εὔκρατος

English (LSJ)

Ion. εὔκρητος, ον, (κεράννυμι)

   A well-tempered, temperate, E.Fr.772; ἐγκέφαλος Democr. ap. Thphr.Sens.56; ἀήρ Pl.Ax.371d; ὥρα Arist.GA752b30; εὔκρατον ποιεῖ τὴν θερμότητα Id.PA652b26; of countries, D.S.1.10; τόποι Ath.Med. ap. Orib.9.12.5 (Sup.); οἰκήσεις Plb.34.1.8 (Comp.); οἶκος Aret.CA1.1; of the temperate zone, Stoic.2.195, etc.; μεῖξις Chrysipp.ib.219; of liquids, tempered, lukewarm, ὕδωρ IG5(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.