Glukus γλυκύς
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| γλυκύς | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | glukus |
| Strong's number | G1099 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | sweet |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | James (2) |
Glukus (Greek γλυκύς, Strong's G1099) is a Greek adjective meaning “sweet”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
γλυκύς, -εῖα, -ύ,
[in LXX chiefly for מָתוֹק ;]
Jas.3:11, 12; opposite to πικρόν, ἁλυκόν, Rev.10:9, 10.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מָתוֹק ;]
Jas.3:11, 12; opposite to πικρόν, ἁλυκόν, Rev.10:9, 10.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sweet (3), fresh (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | fresh (2), sweet (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Glukus, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
James
- James 3:11Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
- James 3:12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
Revelation
- Revelation 10:9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
- Revelation 10:10And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).