ἔλπος

English (LSJ)

ἔλαιον, στέαρ, εὐθηνία, Hsch.; cf. ἔλφος. (Cf. Skt.

   A sarpiṣ 'melted butter', OHG. salba.) ἐλπτέοντες· ἐλπίζοντες, Id.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n?
Meaning: ἔλαιον, στέαρ, εὑθηνία; ἔλφος βούτυρον. Κύπριοι H.
Derivatives: On ὄλπη oil-bottle s.v.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: The word is compared with Skt. sarpíṣ- n. molten butter, lard, but one would expect spir. asper. (Idem for Toch. B ṣalype, A ṣälyp fat, oil.) IE *selp-, also in Alb. gjalpë butter.) - Cypr. ἔλφος is unexplained, see DELG). The variation π\/φ points to a Pre-Greek word. - The word ὄλπη indicates a bottle, and therefore has nothing to do with the word for oil, fat (s.v.).