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ἡδύς , ἡδεῖα, ἡδύ, ἡδὺς ἀϋτμή (as fem.) once in Hom., Od.12.369: Dor. ἁδύς [α_], Boeot. neut. ϝαδού (written γάδου) cj. in Corinn.17 (cf. pr. n.
A.ϝαδιούλογοςIG7.2788.3), Elean βα_δύς (q.v.): irreg. acc. ἁδέα for “ἡδύνTheoc.20.44, for ἡδεῖαν ib.[8], Mosch.3.82: Ion. fem. ἡδέα^, Dor. ἁδέα: Comp. ἡδίων [ι_], Sup. “ἥδιστοςOd.13.80, etc.; also “ἡδύτεροςThphr.HP3.2.1, Ps.-Phoc.195, AP9.247 (Phil.); ἡδύτατος ib.11.298.7, Plu.2.98e.
I. pleasant to the taste, “δεῖπνονOd.20.391; of wine, 3.51, 9.197, etc.; to the smell, “ἀμβροσίην . . ἡδὺ μάλα πνείουσαν4.446; “ὀδμὴ δ᾽ ἡδεῖα ἀπὸ κρητῆρος ὀδώδει9.210; to the hearing, “δίδου δ᾽ ἡδεῖαν ἀοιδήν8.64; “αὐδήHes.Th.40; feelings or states, “. ὕπνοςIl.4.131, Od.1.364, al.; “κοῖτος19.510; “ἡδὺ μάλα κνώσσουσα4.809; ἡδὺς μῦθος, opp. ἀλγεινός, S.Ant.12: c. inf., “φέγγος ἥδιον δρακεῖνA.Ag.602; ἡδὺς ἀκοῦσαι [λόγος] Pl.Men.81d, cf. Ar.V.503; later “. ἀκουσθῆναιD.H.Comp.9; “εἰ . . τόδε πᾶσι φίλον καὶ ἡδὺ γένοιτοIl.4.17, cf. 7.387: c. inf., “οὐκ ἂν ἐμοί γε μετὰ φρεσὶν ἡδὺ γένοιτο ζωέμενOd.24.435; “ἁδύ τι θαρσαλέαις τὸν μακρὸν τείνειν βίον ἐλπίσιA.Pr.536, etc.; so οὔ μοι ἥδιόν ἐστι λέγειν I had rather not . . , Hdt.2.46: neut. as Subst., “τὸ δι᾽ ἀκοῆς τε καὶ δι᾽ ὄψεως ἡδύPl.Hp.Ma.298a; μεμιγμένον τῷ σεμνῷ τὸ . D.H.Comp.1; τὰ . pleasures, Th.5.105, Pl.Grg.495a, etc.: neut. as Adv., ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἡδὺ γέλασσαν merrily, Il.2.270, etc.; ἁδὺ δὲ καὶ τὺ συρίσδες sweetly, Theoc.1.2.
II. after Hom., of persons, welcome, S.OT82, Ph.530 (Sup.), El.929; ironically, “ἥδιστος . . δεσμώτης ἔσω θακεῖId.Aj.105; like εὐήθης, innocent, simple, “ὡς . εἶPl.Grg.491e, Plu.Art.17, etc.: Sup., ἥδιστε my good friend (iron.), Pl.R.348c, al.
III. Adv. ἡδέως pleasantly, with pleasure, “καθεύδεινPl.Cri.43b; “εὕδεινS.Tr.175; “δρᾶνId.Ant.70; “ὁρᾶν τιναE.IA1122; “βίοτον ἄγεινId.Cyc.453; λαβεῖν, δέχεσθαι, Ar.Eq.440, X.Mem.1.2.4; . ἂν ἐροίμην I would gladly ask, should like to ask, D.18.64; . ἔχειν τι to be pleased or content with, E.Ion647 (but ἵν᾽ δόκησις Ξοῦθον . ἔχῃ ib.1602); οὐδὲ πότων . εἶχον had no inclination to drink, Hp.Epid.3.13; τινος, of a person, Macho ap.Ath.13.577e; . ἔχειν πρὸς ἅπαντας to be suave, courteous towards . . , Isoc.1.20; τινι D.5.15; . ἔχειν, of things, to be pleasant, E.IA483; “. ἔμοιγε κἀλγεινῶς ἅμαS.Ant.436; iron., . γε 'prettily said', Pl.Hp.Ma.300c: Comp. “ἥδιονLys.7.40, Pherecr.67, etc.: Sup., “ἥδιστα μεντἂν ἤκουσαPl.Tht.183d, etc.
2. in Hom. neut. ἡδύ as Adv. (v. supr.), cf. “ἥδομαι. [ἥδι^ονE.Supp.1101 (s.v.l.), Ar. V.298 (lyr.), Alex.25.6, but ἡδίονα[ι_] E.Cyc.251, etc.] (Skt. svādús, Lat. suāvis.
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