expectation
From LSJ
ἐφ' ἁρμαμαξῶν μαλθακῶς κατακείμενοι → reclining softly on litters, reclining luxuriously in covered carriages
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. προσδοκία, ἡ, P. and V. ἐλπίς, ἡ.
opinion, view: P. and V. δόξα, ἡ, γνώμη, ἡ.
contrary to expectation: P. and V. παρὰ γνωμήν; or use adj., P. παράδοξος.
beyond expectation: P. and V. παρ' ἐλπίδα, V. ἐκτὸς ἐλπίδος, ἔξω ἐλπίδος.
on the tiptoe of expectation: use adj., P. μετέωρος, ὀρθός.
