εὔκρατος

eukratos

well-tempered, temperate

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 7 344a5–345a10

344a14
344a20
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 4 394a7–396a32

395b31
Generation of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 2 752a9–754a20

752b30
Parts of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 652a24–653b18

652b26
Politics 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 6 1320b18–1321a4

1320b21

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὔκρατος, Ion. εὔκρητος, ον, (κεράννυμι) A. well-tempered, temperate, E. Fr. 772; ἐγκέφαλος Democr. ap. Thphr. Sens. 56; ἀήρ Pl. Ax. 371d; ὥρα Arist. GA 752b30; εὔκρατον ποιεῖ τὴν θερμότητα Id. PA 652b26; of countries, D.S. 1.10; τόποι Ath.Med. ap. Orib. 9.12.5 (Sup.); οἰκήσεις Plb. 34.1.8 (Comp.); οἶκος Aret. CA 1.1; of the temperate zone, Stoic. 2.195, etc.; μεῖξις Chrysipp.ib.219; of liquids, tempered, lukewarm, ὕδωρ IG 5(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.

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