What does ἁπλῶς (haplōs) mean in the Bible?
ἁπλῶς (haplōs): Singleness of mind expressing itself in generous, straightforward action without ulterior motive
Greek · G574
ἁπλῶς
Bountifully;
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ἁπλῶςG574
Pronunciationhaplōs
What does ἁπλῶς (haplōs) mean in the Bible?
ἁπλῶς (haplōs): Singleness of mind expressing itself in generous, straightforward action without ulterior motive
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How does the BSB render G574?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include generously (1).
Where does ἁπλῶς (haplōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 1:5. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itgenerously1×James 1:5
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First aligned rowJames 1:5
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
James1
Source forms
ἁπλῶς1xhaplōsJames 1:5
Parsing patterns
Adverb1xJames 1:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Singleness of mind expressing itself in generous, straightforward action without ulterior motive
Strong'sG574
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJames 1:5–8Source Gloss
bountifully;
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Singleness of mind expressing itself in generous, straightforward action without ulterior motive
adv. (ἁπλοῦς), [in LXX: Pro.10:9 (תֹּם), Wis.16:27, 2Ma.6:6 * ;] simply, sincerely, graciously: Jas.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., l.with)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 1:5Adverb
ἁπλῶς,aplwv
simply, sincerely
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 patterns1Aligned forms1
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Jas 1:51×
Where It Appears in Scripture
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Witnesses
generously, sincerely, without reservation
Word Origins
ἁπλῶς is built from these roots: