ἁπλ-ῶς,
adverb of ἁπλοῦς, singly, in one way, μένειν ἁ. ἐν τῇ αὑτοῦ μορφῇ[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 381c, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. λέγεσθαι in one sense, opposed to πολλαχῶς, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 158b10] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἁ. λεγόμενα, opposed to συμπλεκόμενα, [[ [prev. author] “Metaphorical” 1014a19, compare “Ph.” 195b15] Refs]; opposed to κατ᾽ ἀλλήλων λέγεσθαι, without distinction of subject and predicate, Metaphorical[[ 1041b1] Refs]; ἐσθλοὶ μὲν γὰρ ἁ. παντοδαπῶς δὲ κακοί Poët. cited in [[ “EN” 1106b35, etc. ] Refs]
__II simply, plainly, ἀλλ᾽ ἁ. φράσον[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 464; ἁ. τι φράζουσ᾽ [prev. author] “Ch.” 121; ἁ. εἰπεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.154; λαλεῖν 4th c.BC: Anaxilas Comicus 22.23. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b openly, frankly, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.52, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.1.37] Refs 5th c.BC+]; in good faith, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.308, etc.: in bad sense, ἁ. ἔχειν] Refs 4th c.BC+] to be a simpleton, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.16. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.c in its natural state, uncooked, of food, [[ 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 6.192b. ] Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II.2 simply, absolutely, ἁ. ἀδύνατον[[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.45] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν νεῶν κατέδυ οὐδεμία ἁ. no ship was absolutely sunk (though some were disabled), [[ [prev. author] 7.34; ἁ. οὐδὲ ἕν.. συνίημι 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 123] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅσ᾽ ἐστὶν ἀγαθὰ.. ἁ. simply all the good things there are, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 873; ἔδωκ᾽ ἐμαυτὸν ὑμῖν ἁ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.179] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. absolutely, opposed to κατά τι (relatively), [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 115b12] Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to πρός τι, [[ “APr.” 41a5] Refs]; opposed to πρὸς ἡμᾶς, [[ “APo.” 72a3] Refs]; opposed to τινί, [[ “Top.” 116a21] Refs]; ἁ. βαρύ, κοῦφον, μαλακόν, etc., [[ “Cael.” 311a17, 27, “Mete.” 386b32, +others] Refs]; τὸ ἁ. καλόν, τὸ ἁ. ἀγαθόν, etc., [[ “EN” 1136b22, 1134b4, +others] Refs]; opposed to ὁτιοῦν (in some particular), [[ “Pol.” 1301a29; strengthened ἁ. οὕτως 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 468c, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.99] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἁ. δίκην absolute, strict justice, opposed to τοὐπιεικές and χάρις, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 770; ἡ τελεία καὶ ἁ. κακία 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1138a33] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἁ. the absolute, [[ 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 5] Refs 5th c.AD+]: comparative ἁπλούστερον[[ 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 4.2;] Refs 4th c.BC+] -τερως [[1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 6.2.4] Refs 1st c.BC+]: superlative ἁπλούστατα[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 921b. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]