ἔλπος
From LSJ
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → But for extreme illnesses, extreme remedies, applied with severe exactitude, are the best (Hippocrates, Aphorism 6)
English (LSJ)
ἔλαιον, στέαρ, εὐθηνία, Hsch.; cf. ἔλφος. (Cf. Skt.
A sarpi[snull ] 'melted butter', OHG. salba.) ἐλπτέοντες· ἐλπίζοντες, Id.
