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ἔλπομαι

elpomai

to expect, hope, suppose

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What it meant

1. ἔλπομαι · elpomai — Beekes

ἔλπομαι [v.] ‘to expect, hope, suppose’ (II.). 41Ὲ *uelp-‘expect’> *VAR Act. ἔλπω ‘make hope’ only B 91 = v 380 πάντας μὲν (F)éATeL Epic also ἐέλπομαι (see below), perf. (with present mg.) ἔολπα, plpf. ἐώλπει (for *(F)e(F OA TEL, see below and Debrunner Mus. Helv. 2 (1945): 199, Chantraine 1942: 479f. with Add. et corr.). eCOMP As a second member in ἄ-ελπ-τος ‘unexpected, unhoped for’ with deAnt-ia, -éw (Il), also … — [Beekes, s.v. ἔλπομαι, p. 462]

2. ἔλπομαι · elpomai — Chantraine

ἔλπομαι : pr., aussi chez Hom. avec prothèse ἐέλπομαι, pf. avec sens présent ἔολπα, plus-que-pf. ἐώλπει (pour *{2)FeF6kna) «s'attendre que, penser, espérer » (Hom.,, poètes, Hdt.). L'actif factitif ἔλπω «faire espérer », sûrement secondaire, seulement Οὐ. 2,91 — 13,380 πάντας μὲν (Ἐ)έλπει. Adj. verbal en composition : ἄελπτος «inattendu », plus rarement « désespéré » (H. Hom., Hés;, ion., poètes) d'où ἀελπτία … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἔλπομαι, p. 356]

3. ἔλπομαι · elpomai — Frisk

ἔλπομαι, ep. auch ἐέλπομαι, Perf. (mit Präsensbed.) ἔολπα, Plusquamperf. ἐώλπει (für *(E)(F)e(F)oAneı, 5. unten und Debrunner Mus. Helv. 2, 199, Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 479f. mit Add. et corr.) “erwarten, hoffen, meinen’ (ep. poet. seit Il., Hdt.); Akt. ἔλπω “hoffen machen’ nur β 91 = ν 380 πάντας μὲν (F)eineı. Als Hinterglied in dem negierten Verbaladjektiv ἄ-ελπ-τος “unerwartet, unverhofft, ohne Hoffnung’ mit … — [Frisk, s.v. ἔλπομαι, p. 534]

Where it came from

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