ηδιστ᾽
Lemma: ἡδύς
adjective
adjective
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Added Mar 30, 2026
Definition
Sweet, pleasant to the taste; by extension pleasing, delightful, agreeable (to the senses or the mind).
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Grammatical Analysis
"ηδιστ᾽"
Degree: superlative
Formation: from the adjective/adverb ἡδύς / ἡδέως with superlative suffix -ιστ-
Orthography: written with elision: ηδιστ᾽ = ἥδιστα/ἥδιστ(α) with final vowel elided before a following vowel
Notes: Functions adverbially (‘most sweetly/most pleasantly’). Not a verb; therefore -μι vs. standard verb is not applicable.
Related Forms of ἡδύς
8 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
ἡδύ
nominative / accusative / vocative, singular, neut...
ἥδιον
adverb
ἡδεῖαί
nominative, plural, feminine
ἡδύς
nominative, singular, masculine
Ηδιστος
nominative, singular, masculine
ἥδιστον
nominative or accusative, singular, neuter
ἡδὺ
nominative (also possible: accusative), singular, ...
ἡδέος
genitive, singular, masculine/neuter