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ἁπλοῦς, -ῆ, -οῦν (contr. fr. -όος; ἁ.- cop, πλόος), [in LXX: Pro.11:25 *;] simple, single: in a moral sense (DCG, ii, 628 f.), ἀφθαλμός, Mat.6:22, Luk.11:34. (In π. of a marriage dowry, see MM, see word). ἁπλόος, see: ἁπλοῦς SYN.: ἄδολος, ἄκακος, ἀκέραιος (Tr, Syn., § lvi; Cremer, 107, 639) (AS)

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Included with: ἁπλόος, η, ον, contraction ἁπλοῦς, ῆ, οῦν, opposed to διπλόος twofold, and so, I) single, ἁπλῆ γὰρ οἶμος εἰς Ἁιδου φέρει[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁπλῷ τείχει περιτειχίζειν[Refs 5th c.BC+] I.b) ἁπλαῖ (i.e. κρηπῖδες), αἱ, single-soled shoes, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) simple, plain, straightforward, κελεύθοις ἁπλόαις ζωᾶς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς ἁ. λόγῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. λόγος the matter is simple, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. διήγησις simple narrative (without dialogue), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἐς ἁπλοῦν φέρει leads to no simple issue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of single-membered periods, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of habits, ἁπλούστατος βίος[Refs 4th c.BC+]a plain course, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.b) of persons, or their words, thoughts, and acts, simple, open, frank, ἁπλᾶ γάρ ἐστι τῆς ἀληθείας ἔπη[Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to δόλος, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.c) simple-minded, ὁ κριτὴς ὑπόκειται εἶναι ἁ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; in bad sense, simple, silly, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) simple, opposed to compound or mixed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to μεμιγμένος, κεκραμένος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἁ. ὀνόματα, opposed to διπλᾶ, [Refs]; also of nouns, without the article, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of the positive adjective, [Refs 1st c.AD+] III.b) ἁ. βιβλία rolls containing a single author, [Refs] III.c) of precious metals, unalloyed, pure, [Refs 4th c.AD+] III.d) ἁ. ἐπίδεσμος, a kind of bandage, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) absolute, sheer, ἀκρασία[Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) simple, unqualified [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.4) general, opposed to ἀκριβής, [Refs 4th c.BC+] IV) adverb ἁπλῶς, see entry vocative V) comparative and superlative ἁπλούστερος, ἁπλούστατος, see above; irregular superlative ἁπλότατος[Refs 1st c.BC+]. (Cf. δι-πλόο; ἁ- = sṃ; -πλόος perhaps identical with πλοῦς 'voyage', cf. Serb. jedan put '(one journey, hence) once'; transition from 'once' to 'simple' as in Lett. vienkars?~Xs 'simple' (cf. Lithuanian vienkart 'once').)

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properly, folded together, i.e. single (figuratively, clear); single; probably from g1 (Α) (as a particle of union) and the base of g4120 (πλέκω)