Ἐλπίς

See also: ἐλπίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐλπῐ́ς (elpís, “hope”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /el.pís/ → /elˈpis/ → /elˈpis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /el.pís/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /elˈpis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /elˈpis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /elˈpis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /elˈpis/

Proper noun

Ἐλπῐ́ς • (Elpís) f (genitive Ἐλπῐ́δος); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Elpis

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Ἐλπῐ́ς; τῆς Ἐλπῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἐλπῐ́ς hē Elpís
Genitive	τῆς Ἐλπῐ́δος tês Elpídos
Dative	τῇ Ἐλπῐ́δῐ têi Elpídi
Accusative	τὴν Ἐλπῐ́δᾰ tḕn Elpída
Vocative	Ἐλπῐ́ς Elpís
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

• Greek: Ελπίς (Elpís), Ελπίδα (Elpída)

Further reading

• Ἐλπίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)