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" (Luke 7:42, "He frankly forgave them both," the Revised Version (British and American) has simply "forgave"; the same word is translated in Luke 7:43, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), "forgave," in Luke 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.

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.