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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: 573. ἁπλοῦς (haplous) -- Single, clear, sincere, sound</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/573.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/luke/8-37.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/573.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> > 573</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/572.htm" title="572">◄</a> 573. haplous <a href="../greek/574.htm" title="574">►</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">haplous: Single, clear, sincere, sound</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἁπλοῦς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>haplous<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hah-PLOOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hap-looce')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Single, clear, sincere, sound<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>single, simple, sound, perfect.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root ἁπλόος (haploos), meaning "single" or "simple."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of "haplous" is תָּמִים (tamim), which means complete, whole, or blameless. This is seen in passages like Genesis 17:1, where God calls Abraham to walk before Him and be "blameless."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "haplous" primarily conveys the idea of singleness or simplicity, often in the context of being clear or sincere. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe a state of moral and spiritual clarity or purity, often in contrast to duplicity or moral corruption.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "singleness" or "simplicity" was often associated with moral integrity and sincerity. The term "haplous" would have been understood as a commendable quality, reflecting a life that is straightforward and untainted by deceit or hypocrisy. In the context of Jewish thought, this aligns with the Hebrew concept of "tamim," which denotes completeness or blamelessness.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 573</b> <i>haploús</i> (<i>haploós</i>) – properly, <i>unfolded</i>, <i>single</i> – literally, "without folds" (J. Thayer), referring to a <i>single </i>(<i>undivided</i>)<i> focus</i>, i.e. without a (secret) "double agenda" which prevents an over-complicated life (becoming needlessly distracted). <a href="/greek/572.htm">See 572</a> (<i>haplotēs</i>). </p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/573.htm">573</a> (<i>haploús</i>) is the antonym of the Greek term <i>diplous</i> meaning, "double." <i>MM</i> notes in the papyri that <a href="/greek/573.htm">573</a> (<i>haploús</i>) likewise means, "simple" (<i>uncompounded</i>, <i>single</i>).]</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 <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a cop. prefix) and perhaps <a href="/greek/4144.htm">ploos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>simple, single<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>clear (2).<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 573: ἁπλοῦς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἁπλοῦς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἁπλῆ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἁπλουν</span> (contracted from <span class="greek2">ἁπλῶς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἁπλοη</span>, <span class="greek2">ἁπλων</span>) (from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down), <span class="accented">simple, single</span> (in which there is nothing complicated or confused; without folds (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § lvi.)); <span class="accented">whole</span>; of the eye, <span class="accented">good,</span> fulfilling its office, <span class="accented">sound</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/6-22.htm">Matthew 6:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-34.htm">Luke 11:34</a> — (others contend that the moral sense of the word is the only sense lexically warranted; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Test xii. Patr.</span> test. Isach. § 3<span class="greek2">οὐ</span> <span class="greek2">κατελάλησα</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, etc. <span class="greek2">πορευόμενος</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ἁπλότητι</span> <span class="greek2">ὀφθαλμῶν</span>, ibid. § 4<span class="greek2">πάντα</span> <span class="greek2">ὁρᾷ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ἁπλότητι</span>, <span class="greek2">μή</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπιδεχόμενος</span> <span class="greek2">ὀφθαλμοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">πονηρίας</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">πλάνης</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">κόσμου</span>; yet cf. Fritzsche on <a href="/interlinear/romans/12-8.htm">Romans 12:8</a>).<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>single. <p>Probably from <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a particle of union) and the base of <a href="/greek/4120.htm">pleko</a>; properly, folded together, i.e. Single (figuratively, clear) -- single. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4120.htm">pleko</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>απλή απλους απλούς ἁπλοῦς απλώσης aplous haplous haploûs<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/matthew/6-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 6:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὀφθαλμός σου <b>ἁπλοῦς</b> ὅλον τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> if your eye <span class="itali">is clear,</span> your whole body<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> eye be <span class="itali">single,</span> thy whole<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/6-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> eye of you <span class="itali">clear</span> [the] whole<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὀφθαλμός σου <b>ἁπλοῦς</b> ᾖ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> your eye <span class="itali">is clear,</span> your whole<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> eye is <span class="itali">single,</span> thy whole<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> eye of you <span class="itali">clear</span> be also<p><b><a href="/greek/573.htm">Strong's Greek 573</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_573.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aplous_573.htm">ἁπλοῦς — 2 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/572.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="572"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="572" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/574.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="574"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="574" /></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>