574. haplós
Strong's Lexicon
haplós: Simply, sincerely, generously

Original Word: ἁπλῶς
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: haplós
Pronunciation: hah-PLOCE
Phonetic Spelling: (hap-loce')
Definition: Simply, sincerely, generously
Meaning: simply, sincerely, graciously, bountifully.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek adjective ἁπλοῦς (haplous), meaning "single" or "simple."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἁπλῶς, the concept of sincerity and generosity can be related to Hebrew words like תָּם (tam, Strong's 8535), meaning "blameless" or "upright," and יָשָׁר (yashar, Strong's 3477), meaning "straight" or "upright."

Usage: The adverb ἁπλῶς (haplós) is used in the New Testament to convey the idea of doing something with sincerity, without ulterior motives, or with generosity. It suggests a purity of intention and a straightforwardness in action.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of simplicity and sincerity was often contrasted with duplicity and deceit. The use of ἁπλῶς in the New Testament reflects a call to live with integrity and transparency, aligning with the moral and ethical teachings of early Christianity. This was particularly significant in a cultural context where social and religious practices could often be marked by hypocrisy.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 574 haplṓs (the adverbial form of 573 /haploús, "single, unfolded") – properly, acting with simplicity – literally, "without folds" (WP, J. Thayer), i.e. without undue complications. See 572 (haplotēs).

574 /haplṓs ("simply"), used only in Js 1:5, refers to God "generously" giving wisdom – which is better translated "giving undividedly, openly" (literally, "unfolded, holding nothing back").

Js 1:5,6: "5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously (574 /haplṓs) and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6But he must [continuously, in process] ask in faith (4102 /pístis) without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind" (NASU).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
adverb from haplous
Definition
simply, sincerely
NASB Translation
generously (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 574: ἁπλῶς

ἁπλῶς, adverb (from Aeschylus down), simply, openly, frankly, sincerely: James 1:5 (led solely by his desire to bless).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
liberally, sincerely

Adverb from haplous (in the objective sense of haplotes); bountifully; --liberally.

see GREEK haplous

see GREEK haplotes

Forms and Transliterations
απλως απλώς ἁπλῶς aplos aplōs haplos haplôs haplōs haplō̂s
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Englishman's Concordance
James 1:5 Adv
GRK: θεοῦ πᾶσιν ἁπλῶς καὶ μὴ
NAS: to all generously and without
KJV: to all [men] liberally, and
INT: God to all freely and without

Strong's Greek 574
1 Occurrence


ἁπλῶς — 1 Occ.

















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