γλυκύς
glykys
sweet to the taste
Appears 22 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
γλυκύς, εῖα (-ῆα 4.2), ύ (-ύν IG 14.1890), A. sweet to the taste or smell, νέκταρ Il. 1.598; οἶνος 124, etc.; γλυκὺ ὄζειν 1, prob. in 2; opp. ὀξύς, Vict. 2.55; opp. δριμύς, 2.708e: mostly metaph., even in , pleasant, delightful, ἵμερος, ὕπνος, Il. 3.139, Od. 2.395; γ. αἰών 5.152, 7.46; πόλεμος γλυκίων γένετʼ ἠὲ νέεσθαι Il. 2.453; οὐδὲν γλύκιον ἧς πατρίδος οὐδὲ τοκήων Od. 9.34, cf. N. 5.2, Med. 1036, etc.; γλυκύ [ἐστι], c. inf., Pr. 698, 210; θανεῖν γλύκιστον 3.47; ὅτῳ . . μηδὲν ἦν ἰδεῖν γλυκύ OT 1335 (lyr.), cf.1390. b. of water, sweet, fresh, 1.8, etc.; opp. πικρός, 4.52; opp. ἁλμυρός, Mete. 355a33, etc. 2. after (but v. supr.), of persons, sweet, dear, γλυκεῖα (v.l. -ῆα) μᾶτερ 90; γλυκεῖαι παῖδες ἀρχαίου Σκότου OC 106: c. inf., γ. φρὴν συμπόταισιν ὁμιλεῖν P. 6.52; freq. in epitaphs, IG 14.1472 (Sup.), etc.; also ὑπὲρ τῆς γλυκυτάτης πατρίδος τελευτῆσαι POxy. 33i13 (ii A. D.); ὦ γλυκύτατε my dear fellow, Ach. 462, cf. Ec. 124; sts. in bad sense, simple, silly, ὡς γ. εἶ! Hp.Ma. 288b; also applied κατʼ ἀντίφρασιν to a swine, 18(2).611; γλυκὺ πνεῖον, of mustard, Conv. 90. II. as Subst., ὁ γ. (sc. οἶνος) grape-syrup, 59, 172.14, Pr. 875b2, 6.77, POxy. 1088.51; also τὸ γ. Al. 386, POxy. 234ii6 (ii/iii A. D.). b. of the eye of Polyphemus, 6.22. 2. ἡ γ., = γλυκύρριζα, HP 9.13.2. 3. ἡ γ., = χολή, Sch. Th. 594. III. Comp. and Sup. γλυκίων Od. 9.34; γλύκιστος 3.47, NA 12.46, etc.; also γλυκύτερος, -τατος O. 1.109, 19, etc.; γλύσσων 38.2. IV. Adv. -κέως 4.24. (Perh. fr. *δλυκύς, cf. Lat. dulcis.)
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