Bountifulness; Bounty
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
boun´ti - fool - nes , boun´ti ( ἁπλότης , haplótēs , "singleness," "benevolence," 2 Corinthians 9:11 the King James Version; טוב , ṭōbh , "to be good" ( Proverbs 22:9 ); εὐλογία , eulogı́a , "good speech," "blessing" ( 2 Corinthians 9:6 ); גּמל , gāmal , "to treat well" ( Psalm 119:17 ); שׁוע , shōa‛ , "to be liberal" ( Isaiah 32:5 ); יד , yādh , "hand," "power"): Paul speaks of the church at Corinth "being enriched in everything unto all liberality" (the King James Version "bountifulness," 2 Corinthians 9:11 ). 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," 2 Corinthians 9:5 , 2 Corinthians 9:6 ). The word occurs also in 1 Kings 10:13 : "Besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty," literally "according to the hand of King Solomon."
