Proelpizo describes those who had already placed their hope in the Christ.

The attested use describes people characterized as having already hoped in the Christ, within a clause about being for the praise of his glory in Ephesians 1:12.

1. Having already hoped in the Christ · dominant

   In Ephesians 1:12, the perfect active participle in the accusative masculine plural identifies those who had hoped beforehand in the Christ; the APB renders the clause, "we who have hoped beforehand in the Christ."

   Ephesians 1:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ephesians 1:12, the APB presents the clause as "we who have hoped beforehand in the Christ." This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating every element of the Greek form.