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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1099. γλυκύς (glukus) -- Sweet</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1099.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/17-23.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1099.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1099</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1098.htm" title="1098">◄</a> 1099. glukus <a href="../greek/1100.htm" title="1100">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">glukus: Sweet</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">γλυκύς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>glukus<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>gloo-KOOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(gloo-koos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sweet<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>sweet.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root word γλυκύς (glukus), meaning "sweet."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H4966 מָתוֹק (matok) – Sweet<p> - H1706 דְּבַשׁ (debash) – Honey, often used metaphorically for sweetness<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "glukus" is used to describe something that is sweet in taste or pleasant in experience. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the sweetness of words, experiences, or spiritual truths.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, sweetness was often associated with pleasure, delight, and desirability. Sweet foods and drinks were considered luxurious and were often used in religious offerings and celebrations. The concept of sweetness extended beyond physical taste to include the sweetness of speech, music, and relationships. In the biblical context, sweetness is frequently used to describe the pleasantness and desirability of God's word and wisdom.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sweet<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fresh (2), sweet (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1099: γλυκύς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γλυκύς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">γλυκεῖα</span>, <span class="greek2">γλυκύ</span>, <span class="accented">sweet</span>: <a href="/interlinear/james/3-11.htm">James 3:11</a> (opposed to <span class="greek2">πικρόν</span>); 12 (opposed to <span class="greek2">ἁλυκόν</span>); <a href="/interlinear/revelation/10-9.htm">Revelation 10:9</a> (10). (From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sweet, fresh. <p>Of uncertain affinity; sweet (i.e. Not bitter nor salt) -- sweet, fresh. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γεγλυμμένα γεγλυμμένη γεγλυμμένους γλυκέα γλυκείς γλυκυ γλυκύ γλυκὺ γλυκύς γλυκύτερα γλυκύτερον γλυκύτητά γλύμμα γλυπτά γλυπτοίς γλυπτόν γλυπτώ γλυπτών γλυφαί γλυφάς γλύφειν γλυφή γλυφήν γλύφοντες γλυφών γλύψεις έγλυψαν έγλυψε έγλυψεν gluku glyky glyký glykỳ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βρύει τὸ <b>γλυκὺ</b> καὶ τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> opening <span class="itali">[both] fresh</span> and bitter<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> place <span class="itali">sweet</span> [water] and<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> pours forth <span class="itali">fresh</span> and<p><b><a href="/text/james/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὔτε ἁλυκὸν <b>γλυκὺ</b> ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> water produce <span class="itali">fresh.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> water and <span class="itali">fresh.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor salt <span class="itali">fresh</span> to produce water<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/10-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 10:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σου ἔσται <b>γλυκὺ</b> ὡς μέλι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but in your mouth <span class="itali">it will be sweet</span> as honey.<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thy mouth <span class="itali">sweet</span> as honey.<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/10-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of you it will be <span class="itali">sweet</span> as honey<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 10:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὡς μέλι <b>γλυκύ</b> καὶ ὅτε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it, and in my mouth <span class="itali">it was sweet</span> as honey;<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my mouth <span class="itali">sweet</span> as honey:<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as honey <span class="itali">sweet</span> and when<p><b><a href="/greek/1099.htm">Strong's Greek 1099</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1099.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/gluku_1099.htm">γλυκὺ — 4 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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