HOPE — and in Greek generally a neutral word meaning EXPECTATION, which could just as well be dread; Thucydides uses it of what a besieged city fears. The New Testament narrows it to expectation of a good already secured, which is why it can stand as the third member of the triad with faith and love (1 Thessalonians 1:3, its first appearance in literature) and why Colossians 1:5 can make it the GROUND of the other two rather than a third item beside them — faith and love exist 'because of the hope laid up for you'. ⚠ Note what it is not: modern English 'hope' leans toward wishing, and the Greek leans toward waiting for something regarded as certain. At 1 Thessalonians 1:3 it governs endurance: hope is what makes remaining-under possible. → first discussed at 1 Thessalonians 1:3