ἔλπω (ϝέλπω), usually mid. ἔλπομαι,
ἐέλπεται, ipf. ἔλπετο, perf.
ἔολπα (ϝέϝολπα), plup. ἐώλπει:
act., make to hope, give hopes, Od. 2.91, Od. 13.380; mid.,
hope, expect, also ‘think,’ Il. 9.40, Il.
13.309, Il. 19.328, Od. 9.419, Od.
21.314; even in bad sense, implying fear or
apprehension, Il. 15.110; w. acc.
νι?κην,
Il. 13.609, Il. 15.539; τοῦτο, Od. 21.317; foll. by inf., fut. in the
meaning hope, in other meanings by tenses referring to
the past, Il. 7.199, etc., freq.
θυ_μῷ, κατὰ θυ_μόν, ἐνὶ φρεσί,
also θυ_μὸς ἔλπεται, Il. 15.701.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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