{For by hope were we saved} (	(8869) gar elpidi es(9374)h(886d)en).
First aorist passive indicative of s(937a)(935c). The case of elpidi
is not certain, the form being the same for locative,
instrumental and dative. Curiously enough either makes good sense
in this context: "We were saved in hope, by hope, for hope" (of
the redemption of the body).