κεράννυμι
Etym. κεράω
I. "to mix, mingle", (cf. κρᾶσις):
1. mostly of diluting wine with water, Od., attic;—so in Mid., ὅτε περ οἶνον κέρωνται when they "mix their" wine, Il.; κρητῆρα κεράσσατο "he mixed him" a bowl, Od.:—Pass., κύλιξ ἴσον ἴσωι κεκραμένη a cup "mixed" half and half, Ar.
2. "to temper or cool by mixing", θυμῆρες κεράσασα "having mixed" (the water) "to an" agreeable "temperature", Od.
3. generally, "to mix, blend, temper, regulate", Lat. tempero, of climates, ὧραι μάλιστα κεκραμέναι most "temperate" seasons, Hdt.; οὐ γῆρας κέκραται γενεᾶι no old age "is mingled with" the race, i. e. it knows no old age, Pind.:—of tempers of mind, Plat.
II. generally, "to mix, compound", Lat. attempero, ἔκ τινος of a thing, id=Plat.; φωνὴ μεταξὺ τῆς τε Χαλκιδέων καὶ Δωρίδος ἐκράθη Thuc.