ἔλπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word has been proposed to descend from Proto-Indo-European *selp-, with cognates such as सर्पिस् (sarpis) and Old English sealf (English salve). However, we would expect rough breathing. Some have argued that the word is related to ὄλπη (ólpē, “oil flask”), which may or may not affect the proposed Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /él.pos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.pos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈel.pos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈel.pos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈel.pos/

Noun

ἔλπος • (élpos)

(hapax legomenon) Hesychius' gives the definition as ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), στέαρ (stéar, “fat”), εὐθηνία (euthēnía, “abundance”)

References

ἔλπος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἔλπος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἔλπος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
Hesychius' Lexicon: ε

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