Perseus analyses of γλυκίων:

γλύκιος (sugary, sickly): fem gen pl
γλύκιος (sugary, sickly): masc/neut gen pl
γλυκύς (sweet to the taste): masc/neut gen pl (doric)
γλυκύς (sweet to the taste): masc/fem nom comp sg (epic)
γλυκῑων,γλυκύς (sweet to the taste): masc/fem nom comp sg (attic)

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γλῠ/κιος

γλύκιος, α, ον,

A. sugary, sickly, Arist. EE 1238a28 ; v.l. for Λύκιον in S. Ph. 1461.

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γλῠκύς

γλυκύς, εῖα (-ῆα Herod. 4.2), ύ (-ύν IG 14.1890),

b. of water, sweet, fresh, Xenoph. 1.8, etc.; opp. πικρός, Hdt. 4.52; opp. ἁλμυρός, Arist. Mete. 355a33, etc.

II. as Subst., 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.)