ἀνέλπιστος
ἀνέλπιστος
ἐλπίζω
unhoped for, unlooked for, Trag., etc.; τὸ ἀνέλπιστον τοῦ βεβαίου the hopelessness of security, Thuc.
act.,
of persons, having no hope, hopeless, Theocr.; c. inf. having no hope or not expecting that . . , Thuc.
of things or conditions, leaving no hope, hopeless, desperate, Soph., Thuc.; τὸ ἀνέλπιστον despair, Thuc.:—comp. -ότερος more desperate, Thuc.