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ηδύοσμος

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Θεοὶ μὲν γὰρ μελλόντων, ἄνθρωποι δὲ γιγνομένων, σοφοὶ δὲ προσιόντων αἰσθάνονται → Because gods perceive future things, men what is happening now, but wise men perceive approaching things

Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, VIII, 7

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (AM ἡδύοσμος, -ον)
1. αυτός που έχει γλυκιά, ευχάριστη οσμή, ο εύοσμος
2. (το ουδ. ή το αρσ. ως ουσ.) τὸ ἡδύοσμον ἡὁ ἡδύοσμος
το φυτό μίνθη, κν. δυόσμος («εἰς κηπαίαν μίνθην μεταβαλεῖν, ἥν τινες ἡδύοσμον καλοῦσι», Στράβ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ηδυ- + -οσμος < οσμή (πρβλ. δύσ-οσμος, εύ-οσμος)].