Strong's Lexicon
G573 — ἁπλοῦς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G573 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἁπλοῦς |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | probably from G1 (as a particle of union) and the base of G4120 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | haplous |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hap-lous` |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) folded together, i.e. single 2. (figuratively) clear |
| KJV Renderings: | single |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἁπλοῦς, ἁπλῆ, ἁπλουν (contracted from ἁπλῶς, ἁπλοη, ἁπλων) (from Aeschylus down), simple, single (in which there is nothing complicated or confused; without folds (cf. Trench, § lvi.)); whole; of the eye, good, fulfilling its office, sound: Mat 6:22; Luk 11:34 — (others contend that the moral sense of the word is the only sense lexically warranted; cf. Test xii. Patr. test. Isach. § 3οὐ κατελάλησα τίνος, etc. πορευόμενος ἐν ἁπλότητι ὀφθαλμῶν, ibid. § 4πάντα ὁρᾷ ἐν ἁπλότητι, μή ἐπιδεχόμενος ὀφθαλμοῖς πονηρίας ἀπό τῆς πλάνης τοῦ κόσμου; yet cf. Fritzsche on Rom 12:8).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἁπλοῦς (single)
Matthew 6:22
- KJV: The light of the body is the eye if therefore thine eye be single thy whole body shall be full of light
- GK: ο λύχνος του σώματός εστιν ο οφθαλμός εάν ουν ο οφθαλμός σου απλούς η όλον το σώμά σου φωτεινόν έσται
Luke 11:34
- KJV: The light of the body is the eye therefore when thine eye is single thy whole body also is full of light but when is evil thy body also full of darkness
- GK: ο λύχνος του σώματός εστιν ο οφθαλμός όταν ούν ο οφθαλμός σου απλούς η και όλον το σώμά σου φωτεινόν εστιν επάν δε πονηρός η και το σώμά σου σκοτεινόν