glukus describes a pleasant sweetness, whether from a spring’s water or in the mouth.

The attested use describes pleasant sweetness in contrasts involving a spring’s output and the taste experienced in the mouth: the adjective marks what is sweet rather than bitter or salty.

1. Pleasant sweetness of water or taste · dominant

   In James 3:11 and James 3:12, the accusative neuter form occurs in questions about a spring producing contrasting kinds of water; the APB renders the contrast as “the sweet and the bitter” and asks whether salt water can yield “fresh water.” In Revelation 10:9 and Revelation 10:10, the nominative neuter form describes the little scroll’s taste in the mouth before the stomach becomes bitter; the APB renders it “sweet as honey.”

   James 3:11James 3:12Revelation 10:9Revelation 10:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the adjective with “sweet” in the spring contrast and with “sweet as honey” for the scroll in the mouth. These renderings confirm the verses’ taste-related contrast rather than establish separate meanings.