Included with:
μέτριος, α, ον, also ος, ον [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
Aeolic dialect μέτερρος [
Refs] (but μέτριος [
Refs 7th c.BC+]: (μέτρον):—
within measure, moderate, and so,
I) of Size, μ. ἄνδρες men
of average height, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. πῆχυς the
common cubit, [
Refs]; ἰσχὰς μ. a
fair-sized fig, [
Refs]; of Time, μ. μῆκος λόγων the
proper length of speech, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. χρόνος ἀκμῆς a
fair average time of maturity, [
Refs]
II) of Number, [ἱππεῖς] μ.
a reasonable number of, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III) mostly of Degree,
moderate, ἔργα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ μ.
the mean, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. φιλία a friendship
not too great, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἐσθῆτι χρῆσθαι
simple dress, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετρία φυλακῇ
not in strict custody, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. σχῆμα
modest apparel, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ μ.
respectable people, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; later,
poor, μ. καὶ δυστυχεῖς [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
infinitive, ὅσον οἰόμεθα μέτριον εἶναι πιεῖν
just sufficient, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2)
tolerable, οἷς μὴ μ. αἰών [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετρίων δεομένῳ making a
moderate request, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ μ.
tolerable terms. Decrees cited in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδὲν μ. λέγειν nothing
tolerably accurate, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; -ωτάτη ἡ δημοκρατία
least intolerable, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.3) of Persons,
moderate in desires and the like,
temperate, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Love, μάκαρες οἳ μ. θεοῦ (i.e. Ἀφροδίτης) μετέσχον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also,
moderate, fair, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; a favourite word in democratic states, μ. καὶ φιλάνθρωπος [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
mild towards, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.4)
proportionate, fitting, μισθὸς σώφροσι μ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.5)
enjoying 'middling' health [
Refs]
B)
adverb μετρίως
moderately, within due limits, ἀπηγήσεσθαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
in due measure, neither exaggerating nor depreciating, εἰπεῖν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἔχειν to be
in due proportion, neither too much nor too little, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἔχειν βίου to be
moderately well off, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
superlative -ώτατα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.2)
enough, μ. κεχόρευται [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
moderately, pretty well, ἐν οἰκουμένῃ καὶ μ. πολιτείᾳ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. [λέγειν] [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.3)
modestly, temperately, χαίρειν [
Refs 5th c.BC+] to be
moderately off, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
on fair terms, μ. ξυναλλαγῆναι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
comparative -ώτερον, πρός τινας φρονεῖν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.4) μ. ἔχειν
to be in 'middling' health, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
B.II)
neuter μέτριον and μέτρια as
adverb, μέτριον ἔχειν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with
Article, τὸ μέτριον ἀποκοιμηθῆναι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]