εὐκρασία

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δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't

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Full diacritics: εὐκρᾱσία Medium diacritics: εὐκρασία Low diacritics: ευκρασία Capitals: ΕΥΚΡΑΣΙΑ
Transliteration A: eukrasía Transliteration B: eukrasia Transliteration C: efkrasia Beta Code: eu)krasi/a

English (LSJ)

(late εὐκοσμ-κρᾰσίη Man.5.59), ἡ,

   A good temperature, mildness, τῶν ὡρῶν Pl. Ti.24c; τοῦ ἀέρος Plb.34.8.4: abs., Arist.Pr.860b12; ἐν ταῖς εὐκρασίαις in good climates, Thphr.CP3.21.1.    2 of persons, εὐ. τοῦ σώματος good temperament, Arist.PA673b25, cf. GA744a30, Zeno Stoic.1.37, Gal.6.31, etc.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1076] ἡ, die gute Mischung, Temperatur, τῶν ὡρῶν Plat. Tim. 24 c u. Folgde; auch σώματος, Arist. part. an. 3, 12; bes. vom Klima, Pol. 34, 8, 4; χώρας, τόπων, D. Sic. 1, 10. 80. [bei Man. 5, 59 εὐκρᾰσία].