Strong's Lexicon haplous: Single, clear, sincere, sound Original Word: ἁπλοῦς Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root ἁπλόος (haploos), meaning "single" or "simple." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: 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." Usage: 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. Cultural and Historical Background: 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. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 573 haploús (haploós) – properly, unfolded, single – literally, "without folds" (J. Thayer), referring to a single (undivided) focus, i.e. without a (secret) "double agenda" which prevents an over-complicated life (becoming needlessly distracted). See 572 (haplotēs). [573 (haploús) is the antonym of the Greek term diplous meaning, "double." MM notes in the papyri that 573 (haploús) likewise means, "simple" (uncompounded, single).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a cop. prefix) and perhaps ploos Definition simple, single NASB Translation clear (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 573: ἁπλοῦςἁπλοῦς, 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: Matthew 6:22; Luke 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 Romans 12:8). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance single. Probably from a (as a particle of union) and the base of pleko; properly, folded together, i.e. Single (figuratively, clear) -- single. see GREEK a see GREEK pleko Forms and Transliterations απλή απλους απλούς ἁπλοῦς απλώσης aplous haplous haploûsLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 6:22 Adj-NMSGRK: ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς ὅλον τὸ NAS: if your eye is clear, your whole body KJV: eye be single, thy whole INT: eye of you clear [the] whole Luke 11:34 Adj-NMS |
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