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Ἐλπωρή · expectation (ε 914) · Suda

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Near ε914

ε910relaxed
ε911Elpidephoros, Elpidephorus
ε912hoping, expecting
ε913hope, expectancy
ε914expectation
ε915Helsemon
ε916vituperated
ε917we were vituperating
ε918might choose

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε914

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Ἐλπωρή

expectation

Translated by Catharine Roth23 Jun 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic
ethics

2 words

Translation

[Meaning] hope.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐλπωρή· ἐλπίς.

Betacode

*)elpwrh/: e)lpi/s.

Notes

Epic form, by dissimilation from *e)lpwlh/.
For the gloss cf. scholion on Homer, Odyssey 2.280, where the headword occurs (web address 1). Likewise in Hesychius.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ε912Ἐλπίσαςhoping, expecting ε913Ἐλπίςhope, expectancy ε914Ἐλπωρήexpectation ε915ἙλσεμώνHelsemon ε916Ἐλοιδόρησεvituperated

Revision history4 revisions · last 22 Dec 2015

22 Dec 2015expanded note — David Whitehead
15 Aug 2012Revised — David Whitehead
24 Jun 2005cosmeticules — Catharine Roth
24 Jun 2005cosmetics — David Whitehead
23 Jun 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐλπωρή (Adler number epsilon 914), trans. Catharine Roth, 23 Jun 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/914

Translation by Catharine Roth for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗