International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Bountifulness; Bounty

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Bountifulness; Bounty


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boun´ti-fool-nes, boun´ti (ἁπλότης, haplótēs, “singleness,” “benevolence,” the King James Version; טוב, ṭōbh, “to be good” (); εὐλογία, eulogı́a, “good speech,” “blessing” (); גּמל, gāmal, “to treat well” (); שׁוע, shōa‛, “to be liberal” (); יד, yādh, “hand,” “power”): Paul speaks of the church at Corinth “being enriched in everything unto all liberality” (the King James Version “bountifulness,” ). The offering of the church at Corinth for the Christians of Judea is termed a “bounty,” a blessing, liberally given: “and not of extortion” (the King James Version “of covetousness,” , ). The word occurs also in : “Besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty,” literally “according to the hand of King Solomon.”