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Elpis

/ˈɛl.pɪs/

Elpis proper noun: the goddess and personification of hope.

Proper noun

Elpis

  1. (Greek) The goddess and personification of hope.
  2. 59 Elpis, a main belt asteroid.

Origin of Elpis

From Ancient Greek Ἐλπίς (Elpís, literally “Hope”).

Questions about Elpis

What does Elpis mean?
Elpis means the goddess and personification of hope.
What part of speech is Elpis?
Elpis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Elpis?
Elpis is pronounced /ˈɛl.pɪs/.

Words near Elpis in the dictionary

  1. Elpidian
  2. elpidiid
  3. elpidiids
  4. elpidite
  5. elpidites
  6. Elpis
  7. elpistostegalian
  8. elpistostegalians
  9. elpistostegid
  10. elpistostegids
  11. ELR

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Elpis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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