μέλῐ G3192
Senses
1. sense 1 4×
AR["عَسَلًا","عَسَلٍ"]·ben["মধু","মধু।"]·DE["Honig"]·EN["honey"]·FR["miel"]·heb["דְּבַשׁ","מָתוֹק"]·HI["मधु","शहद","शहद।"]·ID["madu","madu."]·IT["meli","miele"]·jav["madu"]·KO["꿀","꿀-을"]·PT["mel"]·RU["мёд","мёд."]·ES["miel"]·SW["asali","asali."]·TR["bal","balı"]·urd["شہد"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
μέλῐ, τό, genitive ῐτος, etc.; dative μέλι Refs 5th c.BC+:—honey, Refs 8th c.BC+; said to be made from the palm (φοῖνιξ), Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 in comparisons, of anything sweet, especially of eloquence, μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή Refs 8th c.BC+, of those who refuse to take 'the rough with the smooth', Refs 7th c.BC+ __II sweet gum collected from certain trees, manna, Refs 4th c.BC+; μ. ἄγριον, μαινόμενον, Refs 1st c.BC+. (Cf. Gothic milip, Latin mel.)