- Original: ἁπλοῦς - Transliteration: Haplous - Phonetic: hap-looce' - Definition: 1. simple, single 2. whole 3. good fulfilling its office, sound a. of the eye - Origin: probably from G1 (as a particle of union) and the base of G4120 - TDNT entry: 07:26,6 - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Probably from G1 (as a particle of union) and the base of G4120 ; properly folded together that is single (figuratively clear): - single.