temper
From LSJ
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. τρόπος, ὁ, or pl., ἦθος, τό, φύσις, ἡ.
Mood: P. and V. ὀργή, ἡ, or pl.
Good temper: P. εὐκολία, ἡ.
Good tempered, adj.: Ar. and P. εὔκολος
Bad temper: Ar. and P. δυσκολία.
Bad tempered: P. and V. δύσκολος.
v. trans.
Blend: P. and V. κεραννύναι, συγκεραννύναι.
Temper metal: P. βάπτειν (cf. Soph., Aj. 651).
Mitigate P. and V. ἐπικουφίζειν; see mitigate.
Tempered by fire (of iron): V. ὀπτὸς ἐκ πυρός (Soph., Ant. 475).
