐλπίδʼ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Hope; expectation or confidence regarding a future outcome, often with a favorable sense. In some contexts, simply “expectation” (whether hopeful or not).

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἐλπίδʼ"

Case: accusative

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: 3rd declension (stem in -ιδ-, from ἐλπίς, ἐλπίδος)

Note: The form ἐλπίδʼ is an elided spelling of ἐλπίδα (acc. sg.), with final -α elided before a following vowel or smooth breathing; the apostrophe marks the elision.

Related Forms of ἐλπίς

6 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Elpis nominative, singular, feminine Ελπις nominative, singular, feminine ελπιδα accusative, singular, feminine ελπιδας accusative, plural, feminine ελπιδος genitive, singular, feminine ἐλπίδων genitive, plural, feminine

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