ἥδυμος
οὐ βούλομαι δυσχερὲς εἰπεῖν οὐδὲν ἀρχόμενος τοῦ λόγου, οὗτος δ' ἐκ περιουσίας μου κατηγορεῖ → for me—but I wish to say nothing untoward at the beginning of my speech—whereas he prosecutes me from a position of advantage | but for me—I do not wish to say anything harsh at the beginning of the speech, but he prosecutes me from a position of strength
English (LSJ)
Dor. ἅδ- ον, poet. for ἡδύς,
A sweet, pleasant, usu. epith. of sleep (v. νήδυμος, for which it is v.l. in Il.2.2, Od.4.793, 12.311, cf. Hsch. s.v. νήδυμος), h.Merc.241, 449, Antim.74, Simon.79, A.R.2.407; λόγοι Epich.179; οἶνος Orph.Fr.261: irreg. Sup. -έστατος Alcm. 137.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1153] ον, p. = ἡδύς; ὕπνος H. h. Merc. 241; Ap. Rh. 2, 407; Antimach. u. Simonids bei Schol. Il. 2, 2; λόγοι Epicharm. E. M. 420, 47; die VLL. führen aus Alcman auch den superlat. ἡδυμέστατος an. Vgl. νήδυμος.
