moderation
From LSJ
αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. μετριότης, ἡ, P. and V. τὸ μέτριον.
self-restraint: P. and V. τὸ σῶφρον, τὸ σωφρονεῖν, Ar. and P. σωφροσύνη, ἡ.