- Original: προελπίζω - Transliteration: Proelpizo - Phonetic: pro-el-pid'-zo - Definition: 1. to hope before - Origin: from G4253 and G1679 - TDNT entry: 10:54,2 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G4253 and G1679 ; to hope in advance of other confirmation: - first trust. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • trusted, 1 Eph 1:12