ἱλαρός

A. cheerful, merry, φέγγος Ar. Ra. 456(lyr.); ἱλαροὶ ἀντὶ σκυθρωπῶν X. Mem. 2.7.12; ἱλαρὸς ἴσθι Thphr. Char. 17.9, ἱλαρὸν βλέψαι AP 12.159(Mel.), cf. Phld. Mus. p.85 K., Philostr. Im. 1.16; ἱ. δότης 2 Ep.Cor. 9.7, cf. LXX Pr. 22.8: in later Greek,= ἵλεως<*> gracious, PMag.Leid.W. 14.12, etc.: τὸ ἱ.,= ἱλαρότης, Plu. Sull. 34, Heraclid.Pont. ap. Ath. 14.624d; ‐ωτέρα ἀγγελία more cheerful news, Jahresh. 23 Beibl. 283 (Ephesus). Adv. ‐ρῶς X. Ap. 33, LXX Jb. 22.26, Phld. Mus.l.c., Plu. Ages. 2.

II. of blood, quick-pulsing, Philostr. Gym. 48 (Comp.).

III. of imitation gold, bright, PLeid.X. 17 (iii/ iv A.D.). Adv. ἱλαρῶς (leg. ἱλαρῷ) ib.87.