Frankly

FRANKLY [ISBE]

FRANKLY - frank'-li (charizomai): "Frankly" in the sense of "freely," "readily," "graciously," occurs only in the translation of charizomai, properly "to gratify," "to do that which is grateful or pleasing," "to forgive" (Lk 7:42, "He frankly forgave them both," the Revised Version (British and American) has simply "forgave"; the same word is translated in 7:43, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), "forgave," in Lk 7:21 the King James Version it is "gave," the Revised Version (British and American) "bestowed," granted to see). It occurs in the New Testament only in Luke and Paul.