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μετρι-άζω

metriazo

to be moderate, keep measure

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1. μετρι-άζω · metri-azō — LSJ

to be moderate, keep measure, in, show, moderate

to be moderate, keep measure, S. Ph. 1183 (lyr.), Th. 1.76, Arist. Pol. 1298a40; τινι in a thing, ib. 1314b33: with Preps., μ. ἐν ταῖς εὐπραξίαις D. 20.162; περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα Pl. Lg. 784e; περὶ τὸ δίκαιον D.H. 13.13; πρὸς λύπην Pl. R. 603e; ἐπί τινι Luc. Im. 21; μ. ἐν τῷ προθύμῳ show but moderate zeal, Hdn. 8.3.5: c. gen., μ. τῶν παθῶν Hierocl. in CA 10p.436M.

2 remit, abate

of disease, remit, abate, opp. παροξύνεσθαι, Gal. 16.711.

3 to be ‘only middling’, to be unwell

of persons, to be ‘only middling’, to be unwell, Men. 1037, LXX Ne. 2.2, Poet. de herb. 3.

4

οἱ μετριάζοντες, = οἱ μέτριον τὸ αἰδοῖον ἔχοντες, Arist. GA 718a24.

5 jest

jest, Sch. Ar. V. 64.

II moderate, regulate, control, reduce

trans., moderate, regulate, control, ὅρκοις μ. ψυχὴν νέαν Pl. Lg. 692b; [τὴν βασιλείαν] Arist. Pol. 1313a26; τι ἡμῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐκφορίου reduce our rent, PCair.Zen. 433.12 (iii B. C.); τὴν τιμωρίαν Ph. 1.41.

2. μητρ-ῐάζω · mētr-iazō — LSJ

worship the Mother of the gods

worship the Mother of the gods, Poll. 3.11.

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