{"def":{"short":"expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence","long":["expectation of evil, fear","expectation of good, hope",["in the Christian sense",["joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation"]],"on hope, in hope, having hope",["the author of hope, or he who is its foundation","the thing hoped for"]]},"deriv":"from a primary ἔλπω (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)","pronun":{"ipa":"ɛlˈpis","ipa_mod":"e̞lˈpis","sbl":"elpis","dic":"el-PEES","dic_mod":"ale-PEES"}}