ἠλπίκατε [2 verses](verb 2nd pl perf ind act) "Trust" is from elpizo, which means "to hope for", "to look for", "to expect," [of evils] "to fear", "to deem" and "to suppose."  - - The word translated as "trust" is not the Greek word usually translated as "trust" or "having faith." Instead, it is an uncommon word Jesus uses twice. It means having an expectation, which is usually for good but can be for evil. It has the same sense as our idea of "looking forward" to something, which is why it is used with the pronoun eis, meaning towards.