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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 858. ἀφελότης (aphelotés) -- Simplicity, sincerity, frankness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/858.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_thessalonians/3-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/858.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 858</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/857.htm" title="857">◄</a> 858. aphelotés <a href="../greek/859.htm" title="859">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">aphelotés: Simplicity, sincerity, frankness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀφελότης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>aphelotés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-feh-LO-tace<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(af-el-ot'-ace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Simplicity, sincerity, frankness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>simplicity, sincerity.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ἁπλοῦς (haplous), meaning "simple" or "single."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew concept of "תָּם" (tam), meaning "blameless" or "simple," aligns with the Greek "aphelotés." This is seen in passages like Psalm 19:7, where the law of the Lord is described as "perfect, restoring the soul."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "aphelotés" conveys the idea of simplicity and sincerity in conduct and speech. It suggests a straightforwardness that is free from duplicity or deceit. In the New Testament context, it often refers to the purity of intention and the absence of pretense in one's actions and words.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of simplicity was often associated with virtue and moral integrity. Philosophers like the Stoics valued simplicity as a means to live in accordance with nature and reason. In the Jewish tradition, simplicity was linked to a pure heart and genuine devotion to God, contrasting with the hypocrisy of outward religious displays.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>858</b> <i>aphelótēs</i> (derived from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not" and <i>phelleus</i>, "stony ground") – properly, without rocks (the opposite of <i>phelleus</i>, "rocky land"), i.e. <i>smoothness</i> (a level plain); (figuratively) what is uncomplicated and unencumbered, i.e. without hindrances or stumbling blocks (J. Thayer).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from aphelés (without a stone, even, smooth)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>simplicity<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sincerity (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 858: ἀφελότης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀφελότης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀφελοτητος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="greek2">ἀφέλῃς</span> without rock, smooth, plain, and this from <span class="greek2">φελλεύς</span> rocky land), <span class="accented">simplicity</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">singleness</span>): <span class="greek2">καρδίας</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46</a> (found only here (and in ecclesiastical writings). The Greeks used <span class="greek2">ἀφελεια</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>singleness, simplicity<p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and phellos (in the sense of a stone as stubbing the foot); smoothness, i.e. (figuratively) simplicity -- singleness. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αφελοτητι αφελότητι ἀφελότητι αφελώς apheloteti aphelotēti aphelóteti aphelótēti<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/2-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγαλλιάσει καὶ <b>ἀφελότητι</b> καρδίας </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with gladness <span class="itali">and sincerity</span> of heart,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> gladness and <span class="itali">singleness</span> of heart,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gladness and <span class="itali">sincerity</span> of heart<p><b><a href="/greek/858.htm">Strong's Greek 858</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_858.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aphelote_ti_858.htm">ἀφελότητι — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/857.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="857"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="857" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/859.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="859"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="859" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>