Noun Hope, to anticipate (usually with pleasure/eagerness), expectation and confidence. Thus, more than wishful thinking, this word refers to a certain outlook.

This word is part of the Pauline triad, which regularly appear in Paul's letters. The other two words are love and faith. The triad is found in1:

• Romans 5:2-5
• 1 Corinthians 13:13
• Galatians 5:5
• Colossians 1:4-5
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3
• 1 Thessalonians 5:8

• 1. NIV Study Bible, Edited by Kenneth L. Barker, Donald W. Burdick, John H. Stek, Walter W. Wessel and Ronald Youngblood. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Zondervan, 2002.