Strong's Greek #1679
ἠλπίσαμεν

Englishman's Concordance (References)

ἠλπίσαμεν ēlpisamen — 1 Occurrence

2 Corinthians 8:5 - V-AIA-1P
GRK:οὐ καθὼς ἠλπίσαμεν ἀλλὰ ἑαυτοὺς
NAS:and [this], not as we had expected, but they first
KJV: as we hoped, but
INT: not [only] as we hoped but themselves