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γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”)
And that's where we get glucose from in English.
From Etymology Online: name of a group of sugars (in commercial use, "sugar-syrup from starch"), 1840, from French glucose (1838), said to have been coined by French professor Eugène Melchior Péligot (1811-1890) from Greek gleukos "must, sweet wine," related to glykys "sweet" (see gluco-). It first was obtained from grape sugar. Related: Glucosic.
A helpful tutorial on Greek numerals.
PS. And note their use in the list of books of Epicurus (DL 10.28)
Τιμοκράτης γ᾽. (Timokrates 3 (books))
Μητρόδωρος ε᾽. (Metrodoros 5 (books))
Ἀντίδωρος β᾽. (Antidoros 2 (books)
I don't know who needs to know this, but:
Leía means "booty" in ancient Greek.
May the Force be with you.
Bonus Fact! Légō can mean "picking out stones for building".
Just saw this recitation of the beginning of the Iliad on YouTube. Imagining this as an ancient rhapsode performing at a banquet is pretty easy. I found it intriguing.
Very dramatic!
