verb

apelpizamō

Greekἀπελπίζω (apelpizō)

Strong’sG560

I despair

stem apelpiz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

expecting … inreturn1×

What it means

† ἀπ-ελπίζω,

[in LXX: Is 29:19 (אֶבְיוֹן), Jth 9:11, Es 4:17, Si 22:21 27:21, II Mac 9:18*;]

1. to give up in despair, despair of (Polyb., Diod., LXX).

2. to hope to receive from or in return (Field, Notes, 59; Cremer, 712; Soph., Lex., s.v.): c. acc. (M; Pr., 65; MM, s.v.), Lk 6:35.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G560 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-el-pid'-zo

to hope out, i.e. fully expect

Fromfrom G575 and G1679;

King Jameshope for again.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
apelpizarōtoisἀπελπίζοντες	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine	expecting … inreturn	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	apelpizamō	apelpizame	apelpizami	apelpizama	apelpizamē	apelpizamelē
you 2nd person singular	apelpizasō	apelpizase	apelpizasi	apelpizasa	apelpizasē	apelpizaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apelpizatō	apelpizate	apelpizati	apelpizata	apelpizatē	apelpizatelē
we 1st person plural	apelpizanō	apelpizane	apelpizani	apelpizana	apelpizanē	apelpizanelē
ye 2nd person plural	apelpizavō	apelpizave	apelpizavi	apelpizava	apelpizavē	apelpizavelē
they 3rd person plural	apelpizalō	apelpizale	apelpizali	apelpizala	apelpizalē	apelpizalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	apelpizameiō	apelpizameia	apelpizameiē
you 2nd person singular	apelpizaseiō	apelpizaseia	apelpizaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apelpizateiō	apelpizateia	apelpizateiē
we 1st person plural	apelpizaneiō	apelpizaneia	apelpizaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	apelpizaveiō	apelpizaveia	apelpizaveiē
they 3rd person plural	apelpizaleiō	apelpizaleia	apelpizaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	apelpizasōr	apelpizasar	apelpizasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apelpizatōr	apelpizatar	apelpizatēr
ye 2nd person plural	apelpizavōr	apelpizavar	apelpizavēr
they 3rd person plural	apelpizalōr	apelpizalar	apelpizalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	apelpizamoiō	apelpizamoia
you 2nd person singular	apelpizasoiō	apelpizasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apelpizatoiō	apelpizatoia
we 1st person plural	apelpizanoiō	apelpizanoia
ye 2nd person plural	apelpizavoiō	apelpizavoia
they 3rd person plural	apelpizaloiō	apelpizaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	apelpizarō	apelpizari	apelpizara	apelpizarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	apelpizarōtos1×	apelpizaritos	apelpizaratos	apelpizarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

apelpizstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

apelpiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

apelpizarōtois“expecting … inreturn”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Luke 6:35“expecting … inreturn”plēn agapavōr toin echthroin vu kai agathopoiavōr kai daneizavōr mēdenem apelpizarōtois; kai eti tos misthos vu pollos, kai evi huiois Hupsistou, hoti autos chrēstos atō epi toin acharistoin kai ponēroin.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.