ἔλπω
ἔλπω
active ἔλπω only in pres.
to make to hope, πάντας ἔλπει feeds all with hope, Od.
Mid. to hope or expect, indulge hope, Hom., Hdt.; like Attic ἐλπίζω.
to expect anxiously, to fear, Hom., Hdt.
generally, to think, deem, suppose, Il.