ἐλπίζω (elpizo): all forms
ἐλπίζω means “hope, expect”. Below is its full conjugation in Ancient Greek.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐλπίζω | ἐλπίζω | ἐλπίζοιμι | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐλπίζεις | ἐλπίζῃς | ἐλπίζοις | ἔλπιζε |
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| 3rd singular | ἐλπίζει | ἐλπίζῃ | ἐλπίζοι | ἐλπιζέτω |
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| 1st plural | ἐλπίζομεν | ἐλπίζωμεν | ἐλπίζοιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλπίζετε | ἐλπίζητε | ἐλπίζοιτε | ἐλπίζετε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλπίζουσι(ν) | ἐλπίζωσι(ν) | ἐλπίζοιεν | ἐλπιζόντων · ἐλπιζέτωσαν |
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Present middle/passive
Present middle/passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐλπίζομαι | ἐλπίζωμαι | ἐλπιζοίμην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐλπίζει · ἐλπίζῃ | ἐλπίζῃ | ἐλπίζοιο | ἐλπίζου |
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| 3rd singular | ἐλπίζεται | ἐλπίζηται | ἐλπίζοιτο | ἐλπιζέσθω |
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| 1st plural | ἐλπιζόμεθα | ἐλπιζώμεθα | ἐλπιζοίμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλπίζεσθε | ἐλπίζησθε | ἐλπίζοισθε | ἐλπίζεσθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλπίζονται | ἐλπίζωνται | ἐλπίζοιντο | ἐλπιζέσθων · ἐλπιζέσθωσαν |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἤλπιζον |
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| 2nd singular | ἤλπιζες |
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| 3rd singular | ἤλπιζε(ν) |
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| 1st plural | ἠλπίζομεν |
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| 2nd plural | ἠλπίζετε |
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| 3rd plural | ἤλπιζον |
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Imperfect middle/passive
Imperfect middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἠλπιζόμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἠλπίζου |
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| 3rd singular | ἠλπίζετο |
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| 1st plural | ἠλπιζόμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἠλπίζεσθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἠλπιζέατο · ἠλπίζοντο |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | ἐλπιῶ | ἐλπιοίην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐλπιεῖς | ἐλπιοῖς · ἐλπιοίης |
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| 3rd singular | ἐλπιεῖ | ἐλπιοίη |
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| 1st plural | ἐλπιοῦμεν | ἐλπιοῖμεν |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλπιεῖτε | ἐλπιοῖτε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλπιοῦσι(ν) | ἐλπιοῖεν |
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Future middle
Future middle | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | ἐλπιοῦμαι | ἐλπιοίμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐλπιεῖ · ἐλπιῇ | ἐλπιοῖο |
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| 3rd singular | ἐλπιεῖται | ἐλπιοῖτο |
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| 1st plural | ἐλπιούμεθα | ἐλπιοίμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλπιεῖσθε | ἐλπιοῖσθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλπιοῦνται | ἐλπιοῖντο |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | ἐλπισθήσομαι | ἐλπισθησοίμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐλπισθήσῃ · ἐλπισθήσει | ἐλπισθήσοιο |
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| 3rd singular | ἐλπισθήσεται | ἐλπισθήσοιτο |
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| 1st plural | ἐλπισθησόμεθα | ἐλπισθησοίμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλπισθήσεσθε | ἐλπισθήσοισθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλπισθήσονται | ἐλπισθήσοιντο |
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Aorist active
Aorist active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἤλπισα | ἐλπίσω | ἐλπίσαιμι | |
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| 2nd singular | ἤλπισας | ἐλπίσῃς | ἐλπίσειας · ἐλπίσαις | ἔλπισον |
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| 3rd singular | ἤλπισε(ν) | ἐλπίσῃ | ἐλπίσειε(ν) · ἐλπίσαι | ἐλπισάτω |
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| 1st plural | ἠλπίσαμεν | ἐλπίσωμεν | ἐλπίσαιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | ἠλπίσατε | ἐλπίσητε | ἐλπίσαιτε | ἐλπίσατε |
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| 3rd plural | ἤλπισαν | ἐλπίσωσι(ν) | ἐλπίσαιεν · ἐλπίσειαν | ἐλπισάντων · ἐλπισάτωσαν |
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Aorist middle
Aorist middle | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἠλπισάμην | ἐλπίσωμαι | ἐλπισαίμην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἠλπίσω | ἐλπίσῃ | ἐλπίσαιο | ἔλπισαι |
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| 3rd singular | ἠλπίσατο | ἐλπίσηται | ἐλπίσαιτο | ἐλπισάσθω |
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| 1st plural | ἠλπισάμεθα | ἐλπισώμεθα | ἐλπισαίμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | ἠλπίσασθε | ἐλπίσησθε | ἐλπίσαισθε | ἐλπίσασθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἠλπίσαντο | ἐλπίσωνται | ἐλπίσαιντο | ἐλπισάσθων · ἐλπισάσθωσαν |
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Aorist passive
Aorist passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἠλπίσθην | ἐλπισθῶ | ἐλπισθείην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἠλπίσθης | ἐλπισθῇς | ἐλπισθείης | ἐλπίσθητι |
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| 3rd singular | ἠλπίσθη | ἐλπισθῇ | ἐλπισθείη | ἐλπισθήτω |
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| 1st plural | ἠλπίσθημεν | ἐλπισθῶμεν | ἐλπισθεῖμεν · ἐλπισθείημεν | |
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| 2nd plural | ἠλπίσθητε | ἐλπισθῆτε | ἐλπισθεῖτε · ἐλπισθείητε | ἐλπίσθησθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἠλπίσθησαν | ἐλπισθῶσι(ν) | ἐλπισθεῖεν · ἐλπισθείησαν | ἐλπισθέσθων · ἐλπισθήτωσαν |
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Aorist middle/passive
Aorist middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 3rd plural | ἠλπισέατο |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἤλπικα | ἠλπίκω | ἠλπίκοιμι · ἠλπικοίην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἤλπικας | ἠλπίκῃς | ἠλπίκοις · ἠλπικοίης | ἤλπικε |
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| 3rd singular | ἤλπικε(ν) | ἠλπίκῃ | ἠλπίκοι · ἠλπικοίη | ἠλπικέτω |
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| 1st plural | ἠλπίκαμεν | ἠλπίκωμεν | ἠλπίκοιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | ἠλπίκατε | ἠλπίκητε | ἠλπίκοιτε | ἠλπίκετε |
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| 3rd plural | ἠλπίκασι(ν) | ἠλπίκωσι(ν) | ἠλπίκοιεν | |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἠλπίκη |
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| 2nd singular | ἠλπίκης |
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| 3rd singular | ἠλπίκει |
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| 1st plural | ἠλπίκεμεν |
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| 2nd plural | ἠλπίκετε |
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| 3rd plural | ἠλπίκεσαν |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Middle | Passive | Middle/passive |
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| Present | ἐλπίζειν | | | ἐλπίζεσθαι |
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| Future | ἐλπιεῖν | ἐλπιεῖσθαι | ἐλπισθήσεσθαι | |
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| Aorist | ἐλπίσαι | ἐλπίσασθαι | ἐλπισθῆναι | |
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| Perfect | ἠλπικέναι | | | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπίζων | ἐλπίζουσα | ἐλπίζον |
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| Genitive | ἐλπίζοντος | ἐλπιζούσης | ἐλπίζοντος |
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| Dative | ἐλπίζοντι | ἐλπιζούσῃ | ἐλπίζοντι |
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| Accusative | ἐλπίζοντα | ἐλπίζουσαν | ἐλπίζον |
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| Vocative | ἐλπίζον | ἐλπίζουσα | ἐλπίζον |
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Present active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπίζοντες | ἐλπίζουσαι | ἐλπίζοντα |
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| Genitive | ἐλπιζόντων | ἐλπιζουσῶν | ἐλπιζόντων |
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| Dative | ἐλπίζουσι(ν) | ἐλπιζούσαις | ἐλπίζουσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἐλπίζοντας | ἐλπιζούσας | ἐλπίζοντα |
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| Vocative | ἐλπίζοντες | ἐλπίζουσαι | ἐλπίζοντα |
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Present middle/passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπιζόμενος | ἐλπιζομένη | ἐλπιζόμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐλπιζομένου | ἐλπιζομένης | ἐλπιζομένου |
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| Dative | ἐλπιζομένῳ | ἐλπιζομένῃ | ἐλπιζομένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐλπιζόμενον | ἐλπιζομένην | ἐλπιζόμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐλπιζόμενε | ἐλπιζομένη | ἐλπιζόμενον |
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Present middle/passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπιζόμενοι | ἐλπιζόμεναι | ἐλπιζόμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐλπιζομένων | ἐλπιζομένων | ἐλπιζομένων |
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| Dative | ἐλπιζομένοις | ἐλπιζομέναις | ἐλπιζομένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐλπιζομένους | ἐλπιζομένας | ἐλπιζόμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐλπιζόμενοι | ἐλπιζόμεναι | ἐλπιζόμενα |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπιῶν | ἐλπιοῦσα | ἐλπιοῦν |
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| Genitive | ἐλπιοῦντος | ἐλπιούσης | ἐλπιοῦντος |
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| Dative | ἐλπιοῦντι | ἐλπιούσῃ | ἐλπιοῦντι |
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| Accusative | ἐλπιοῦντα | ἐλπιοῦσαν | ἐλπιοῦν |
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| Vocative | ἐλπιοῦν | ἐλπιοῦσα | ἐλπιοῦν |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπιοῦντες | ἐλπιοῦσαι | ἐλπιοῦντα |
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| Genitive | ἐλπιούντων | ἐλπιουσῶν | ἐλπιούντων |
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| Dative | ἐλπιοῦσι(ν) | ἐλπιούσαις | ἐλπιοῦσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἐλπιοῦντας | ἐλπιούσας | ἐλπιοῦντα |
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| Vocative | ἐλπιοῦντες | ἐλπιοῦσαι | ἐλπιοῦντα |
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Future middle participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπιούμενος | ἐλπιουμένη | ἐλπιούμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐλπιουμένου | ἐλπιουμένης | ἐλπιουμένου |
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| Dative | ἐλπιουμένῳ | ἐλπιουμένῃ | ἐλπιουμένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐλπιούμενον | ἐλπιουμένην | ἐλπιούμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐλπιούμενε | ἐλπιουμένη | ἐλπιούμενον |
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Future middle participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπιούμενοι | ἐλπιούμεναι | ἐλπιούμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐλπιουμένων | ἐλπιουμένων | ἐλπιουμένων |
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| Dative | ἐλπιουμένοις | ἐλπιουμέναις | ἐλπιουμένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐλπιουμένους | ἐλπιουμένας | ἐλπιούμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐλπιούμενοι | ἐλπιούμεναι | ἐλπιούμενα |
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Future passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπισθησόμενος | ἐλπισθησομένη | ἐλπισθησόμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐλπισθησομένου | ἐλπισθησομένης | ἐλπισθησομένου |
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| Dative | ἐλπισθησομένῳ | ἐλπισθησομένῃ | ἐλπισθησομένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐλπισθησόμενον | ἐλπισθησομένην | ἐλπισθησόμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐλπισθησόμενε | ἐλπισθησομένη | ἐλπισθησόμενον |
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Future passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπισθησόμενοι | ἐλπισθησόμεναι | ἐλπισθησόμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐλπισθησομένων | ἐλπισθησομένων | ἐλπισθησομένων |
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| Dative | ἐλπισθησομένοις | ἐλπισθησομέναις | ἐλπισθησομένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐλπισθησομένους | ἐλπισθησομένας | ἐλπισθησόμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐλπισθησόμενοι | ἐλπισθησόμεναι | ἐλπισθησόμενα |
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Aorist active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπίσας | ἐλπίσασα | ἐλπίσαν |
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| Genitive | ἐλπίσαντος | ἐλπισάσης | ἐλπίσαντος |
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| Dative | ἐλπίσαντι | ἐλπισάσῃ | ἐλπίσαντι |
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| Accusative | ἐλπίσαντα | ἐλπίσασαν | ἐλπίσαν |
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| Vocative | ἐλπίσας | ἐλπίσασα | ἐλπίσαν |
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Aorist active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπίσαντες | ἐλπίσασαι | ἐλπίσαντα |
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| Genitive | ἐλπισάντων | ἐλπισασῶν | ἐλπισάντων |
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| Dative | ἐλπίσασι(ν) | ἐλπισάσαις | ἐλπίσασι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἐλπίσαντας | ἐλπισάσας | ἐλπίσαντα |
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| Vocative | ἐλπίσαντες | ἐλπίσασαι | ἐλπίσαντα |
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Aorist middle participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπισάμενος | ἐλπισαμένη | ἐλπισάμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐλπισαμένου | ἐλπισαμένης | ἐλπισαμένου |
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| Dative | ἐλπισαμένῳ | ἐλπισαμένῃ | ἐλπισαμένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐλπισάμενον | ἐλπισαμένην | ἐλπισάμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐλπισάμενε | ἐλπισαμένη | ἐλπισάμενον |
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Aorist middle participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπισάμενοι | ἐλπισάμεναι | ἐλπισάμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐλπισαμένων | ἐλπισαμένων | ἐλπισαμένων |
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| Dative | ἐλπισαμένοις | ἐλπισαμέναις | ἐλπισαμένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐλπισαμένους | ἐλπισαμένας | ἐλπισάμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐλπισάμενοι | ἐλπισάμεναι | ἐλπισάμενα |
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Aorist passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπισθείς | ἐλπισθεῖσα | ἐλπισθέν |
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| Genitive | ἐλπισθέντος | ἐλπισθείσης | ἐλπισθέντος |
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| Dative | ἐλπισθέντι | ἐλπισθείσῃ | ἐλπισθέντι |
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| Accusative | ἐλπισθέντα | ἐλπισθεῖσαν | ἐλπισθέν |
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| Vocative | ἐλπισθείς | ἐλπισθεῖσα | ἐλπισθέν |
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Aorist passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐλπισθέντες | ἐλπισθεῖσαι | ἐλπισθέντα |
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| Genitive | ἐλπισθέντων | ἐλπισθεισῶν | ἐλπισθέντων |
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| Dative | ἐλπισθεῖσι(ν) | ἐλπισθείσαις | ἐλπισθεῖσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἐλπισθέντας | ἐλπισθείσας | ἐλπισθέντα |
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| Vocative | ἐλπισθέντες | ἐλπισθεῖσαι | ἐλπισθέντα |
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Perfect active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἠλπικώς | ἠλπικυῖα | ἠλπικός |
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| Genitive | ἠλπικότος | ἠλπικυίας | ἠλπικότος |
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| Dative | ἠλπικότι | ἠλπικυίᾳ | ἠλπικότι |
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| Accusative | ἠλπικότα | ἠλπικυῖαν | ἠλπικός |
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| Vocative | ἠλπικώς | ἠλπικυῖα | ἠλπικός |
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Perfect active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἠλπικότες | ἠλπικυῖαι | ἠλπικότα |
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| Genitive | ἠλπικότων | ἠλπικυιῶν | ἠλπικότων |
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| Dative | ἠλπικόσι(ν) | ἠλπικυίαις · ἠλπικυίαφι · ἠλπικυίᾳς | ἠλπικόσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἠλπικότας | ἠλπικυίας | ἠλπικότα |
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| Vocative | ἠλπικότες | ἠλπικυῖαι | ἠλπικότα |
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Meaning and examples of ἐλπίζω
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.