γλαφυρός

A. hollow, hollowed, νῆες Il. 2.454, al.; γ. πέτρη, σπέος 2.88, 18.402; ἄντρον Agath. 1.10 (Sup.); τὰ γ. τῆς γῆς Id. 2.15; γ. φόρμιγξ Od. 17.262; γ. ἅρματα Pi. N. 9.12; γ. λιμήν a deep harbour or cove, Od. 12.305.—In this sense Ep. and Lyr. (not in Trag.); twice in Com., Hermipp. 63.11 (mock-Epic); [ποτήρια] ταπεινὰ καὶ γ. Epigen.4.3; later πόδες arched, Arist. HA 538b11 (Comp.).

II. polished: hence,

1. hairless, smooth, of spiders, Arist. HA 555b11.

2. neat, delicate, ῥύγχος Id. PA 662b8; κηρίον Id. HA 554b28(Comp.); of dishes, dainty, δειπνάριον Diph. 64.1; ἐμβαμμάτια Anaxipp. 1.35.

III. metaph., subtle, exact, of persons and things, ὦ σοφώτατ’, ὦ γλαφυρώτατε Ar. Av. 1272; γ. ἀστεῖός θ’ ἅμα Machoap.Ath. 13.579b; γλαφυρώτερος τῶν νῦν νομοθετῶν Arist. Pol. 1274b8; γλαφυρωτέραν ἔχειν τὴν διάνοιαν Id. PA 650b19; εἴ τι κομψὸν ἢ σοφὸν ἢ γ. οἶσθα Dionys.Com. 3.1, cf. Plot. 4.8.6; τὸ γ. subtlety, ποικίλλοντες τῷ γ. γεωμετρίαν Plu. Marc. 14, cf. Iamb. in Nic. p.20 P.; γ. τέχναι, θεωρία, Ph. 1.270,566: Sup., Id. 2.262. Adv., Comp. ‐οτέρως more subtly, Arist. de An. 405a8.

2. skilful, neat, χείρ Theoc. Ep. 8.5; [ἀράχνιον] σοφώτατον καὶ ‐ώτατον Arist. HA 623a8. Adv. ‐ρῶς, ἧττον γ. ἔχειν with less finish, Id. Pol. 1271b21, cf.Alex. 110.20.

3. refined, γλαφυρόν τι καὶ προσαγωγὸν ἐμειδίασεν Luc. DDeor. 20.11; γ. διατριβαί Plu. Cim. 13. Adv. ‐ρῶς, γ. καὶ περιττῶς διάγειν Id. 2.989c; γ. βιώσας CIG 2004 (Maced.).

4. of literary style, polished, elegant, γ. ἁρμονία D.H. Dem. 36; ῥυθμός Id. Comp. 13; σύνθεσις, opp. αὐστηρά, ib.21. Adv. ‐ρῶς, λέγειν Id. Isoc. 2; of music, ἐμελῴδει πάνυ γλαφυρὸν καὶ ἐναρμόνιον Luc. DDeor. 7.4.