What does ἁπλοῦς (haploûs) mean in the Bible?
ἁπλοῦς (haploûs): Moral simplicity or sincerity, especially generosity of heart without duplicity or mixed motives.
Greek · G573
ἁπλοῦς
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ἁπλοῦς G573
Pronunciation haploûs
What does ἁπλοῦς (haploûs) mean in the Bible?
ἁπλοῦς (haploûs): Moral simplicity or sincerity, especially generosity of heart without duplicity or mixed motives.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G573?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include good (2).
Where does ἁπλοῦς (haploûs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It good 2× Matthew 6:22, Luke 11:34
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:22
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 1
Source forms
ἁπλοῦς 2x haplous Matthew 6:22, Luke 11:34
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 6:22, Luke 11:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Moral simplicity or sincerity, especially generosity of heart without duplicity or mixed motives.
Strong's G573
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:33–36 Source Gloss
sound
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:22 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἁπλοῦς aplouv
single, simple, sound
Read verse Luke 11:34 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἁπλοῦς aplouv
single, simple, sound
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:22 · Luke 11:34 2×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
single, undivided, healthy
Additional Occurrences
Luke 11:33–36 ἁπλοῦς haploûs
Single, healthy, clear
Word Origins
ἁπλοῦς is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes moral clarity and receptive perception. Luke 11:33–36
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain