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ἁπλότης haplotēs

simplicity · sincerity · generosity
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From ἁπλοῦς: singleness, simplicity, or sincerity, without a folded or double motive. It is used of sincere service or a single heart (Eph 6:5; Col 3:22; 2 Cor 11:3). In contexts of giving, the same singleness is expressed as open-handed generosity or liberality (2 Cor 8:2; 9:11, 13). Rom 12:8 places ἐν ἁπλότητι with ὁ μεταδιδούς, the one who shares or gives. Both sincerity and generous openness are attested; which nuance the phrase takes there depends on that giving context, not on a separate theological sense of the noun.

NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 7

Senses

1. simplicity, sincerity 2 Cor 11:3, Eph 6:5, Col 3:22
2. open-handed generosity in giving Rom 12:8, 2 Cor 8:2, 2 Cor 9:11, 2 Cor 9:13

See also

Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ἁπλότης (G572)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G572

Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.

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