noun · feminine
haplotas
Strong’sG572
simplicity, sincerity, purity
stem haplot-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπλότης, -ητος, ή
(< ἁπλοῦς), [in LXX: II Ki 15:11 (תֹּם), I Ch 29:17 (לֵבָב ישֶׁר, ἁ. τῆς καρδίας, cf. Col 3:22, where v. Lft.), Wi 1:1, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G572 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhap-lot'-ace
singleness, i.e. (subjectively) sincerity (without dissimulation or self-seeking), or (objectively) generosity (copious bestowal)
Fromfrom G573;
King Jamesbountifulness, liberal(-ity), simplicity, singleness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
singleness, τῆς φωνῆςRefs 4th c.BC+
II simplicity, πόλεωςRefs 5th c.BC+
II.2 of persons, simplicity, frankness, sincerity, NT+5th c.BC+
II.3 open-heartedness: hence, liberality, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | haplotas | haplotais |
| object accusative | haplotan1×ἁπλότητα | haplotain |
| direct address vocative | haplotar | haplotair |
| of, belonging to genitive | haplotau2×ἁπλότητος | haplotaiu |
| to, for dative | haplota4×ἁπλότητι | haplotai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
haplota is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
haplotan“generosity”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Corinthians 9:11en pante ploutizorōntois eis pantan haplotan, hotinas katergazotō dia nu eucharistian to …… every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.
haplotau“sincere”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
2 Corinthians 8:2… autoiu perisseuata eis tem ploutem tau haplotau autoiu;… and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
2 Corinthians 11:3“sincere”… ftheriteia teim noēmeim vu apo tau haplotau kai tau hagnotau tau eis ton …… serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
haplota“sincerity”to, fordative singular4×
Romans 12:8“generosity”… en ta paraklēsia, tos metadōarōntos en haplota, tos prostēorōntos en spouda, tos elēarōntos …… him lead with diligence; if it …
2 Corinthians 9:13… eis tem euangeliem tou Christou kai haplota tau koinōniau eis autoin kai eis …… gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and …
Ephesians 6:5… kurioi meta fobou kai tromou en haplota tau kardiau vu hōs to Christo,… masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would …
Colossians 3:22… en ofthalmodouliai, hōs anthrōpareskois, alla en haplota kardiau, foborōntois ton kurion.… while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the …