Included with: ἱλᾰρός [ῐ], ά, όν,
(ἵλαος) cheerful, merry, φέγγος [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 456 (Lyric poetry); ἱλαροὶ ἀντὶ σκυθρωπῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.7.12; ἱλαρὸς ἴσθι 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 17.9, ἱλαρὸν βλέψαι “Anthologia Graeca” 12.159 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Mus.” p.85 K., 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Philostrati majoris imagines” 1.16; ἱ. δότης NT.2Cor.9.7, cf. LXX.Pro.22.8: in later Greek,= ἵλεως] NT+5th c.BC+], gracious, [[ PMag.Leid.W. 14.12, etc.: τὸ ἱ.,= ἱλαρότης, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Sulla” 34, 4th c.BC: Heraclides Ponticus Historicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 14.624d ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; -ωτέρα ἀγγελία more cheerful news, [[ “Jahresh.” 23 “Beibl.” 283 (from Ephesus)] Refs]. adverb -ρῶς[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 33, LXX.Job.22.26, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Mus.” [same place], 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Agesilaus” 2. ] LXX+5th c.BC+]
__II of blood, quick-pulsing, [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “de gymnastica” 48 (_comparative_). ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III of imitation gold, bright, [[ PLeid.X. 17 (3rd-4th c.AD). ] Refs 3rd c.AD+] adverb ἱλαρῶς (to be read ἱλαρῷ)[[ [prev. work]87. ] Refs]