ἔλπω(ἐέλπωonly Hsch.
A.
s.v. ἐέλποιμεν ), causal, only found inpres. (exc.ἔλπεον: ἤλπιζον, Id.),cause to hope,πάντας μὲν ἔλπειshefeedsallwith hope, Od. 2.91 , 13.380 ; perh. also,cause to expect, Max. 178 (but may,= expect).
II. elsewh. in Med. ,ἔλπομαι, Ep.
ἐέλπομαι, ἠλπόμην
Od. 9.419
, Alc. Supp. 22.8 , Pi. P. 4.243 , etc.: Ep.
3 sg. impf. ἔλπετοandἐέλπ-, Od. 3.275 , Il. 12.407 (ἔλπετοalso in Luc. Syr.D. 22 ):pf.
ἔολπα
Il. 22.216
, Od. 5.379 , Hes. Op. [273] , A.R. 2.147 , etc.:3 sg. plpf.
ἐώλπει
Il. 19.328
, Od. 20.328 , A.R. 3.370 , Theoc. 25.115 :—hopeorexpect, Ep. , Lyr., Ion. (not in Hp. ) for Att.
ἐλπίζω(q.v.):— Constr., like ἐλπίζω : c. acc. andfut. inf., Il. 13.8 , B. Fr. 12 : c.aor. inf., Il. 7.199 , Pi. P. 4.243 codd., N. 4.92 : c.pf. inf., Il. 15.110 : sts. theinf.must be supplied,ἐκτελέσας μέγα ἔργον ὃ οὔ ποτε ἔλπετο θυμῷ(sc.ἐκτελέειν) Od. 3.275 : c. acc. rei, Il. 13.609 , 15.539 ; ἅσσα οὐκ ἔλπονται