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The Lxx translates it with the Greek verb sozo, which means to rescue one from peril, danger or suffering, to protect from loss or destruction, to heal, to make whole, to keep alive, to preserve life (physical but especially spiritual - compare Ps 6:4, Ps 86:2).
Understanding how Greek culture viewed the concept of âhopeâ can help us understand the similarities and differences between the Hellenistic (Greek) concept of hope and the way the Greek term is used by first century Christian authors. The Greek word we translate âhopeâ is elpis, á¼Î»ÏÎ¯Ï (noun), or elpizo, á¼Î»ÏÎ¯Î¶Ï (verb).