Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

γλυκύδακρυς

Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: γλυκύδακρυς

Etym.: da/kru

Sense

  1. causing sweet tears

Examples

  • φέρει δ’ ἐπὶ σοί με, Μυΐσκε, ἁρπαστὸν κώμοισ ὁ γλυκύδακρυσ Ἔρωσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 12, chapter 1672)
  • ἔστι δ’ ὁ παῖσ γλυκύδακρυσ, ἀείλαλοσ, ὠκύσ, ἀθαμβήσ, σιμὰ γελῶν, πτερόεισ νῶτα, φαρετροφόροσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 5, chapter 1772)

Synonyms

  1. causing sweet tears

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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