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Lexicon :: Strong's G1099 - glykys

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γλυκύς
Transliteration
glykys (Key)
Pronunciation
gloo-koos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

γλυκύς glykýs, gloo-koos'; of uncertain affinity; sweet (i.e. not bitter nor salt):—sweet, fresh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1099 in the following manner: sweet (3x), fresh (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1099 in the following manner: sweet (3x), fresh (1x).

  1. sweet

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γλυκύς glykýs, gloo-koos'; of uncertain affinity; sweet (i.e. not bitter nor salt):—sweet, fresh.
STRONGS G1099:
γλυκύς, -εῖα, -ύ, sweet: James 3:11 (opposed to πικρόν); James 3:12 (opposed to ἁλυκόν); Revelation 10:9 [Revelation 10:10]. [From Homer down.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

James
3:11; 3:12
Revelation
10:9; 10:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1099 matches the Greek γλυκύς (glykys),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - And he said to them, "Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet." And they could not in three days tell what the riddle was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle."

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:10 - More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:103

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet are thy words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:21 - The wise of heart is called a man of discernment, and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:12 - Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let him sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:7 - Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 - As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
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