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κατελπ-ίζω

katelpizo

hope, expect confidently, base

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κατελπ-ίζω · katelp-izō — LSJ

hope, expect confidently, base, hopes upon

hope or expect confidently, κ. εὐπετέως τῆς θαλάσσης κρατήσειν Hdt. 8.136, cf. Plb. 2.31.8; μηδὲν ἄγαν κ. D.S. 15.33, cf. Phld. Oec. p.73 J.: c. gen., base oneʼs hopes upon, τῆς αὐτῶν δυνάμεως J. AJ 5.1.20:—Pass., ἀποβαίνειν οἷα κατηλπίσθη Phld. Lib. p.27 O.

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