sweet to the taste
γλῠκύς,εῖα(
A.
-ῆα
Herod. 4.2
),ύ( -ύν
IG 14.1890
),sweet to the tasteorsmell, νέκταρ
Il. 1.598
; οἶνος
Epich. 124
, etc.; γλυκὺ ὄζειν
Cratin.Jun. 1
, prob. in Crates Com. 2 ; opp.ὀξύς, Hp. Vict. 2.55 ; opp.δριμύς, Plu. 2.708e : mostly metaph., even in Hom. ,pleasant, delightful,ἵμερος, ὕπνος, Il. 3.139 , Od. 2.395 ; γ. αἰών
5.152
, Hdt. 7.46 ; πόλεμος γλυκίων γένετ' ἠὲ νέεσθαι
Il. 2.453
; οὐδὲν γλύκιον ἧς πατρίδος οὐδὲ τοκήων
Od. 9.34
, cf. Pi. N. 5.2 , E. Med. 1036 , etc.;γλυκύ [ἐστι], c.inf., A. Pr. 698 , Alex. 210 ; θανεῖν γλύκιστον
B. 3.47
; ὅτῳ . . μηδὲν ἦν ἰδεῖν γλυκύ
S. OT 1335
(lyr.), cf. 1390 .
b. of water,sweet, fresh, Xenoph. 1.8 , etc.; opp.πικρός, Hdt. 4.52 ; opp.ἁλμυρός, Arist. Mete. 355a33 , etc.
2. after Hom. (butv.supr.), of persons,sweet, dear,γλυκεῖα( v.l. -ῆα ) μᾶτερ
Sapph. 90
; γλυκεῖαι παῖδες ἀρχαίου Σκότου
S. OC 106
: c.inf., γ. φρὴν συμπόταισιν ὁμιλεῖν
Pi. 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, Ar. Ach. 462 , cf. Ec. 124 ; sts. in bad sense,simple, silly,ὡς γ. εἶ! Pl. Hp.Ma. 288b ; also appliedκατ' ἀντίφρασινto a swine, Gal. 18(2).611 ;γλυκὺ πνεῖον, of mustard, Matro Conv. 90 .
II. asSubst.,ὁ γ.(sc.οἶνος)grape-syrup, Alex. 59 , 172.14 , Arist. Pr. 875b2 , Herod. 6.77 , POxy. 1088.51 ; also τὸ γ.
Nic. Al. 386
, POxy. 234ii6
(ii/iii A. D.).
b. of the eye of Polyphemus, Theoc. 6.22 .
2. ἡ γ.,
= γλυκύρριζα , Thphr. HP 9.13.2 .
3. ἡ γ.,
= χολή , Sch. Nic. Th. 594 .
III.
Comp. and Sup.
γλυκίων
Od. 9.34
; γλύκιστος
B. 3.47
, Ael. NA 12.46 , etc.; also γλυκύτερος, -τατος
Pi. O. 1.109
, 19 , etc.; γλύσσων
Xenoph. 38.2
.
IV. Adv.
-κέως
Poll. 4.24
. (Perh. fr.Δλυκύς, cf. Lat.dulcis.)
