ΓΛΥΚΙΑ, γλυκια
GLYKIA, glykia
Sounds Like: gly-KEE-ah
Translations: sweet, pleasant, delightful
From the root: ΓΛΥΚΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as sweet, pleasant, or delightful. It is often used to describe taste, but can also refer to something that is agreeable or enjoyable in a broader sense. In the provided context, it contrasts with 'bitter' (πικρα), suggesting a pleasant experience.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative; or Singular, Feminine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G1099 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 27:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΛΥΚΥΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΓΛΥΚ — sweet, pleasant, delightful
- ΓΛΥΚΑΣΜΑ — sweet thing, a sweet thing, sweetness, a sweetness, sweet food, sweet drink, delight, a delight
- ΓΛΥΚΑΣΜΟΣ — sweetness, a sweet thing, a sweet taste
- ΓΛΥΚΕΑ — sweet, pleasant, a sweet thing, sweet things, pleasant things
- ΓΛΥΚΕΙΑ — sweet, pleasant, delightful, a sweet (thing/person)
- ΓΛΥΚΕΙΑΙ — sweet, pleasant, agreeable
- ΓΛΥΚΕΙΑΝ — sweet, a sweet (thing), pleasant, a pleasant (thing)
- ΓΛΥΚΕΙΑΣ — of sweet, of a sweet
- ΓΛΥΚΕΙΣ — sweet, pleasant, agreeable, sweet ones, pleasant ones
- ΓΛΥΚΕΟΣ — (of) sweet, (of) a sweet
- ΓΛΥΚΕΡΟΥ — of sweet
- ΓΛΥΚΕΣΙΝ — sweetness, a sweetness, pleasure, delight
- ΓΛΥΚΕΩΝ — of sweet, of the sweet, of sweet things
- ΓΛΥΚΥ — sweet, pleasant, agreeable
- ΓΛΥΚΥΣ — sweet, pleasant, agreeable, a sweet, an agreeable
- ΓΛΥΚΥΤΑΤΗ — sweetest, most sweet
- ΓΛΥΚΥΤΑΤΩΝ — of the sweetest, of the most pleasant, of the most delightful
- ΓΛΥΚΥΤΕΡΑ — sweeter
- ΓΛΥΚΥΤΕΡΑΣ — (of) sweeter
- ΓΛΥΚΥΤΕΡΟΝ — sweeter, more sweet, a sweeter thing
- ΓΛΥΚΥΤΗΤΑ — sweetness, pleasantness, a sweetness, a pleasantness
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