ἀδευκής
ἀδευκής
a word used by Hom. only in Od. as epith. of ὄλεθρος, πότμος, φῆμις, commonly expl. not sweet, bitter, cruel (from an old word δευκής sweet); but more prob. it means unexpected, sudden (from δοκ-έω).
Headword (normalized):
ἀδευκής
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αδευκης
Intro Text:
ἀδευκής
a word used by Hom. only in Od. as epith. of ὄλεθρος, πότμος, φῆμις, commonly expl. not sweet, bitter, cruel (from an old word δευκής sweet); but more prob. it means unexpected, sudden (from δοκ-έω).
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n401
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