Meli denotes the food John ate and the sweetness used to describe the scroll's taste.

The term denotes an edible substance in the descriptions of John's food, while Revelation uses it as the stated comparison for the sweetness in the mouth of the devoured scroll.

1. Food in John's diet · common

   In Mark 1:6, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the clause about what John was eating; the APB renders his food as "locusts and wild honey." In Matthew 3:4, the nominative singular neuter form likewise appears in the statement that his food was "locusts and wild honey."

   Mark 1:6Matthew 3:4
2. Comparison for sweetness in the mouth · common

   In Revelation 10:9, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the comparison of the little scroll's taste in the mouth; the APB renders it "sweet as honey." Revelation 10:10 repeats that mouth-sweetness comparison after the scroll is devoured, before the stomach is described as bitter.

   Revelation 10:9Revelation 10:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "wild honey" in the accounts of John's food and as "sweet as honey" in the scroll scene. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.