ἡδύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾱ̔δῠ́ς (hādús) – Doric
ϝᾱδῠ́ς (wādús)

Etymology

Masculine from Proto-Hellenic *hwādús, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dús.
Feminine from Proto-Hellenic *hwādéyya, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂déwih₂: see -ια (-ia).

Cognates include Sanskrit स्वादु (svādu), Latin suāvis, and Old English swēte (English sweet).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.dýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)eˈdys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈðys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈðys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈðis/

Adjective

ἡδῠ́ς • (hēdús) m (feminine ἡδεῖᾰ, neuter ἡδῠ́); first/third declension

pleasant to the taste or smell, sweet
(of persons) pleasant, welcome
pleased, glad

Inflection

First and third declension of ἡδῠ́ς; ἡδεῖᾰ; ἡδῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἡδῠ́ς hēdús	ἡδεῖᾰ hēdeîa	ἡδῠ́ hēdú	ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā	ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδεῖς hēdeîs	ἡδεῖαι hēdeîai	ἡδέᾰ hēdéa
Genitive	ἡδέως hēdéōs	ἡδείᾱς hēdeíās	ἡδέως hēdéōs	ἡδέοιν hēdéoin	ἡδείαιν hēdeíain	ἡδέοιν hēdéoin	ἡδέων hēdéōn	ἡδειῶν hēdeiôn	ἡδέων hēdéōn
Dative	ἡδεῖ hēdeî	ἡδείᾳ hēdeíāi	ἡδεῖ hēdeî	ἡδέοιν hēdéoin	ἡδείαιν hēdeíain	ἡδέοιν hēdéoin	ἡδέσῐ / ἡδέσῐν hēdési(n)	ἡδείαις hēdeíais	ἡδέσῐ / ἡδέσῐν hēdési(n)
Accusative	ἡδῠ́ν hēdún	ἡδεῖᾰν hēdeîan	ἡδῠ́ hēdú	ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā	ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδεῖς hēdeîs	ἡδείᾱς hēdeíās	ἡδέᾰ hēdéa
Vocative	ἡδῠ́ hēdú	ἡδεῖᾰ hēdeîa	ἡδῠ́ hēdú	ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā	ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδεῖς hēdeîs	ἡδεῖαι hēdeîai	ἡδέᾰ hēdéa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἡδέως hēdéōs			ἡδῠ́τερος hēdúteros			ἡδῠ́τᾰτος hēdútatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

ἡδύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἡδύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἡδύς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἡδύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
ἡδύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- acceptable idem, page 5.
- agreeable idem, page 19.
- alluring idem, page 25.
- attractive idem, page 51.
- be comfortable, v. idem, page 66.
- bewitching idem, page 77.
- blithe idem, page 84.
- charm idem, page 126.
- charming idem, page 126.
- cheering idem, page 129.
- congenial idem, page 160.
- content idem, page 167.
- contented idem, page 167.
- dear idem, page 198.
- delectable idem, page 207.
- delicious idem, page 208.
- delightful idem, page 208.
- desirable idem, page 215.
- dulcet idem, page 256.
- enchanted idem, page 270.
- enchanting idem, page 270.
- enjoyable idem, page 275.
- enticing idem, page 277.
- fascinating idem, page 308.
- gay idem, page 355.
- glad idem, page 360.
- grateful idem, page 370.
- happy idem, page 384.
- jocund idem, page 463.
- joyful idem, page 464.
- lively idem, page 496.
- luscious idem, page 505.
- mellifluous idem, page 524.
- merry idem, page 526.
- mirthful idem, page 532.
- nice idem, page 557.
- palatable idem, page 589.
- pleasant idem, page 619.
- pleased idem, page 619.
- pleasing idem, page 620.
- ravishing idem, page 674.
- satisfactory idem, page 734.
- satisfied idem, page 734.
- smiling idem, page 787.
- snug idem, page 790.
- spicy idem, page 801.
- sprightly idem, page 805.
- sweet idem, page 848.
- welcome idem, page 973.
- winning idem, page 982.

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