Lexical Definition
ἁπλῶς haplōs (hap-loce') without reserve G:ADV
adverb from ἁπλοῦς (in the objective sense of ἁπλότης)
--liberally.
- bountifully
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἁπλῶσ | generously | Jas.1.5 |
| απλώσ | simply | LXX.Prov.10.9 |
Abbott-Smith
ἁπλῶς, adv. (< ἁπλοῦς), [in LXX: Pr 10:9 (בַּתֹּם), Wi 16:27, II Mac 6:6*;]
simply, sincerely, graciously: Ja 1:5. ("Later writers comprehend under the one word the whole magnanimous and honourable type of character in which ... singleness of mind is the central feature"—Hort, Ja., 1:5)†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Proverbs | 10:9 |
| James | 1:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἁπλῶς-ῶς,
adverb of ἁπλῶςοῦς, singly, in one way, μένειν ἁ. ἐν τῇ αὑτοῦ μορφῇ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. λέγεσθαι in one sense, opposed to πολλαχῶς, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἁ. λεγόμενα, opposed to συμπλεκόμενα, [Refs]; opposed to κατ᾽ ἀλλήλων λέγεσθαι, without distinction of subject and predicate, Metaphorical[Refs]; ἐσθλοὶ μὲν γὰρ ἁ. παντοδαπῶς δὲ κακοί Poët. cited in [Refs]
__II simply, plainly, ἀλλ᾽ ἁ. φράσον[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b openly, frankly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in good faith, [Refs 4th c.BC+] to be a simpleton, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.c in its natural state, uncooked, of food, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II.2 simply, absolutely, ἁ. ἀδύνατον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν νεῶν κατέδυ οὐδεμία ἁ. no ship was absolutely sunk (though some were disabled), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅσ᾽ ἐστὶν ἀγαθὰ.. ἁ. simply all the good things there are, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. absolutely, opposed to κατά τι (relatively), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to πρός τι, [Refs]; opposed to πρὸς ἡμᾶς, [Refs]; opposed to τινί, [Refs]; ἁ. βαρύ, κοῦφον, μαλακόν, etc., [Refs]; τὸ ἁ. καλόν, τὸ ἁ. ἀγαθόν, etc., [Refs]; opposed to ὁτιοῦν (in some particular), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἁ. δίκην absolute, strict justice, opposed to τοὐπιεικές and χάρις, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἁ. the absolute, [Refs 5th c.AD+]: comparative ἁπλῶςούστερον[Refs 4th c.BC+] -τερως [Refs 1st c.BC+]: superlative ἁπλῶςούστατα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 in a word, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 generally, opposed to σαφέστερον, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὡς ἁ. εἰπεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+]: in bad sense, loosely, superficially, λίαν ἁ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐχ ἁ. φέρειν not lightly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 foolishly, [Refs 1st c.AD+]