G1099: γλυκύς
glykýs · “sweet”
Definition
sweet (i.e. not bitter nor salt)
KJV translates it as: sweet, fresh
Word origin: of uncertain affinity;
Extended definition
[in LXX chiefly for מָתוֹק ;]
Jas.3:11, 12; opposite to πικρόν, ἁλυκόν, Rev.10:9, 10.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1099 is translated
- both fresh ×1
- fresh ×1
- sweet ×1
- sweet; ×1
Bible verses with G1099 (glykýs)
Glykýs appears in 4 verses.
- James 3:11
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
- James 3:12
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
- Revelation 10:9
And 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.
- Revelation 10:10
And 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.