γλυκύςglykýs

James 3:11, James 3:12; opposed to πικρόν, ἁλυκόν, Revelation 10:9, Revelation 10:10.

Greek (New Testament) · G1099

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • James 3:11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water?
  • James 3:12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.
  • Revelation 10:9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. “Yes, take it and eat it,” he said. “It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!”
  • Revelation 10:10 So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.