εἰ ἀποκρυπτόντων τῶν Μήδων τὸν ἥλιον ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἡ μάχη καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἡλίῳ → if the Medes hid the sun, the battle would be to them in the shade and not in the sun
P. and V. ἠπίως, P. φιλανθρώπως, πράως. V. εὐφρόνως, πρευμενῶς.
moderately: P. and V. μετρίως, P. ἐπιεικῶς.