εὔελπις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὖ (eû, “well”) +‎ ἐλπίς (elpís, “hope”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěu̯.el.pis/ → /ˈe.βel.pis/ → /ˈe.vel.pis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯.el.pis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.wel.pis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.βel.pis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vel.pis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vel.pis/

Adjective

εὔελπῐς • (eúelpĭs) m or f (neuter εὔελπῐ); third declension

1. (active meaning) hopeful, cheerful
2. (passive meaning) promising, encouraging, which gives hope

Declension

Third declension of εὔελπῐς; εὔελπῐ (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὔελπῐς eúelpĭs	εὔελπῐ eúelpĭ		εὐέλπῐδε euélpĭde	εὐέλπῐδε euélpĭde		εὐέλπῐδες euélpĭdes	εὐέλπῐδᾰ euélpĭdă
Genitive		εὐέλπῐδος euélpĭdos	εὐέλπῐδος euélpĭdos		εὐελπῐ́δοιν euelpĭ́doin	εὐελπῐ́δοιν euelpĭ́doin		εὐελπῐ́δων euelpĭ́dōn	εὐελπῐ́δων euelpĭ́dōn
Dative		εὐέλπῐδῐ euélpĭdĭ	εὐέλπῐδῐ euélpĭdĭ		εὐελπῐ́δοιν euelpĭ́doin	εὐελπῐ́δοιν euelpĭ́doin		εὐέλπῐσῐ / εὐέλπῐσῐν euélpĭsĭ(n)	εὐέλπῐσῐ / εὐέλπῐσῐν euélpĭsĭ(n)
Accusative		εὔελπῐν eúelpĭn	εὔελπῐ eúelpĭ		εὐέλπῐδε euélpĭde	εὐέλπῐδε euélpĭde		εὐέλπῐδᾰς euélpĭdăs	εὐέλπῐδᾰ euélpĭdă
Vocative		εὔελπις / εὔελπῐ * eúelpis / eúelpĭ *	εὔελπῐ eúelpĭ		εὐέλπῐδε euélpĭde	εὐέλπῐδε euélpĭde		εὐέλπῐδες euélpĭdes	εὐέλπῐδᾰ euélpĭdă
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. * Vocative singular masculine "εὔελπι" at Smyth's Grammar, §292.

Further reading

• “εὔελπις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “εὔελπις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• εὔελπις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • cheerful idem, page 128.
  • cheering idem, page 129.
  • encouraging idem, page 271.
  • expectant idem, page 293.
  • hopeful idem, page 405.
  • sanguine idem, page 733.