γλυκύς
glukus
sweet
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word γλυκύς (glukus) conveys the concept of being sweet, as evident from its short definition. This adjective appears in the Bible four times, providing insight into its range of usage. In these instances, γλυκύς is used to describe objects or sensations with a pleasing quality, characterized by sweetness. This can be seen in the context of pleasant odors (Luke 7:45), food (Matthew 5:11), or the character of a person (Colossians 3:12, Galatians 5:22 is the fruit of the holy spirit that is being discussed which also includes love, joy, peace.
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Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
James 3:12Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
Revelation 10:9I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it, and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
Revelation 10:10I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.