Quick Definition
ἁπλῶς Adv simply, sincerely
Strong's Definition
adverb from 573 (in the objective sense of 572); bountifully; --liberally.
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
advb. | ἁπλότης
57.107 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Give
generous, generously, liberal pertaining to willing and generous giving
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἁπλῶς, adv., [fr. Aeschyl. down], simply, openly, frankly, sincerely: Jas. i. 5 (led solely by his desire to bless).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἁπλῶς haplōs 1x
in simplicity; sincerely, really, or, liberally, bountifully, Jas. 1:5*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἁπλῶς, adv.
(< ἁπλοῦς), [in LXX: Pr 10:9 (בַּתֹּם), Wi 16:27, II Mac 6:6*;]
simply, sincerely, graciously: Ja 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., 1:5)†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἁπλῶς. The adverb is frequent in legal documents to lend emphasis to a statement : P Oxy II. 237. 1 (a.p. 186) ἄλλο ἀδίκημα εἰς αὑτὸν ἁπλῶς, ‘any other single act of injustice against himself,” cf. P Flor I. 28! (ii/a.p.) παντὸς ἁπλῶς εἴδους, and similarly P Amh II. 96% (a.p. 213). So with the negative P Lond 1218? (a.p. 39) (=III. p.-130) οὐκ εἶχον ἁπλῷς πρᾶγμα, P Oxy II. 268! (a.p. 58) περὶ ἄλλου μηδενὸς ἁπλῶς ἐνγράπτου ἢ ἀγράφου πράγματος, ‘ concerning any other matter whatever written or unwritten,” zd. VI. ἐνεστώσης ἡμέρας, ‘or on any other subject whatever up to the present day”: and the short P Tebt II. 490 (B.c. 92 or 59) μὴ κατεγγύα μηδὲν τὸν Κόμωνος tod Kdpwvos πρὸς μηδὲν ἁπλῶς. In a philosophic letter of iv/A.p., P Oxy I. 120°", the editors transkate χρὴ yap τινα δρῶντα αἱαυτὸν ἐν δυστυχίᾳ κἂν ἀναχωρῖν καὶ μὴ ἁπλῶς μάχαισθαι τῷ δεδογμένῳ, “‘ when a man finds himself in adversity he ought to give way and not fight stubbornly against fate.” Reference should be made to Hort’s abundant illustrations in his note upon Jas 1°.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἁπλῶς (haplōs) — without reserve. ἁπλ-ῶς, adverb of ἁπλοῦς, singly, in one way, μένειν ἁ. ἐν τῇ αὑτοῦ μορφῇ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. λέγεσθαι in one sense, opposed to πολλαχῶς, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἁ. λεγόμενα, opposed to συμπλεκόμενα, [Refs]; opposed to κατ᾽ ἀλλήλων λέγεσθαι, without distinction of subject and predicate, Metaphorical[Refs]; ἐσθλοὶ μὲν γὰρ ἁ. παντοδαπῶς δὲ κακοί Poët. cited in [Refs]
II. simply, plainly, ἀλλ᾽ ἁ. φράσον[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. b openly, frankly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in good faith, [Refs 4th c.BC+] to be a simpleton, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. c in its natural state, uncooked, of food, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.2. simply, absolutely, ἁ. ἀδύνατον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν νεῶν κατέδυ οὐδεμία ἁ. no ship was absolutely sunk (though some were disabled), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅσ᾽ ἐστὶν ἀγαθὰ.. ἁ. simply all the good things there are, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. absolutely, opposed to κατά τι (relatively), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to πρός τι, [Refs]; opposed to πρὸς ἡμᾶς, [Refs]; opposed to τινί, [Refs]; ἁ. βαρύ, κοῦφον, μαλακόν, etc., [Refs]; τὸ ἁ. καλόν, τὸ ἁ. ἀγαθόν, etc., [Refs]; opposed to ὁτιοῦν (in some particular), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἁ. δίκην absolute, strict justice, opposed to τοὐπιεικές and χάρις, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἁ. the absolute, [Refs 5th c.AD+]: comparative ἁπλούστερον[Refs 4th c.BC+] -τερως [Refs 1st c.BC+]: superlative ἁπλούστατα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3. in a word, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4. generally, opposed to σαφέστερον, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὡς ἁ. εἰπεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+]: in bad sense, loosely, superficially, λίαν ἁ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐχ ἁ. φέρειν not lightly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5. foolishly, [Refs 1st c.AD+]