ἁπλόος

English (LSJ)

η, ον, contr. ἁπλοῦς, ῆ, οῦν, opp. διπλόος

   A twofold, and so,    I single, ἁπλῆ γὰρ οἶμος εἰς Ἁιδου φέρει A.Fr.239, cf. X. Cyr.1.3.4 (Comp.); ἁπλῷ τείχει περιτειχίζειν Th.3.18; δὶς τόσ' ἐξ ἁπλῶν κακά S.Aj.277; ὅπως ἂν ἡ χάρις ἐξ ἁπλῆς διπλῆ φανῇ Id.Tr. 619; ἁπλᾶς δὲ λύπας ἐξὸν οὐκ οἴσω διπλᾶς E.IT688.    b ἁπλαῖ (sc. κρηπῖδες), αἱ, single-soled shoes, Stratt.24, D.54.34.    II simple, plain, straightforward, κελεύθοις ἁπλόαις ζωᾶς Pi.N.8.36; ἁ. ὁ μῦθος A.Ch.554; ἁ. λόγῳ Id.Pr.610,al.; ὡς ἁ. λόγῳ ib.46, Ar.Ach.1151; ἁ. λόγος the matter is simple, E.Hel.979; ἁ. διήγησις simple narrative (without dialogue), Pl.R.392d; οὐκ ἐς ἁπλοῦν φέρει leads to no simple issue, S.OT519; ἁπλᾶ γε καὶ σαφῆ λέγω μαθεῖν Alex.240.7; οὐδὲν ἔχω ἁπλούστερον λέγειν X.Cyr.3.1.32; of single-membered periods, Demetr.Eloc.17, etc.; of habits, ἁπλούστατος βίος Plb.9.10.5; νόμοι λίαν ἁ. καὶ βαρβαρικοί Arist.Pol.1268b39; ἁπλοῦν ἦν . . ἀποθανεῖν a plain course, Men.14.    b of persons, or their words, thoughts, and acts, simple, open, frank, ἁπλᾶ γάρ ἐστι τῆς ἀληθείας ἔπη A.Fr.176; ἁ. καὶ γενναῖος Pl.R.361b, etc.; ἁ. τρόποι E.IA927; opp. δόλος, Ar.Pl.1158; πρὸς τοὺς φίλους ὡς ἁπλούστατον εἶναι X. Mem.4.2.16.    c simple-minded, ὁ κριτὴς ὑπόκειται εἶναι ἁ. Arist. Rh.1357a12, cf. HA608b4 (Comp.), Rh.1367a37; in bad sense, simple, silly, Isoc.2.46; λίαν γὰρ ἁπλοῦν τὸ νομίζειν . . Arist.Mete.339b34.    III simple, opp. compound or mixed, Pl.R.547e, etc.; opp. μεμιγμένος, κεκραμένος, Arist.Metaph.989b17, Sens.447a18; ἁ. χρώματα Id.Col.791a1; ἁ. ὀνόματα, opp. διπλᾶ, Id.Po.1457a31; also of nouns, without the article, A.D.Synt.98.17, al.; of the positive adjective, Plu.2.412e, etc.    b ἁ. βιβλία rolls containing a single author, Id.Ant.58.    c of precious metals, unalloyed, pure, SIG901.9 (Delph., iv A. D.), PCair.67041.    d ἁ. ἐπίδεσμος, a kind of bandage, Hp.Off.7, etc.    2 absolute, sheer, ἀκρασία Arist.EN1149a2; συμφορά Lys.24.8, etc.    3 simple, unqualified (cf. ἁπλῶς 11.3), οὐ πάνυ μοι δοκεῖ . . οὕτως ἁπλοῦν εἶναι ὥστε . . Pl.Prt.331b, cf. Smp.206a, Tht.188d, al.    4 general, opp. ἀκριβής, Arist.Metaph.1025b7 (Comp.), cf. 1030a16.    IV Adv. ἁπλῶς, v. sub voc.    V Comp. and Sup. ἁπλούστερος, ἁπλούστατος, v. supr.; irreg. Sup. ἁπλότατος AP6.185 (Zos.). (Cf. δι-πλόος; ἁ- = sṃ; -πλόος perh. identical with πλοῦς 'voyage', cf. Serb. jedan put '(one journey, hence) once'; transition from 'once' to 'simple' as in Lett. vienkarss 'simple' (cf. Lith. vienkart 'once').)