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εὔκρατος

εὔκρατος, well-mixed, temperate

εὔκρᾱτος, Ion. εὔκρητος, ον, (κεράννυμι)
  • well-tempered, temperate, E. Fr. 772; ἐγκέφαλος Democr. ap. Thphr. Sens. 56; ἀήρ Pl. Ax. 371d; ὥρα Arist. GA 752b30; εὔκρατον ποιεῖ τὴν θερμότητα Id. PA 652b26; of countries, D.S. 1.10; τόποι Ath.Med. ap. Orib. 9.12.5 (Sup.); οἰκήσεις Plb. 34.1.8 (Comp.); οἶκος Aret. CA 1.1; of the temperate zone, Stoic. 2.195, etc.; μεῖξις Chrysipp. ib. 219; of liquids, tempered, lukewarm, ὕδωρ IG 5(1).1390.108 (Andania), cf. Gal. 6.101, etc.; of wine, mixed for drinking, Arist. Pr. 874a28.
      • 2 metaph., temperate, mild, ὀλιγαρχία Id. Pol. 1320b21; τὸ εὔ. τοῦ ἤθους M.Ant. 1.15; Κύπρις AP 6.208 (Antip.Thess.): in Astrol., of beneficent planetary in fluences, Gal. 9.911.
      • 3 in Lit. Crit., εὔ. ἁρμονία, ἑρμηνεία, mixed style, D.H. Comp. 21 (v.l. κοινή), Dem. 3; συνθήκη ὀνομάτων Luc. Hist.Conscr. 46.
    • II of persons, εὔκρητοι πρὸς ἅπαντας (cf. εὐκράς (A) 3) Hp. Decent. 3.
    • III Adv. -τως temperately, ἀνδρείως καὶ εὐ. Phld. Herc. 1251.14; temperately, Gal. 1.342.
      • 2 εὐ. ἔχειν to be temperate, of climate, Cleom. 1.2; to be lukewarm, Artem. 1.64.

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