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ἡδέως, Adv. of ἡδύς, v. cross ἡδύς 111.

ἡδύς, ἡδεῖα, ἡδύ, ἡδὺς ἀϋτμή (as fem.) once in Hom., Od. 12.369: Dor. ἁδύς [ᾱ], Boeot. neut. ϝαδού (written γάδου) cj. in Corinn. 17 (cf. pr. n. ϝαδιούλογος IG 7.2788.3), Elean βᾱδύς (q.v.): irreg. acc. ἁδέα for ἡδύν Theoc. 20.44, for ἡδεῖαν ib. [8], Mosch. 3.82: Ion. fem. ἡδέᾰ, Dor. ἁδέα: Comp. ἡδίων [ῑ ], Sup. ἥδιστος Od. 13.80, etc.; also ἡδύτερος Thphr. HP 3.2.1, Ps.-Phoc. 195, AP 9.247 (Phil.); ἡδύτατος ib. 11.298.7, Plu. 2.98e.

I pleasant to the taste, δεῖπνον Od. 20.391; of wine, 3.51, 9.197, etc.; to the smell, ἀμβροσίην.. ἡδὺ μάλα πνείουσαν 4.446; ὀδμὴ δ' ἡδεῖα ἀπὸ κρητῆρος ὀδώδει 9.210; to the hearing, δίδου δ' ἡδεῖαν ἀοιδήν 8.64; αὐδή Hes. Th. 40; feelings or states, ἡ. ὕπνος Il. 4.131, Od. 1.364, al.; κοῖτος 19.510; ἡδὺ μάλα κνώσσουσα 4.809; ἡδὺς μῦθος, opp. ἀλγεινός, S. Ant. 12: c. inf., φέγγος ἥδιον δρακεῖν A. Ag. 602; ἡδὺς ἀκοῦσαι [λόγος ] Pl. Men. 81d, cf. Ar. V. 503; later ἡ. ἀκουσθῆναι D.H. Comp. 9; εἰ.. τόδε πᾶσι φίλον καὶ ἡδὺ γένοιτο Il. 4.17, cf. 7.387: c. inf., οὐκ ἂν ἐμοί γε μετὰ φρεσὶν ἡδὺ γένοιτο ζωέμεν Od. 24.435; ἁδύ τι θαρσαλέαις τὸν μακρὸν τείνειν βίον ἐλπίσι A. Pr. 536, etc.; so οὔ μοι ἥδιόν ἐστι λέγειν I had rather not.., Hdt. 2.46: neut. as Subst., τὸ δι' ἀκοῆς τε καὶ δι' ὄψεως ἡδύ Pl. Hp.Ma. 298a; μεμιγμένον τῷ σεμνῷ τὸ ἡ. D.H. Comp. 1; τὰ ἡ. pleasures, Th. 5.105, Pl. Grg. 495a, etc.: neut. as Adv., ἐπ' αὐτῷ ἡδὺ γέλασσαν merrily, Il. 2.270, etc.; ἁδὺ δὲ καὶ τὺ συρίσδες sweetly, Theoc. 1.2.

II after Hom.,

1. of persons, welcome, S. OT 82, Ph. 530 (Sup.), El. 929; ironically, ἥδιστος.. δεσμώτης ἔσω θακεῖ Id. Aj. 105; like εὐήθης, innocent, simple, ὡς ἡ. εἶ Pl. Grg. 491e, Plu. Art. 17, etc.: Sup., ὦ ἥδιστε my good friend (iron.), Pl. R. 348c, al.

2. well-pleased, glad, ἡδίους ἔσεσθ' ἀκούσαντες D. 23.64; ἡδίους ταῖς ἐλπίσιν Plu. Cam. 32; τὴν γνώμην ἡδίω πρὸς τὸ μέλλον ποιεῖν to open a pleasanter view of the future, Id. Fab. 5.

III

1. Adv. ἡδέως pleasantly, with pleasure, καθεύδειν Pl. Cri. 43b; εὕδειν S. Tr. 175; δρᾶν Id. Ant. 70; ὁρᾶν τινα E. IA 1122; βίοτον ἄγειν Id. Cyc. 453; λαβεῖν, δέχεσθαι, Ar. Eq. 440, X. Mem. 1.2.4; ἡ. ἂν ἐροίμην I would gladly ask, should like to ask, D. 18.64; ἡ. ἔχειν τι to be pleased or content with, E. Ion 647 (but ἵν' ἡ δόκησις Ξοῦθον ἡ. ἔχῃ ib. 1602); οὐδὲ πότων ἡ. εἶχον had no inclination to drink, Hp. Epid. 3.13; τινος, of a person, Macho ap. Ath. 13.577e; ἡ. ἔχειν πρὸς ἅπαντας to be suave, courteous towards.., Isoc. 1.20; τινι D. 5.15; ἡ. ἔχειν, of things, to be pleasant, E. IA 483; ἡ. ἔμοιγε κἀλγεινῶς ἅμα S. Ant. 436; iron., ἡ. γε ' prettily said', Pl. Hp.Ma. 300c: Comp. ἥδιον Lys. 7.40, Pherecr. 67, etc.: Sup., ἥδιστα μεντἂν ἤκουσα Pl. Tht. 183d, etc.

2. in Hom. neut. ἡδύ as Adv. (v. supr.), cf. ἥδομαι. [ἥδῐον E. Supp. 1101 (s.v.l.), Ar. V. 298 (lyr.), Alex. 25.6, but ἡδίον(α) [ῑ ] E. Cyc. 251, etc.] (Skt. svâdús, Lat. suâvIsa)