LogeionPerseus analysis of γλυκύς:
γλυκύς (sweet to the taste): masc nom sg
LSJ entry
γλῠκύς
γλυκύς,
εῖα (
-ῆα Herod. 4.2),
ύ (
-ύν IG 14.1890),
A. sweet to the taste or smell,
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 γένετʼ 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.
2. after Hom. (but v. 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 applied κατʼ ἀντίφρασιν to a swine, Gal. 18(2).611;
γλυκὺ πνεῖον,
of mustard, Matro Conv. 90.