μέσος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ep. and dial.μέσσοςηdial.ᾱονadjcompar.Pl.superl.Hdt. AR.ep.AR.see alsoof persons, things, activitiesat their middle point or partin the middleHom.μέσ(σ)ον σάκοςa shield at its middlei.e. middle of a shieldIl. A. E.ἐν αἰθέρι μέσῳin mid-airS.κατὰ μέσην τὴν χώρανin the middle of the countryPl.ἐν μέσαις ταῖς εὐφροσύναιςin the midst of good cheerX.μέσῃσι μετὰ δμῳῇσιin the midst of the female slavesOd.superl.of a countryat its midmost pointi.e. at the very middle of itAR.of a period of timeat its mid-pointHom.μέσ(σ)ον ἦμαρἆμαρmiddayHom. hHom. Pi. S.fr. AR. Theoc.μέσαι νύκτεςmidnightAnan. Hdt. Th. Ar. Pl.θέρεος ἔτι μέσσου ἐόντοςwhile it is still midsummerHes. quasi-advbl., of a person being seized or heldby the middlei.e. around the waistThgn. Pi. Hdt. E. Ar. D.of a warrior being pierced by a spearthrough the middleIl.situated in the middlebetw. or surrounded by other thingsof a brothermiddleof three, i.e. secondHdt.of persons or thingsmidmost, middle, centralHes.midway betweenw.gen.two othersPl.w. ἀπό + gen.S.compar.of positionsmore in the middlew.gen.than the middlePl.superl.of a place, a river-mouthmost centralHdt. AR.intermediatebetw. extremesof a personmiddle-rankingin status or wealthHdt. Th. Arist. Plu.of conduct, a disposition, path in life, form of governmentmiddling, moderateThgn. A. X. Arist.gener., of persons or thingsordinary, averageHdt. Pl. Plu.of a voicemediumin volumeArist.masc.pl.sb.middle-class personsArist.neut.pl.sb.moderate elementsw.gen.in a city's affairsPi.neutral elementsw.gen.among citizensTh.of a judgeacting as intermediary and committed to neither sidemediating, impartial, neutralTh. μέσ(σ)ηηςf mus.middle stringof a lyreArist.middle notein pitch, perh. ref. to the tonic of a scalePl. geom.mean proportional lineArist. Plu. direction of the sun at the mid-point of its coursesouthCall.cf.μεσημβρία μέσ(σ)ονουnmiddle partmiddle, centrefreq. w.gen.of sthg.Il.prep.phrs.ἐν μέσ(σ)ῳin the middleHes.alsoμέσσῳOd.κατὰ μέσ(σ)ονIl. Hdt.κατὰ τὸ μέσονTh. X.ἐς μέσονinto the middlehHom.pl.central areasof a country, empire, cityTh. Plu.middle or intervening spacespace between, middleHom.prep.phrs.ἐν μέσ(σ)ῳalso ἐν τῷ μέσῳin the middlests. w.gen.betw. persons or thingsHom.alsoμέσ(σ)ῳHom. AR.εἰς μέσ(σ)ονsts. τὸ μέσονinto the middlests. w.gen.betw. two groupsHom.ἀνὰ μέσ(σ)ονmidwaysts. w.gen.betw. two things or placesTheoc. Plb.alsoδιὰ μέσουPl.advbl.phr.τὸ μέσονin the space betweenw.gen.buildings or sim.Hdt.middle spaceas an arena of openness or accessibilityprep.phrs.εἰςτὸμέσονinto the open, into the public sphere, openly, for all to see or hearSol. Thgn. Pi.fr. Hdt. S. E.ἐκ μέσουopenlyE.esp.ref. to prizes set out for competitionἐν μέσ(σ)ῳin the open, on display or on offerThgn. B. Ar. X.also, in this senseἐς μέσσονIl.prep. and advbl.phrs.ἂν τὸ μέσονὂν τὸ μέσσονin the middle or midstAlc. Xenoph.ἀνὰ μέσονin the midstw.gen.of thingsE.ἐν μέσῳin betweenTrag.ἐντῷμέσῳin the wayas an obstacleX.w. τοῦ + inf.w.acc. + inf.to doing sthg., to someone doing sthg.X. D.ἐκτοῦμέσουout of the way, asideX. D. Thphr. Men.on the sides, uninvolved, neutralHdt. w. temporal connot.ἐν μέσῳin the interval or meantimeTrag. Aeschin.alsoδιὰ μέσουHdt. Th. Plu.intervening amount or degreedifferenceE.w.gen.betw. thingsHdt.middleas common groundprep.phrs.ἐςτὸμέσονin the common interest, impartiallyIl. Thgn.ἐν μέσῳin commonE. middleas lying betw. extremesaverageof two numbersTh.middle statemeanArist.middle-of-the-road behaviourmoderationE.fr. Th.in neg.phr.middle coursew.gen.for enmityHdt.phrs.ἂν τὸ μέσονon a middle coursew.gen.betw. two thingsThgn.οἱ διὰ μέσουpersons uncommitted to either party, moderates or neutralsTh. X. Plu.ἀνὰ μέσονwith moderationMen.middle classin a cityArist.alsoοἱ διὰ μέσουMen.τὸ διὰ μέσουArist.phr.ἔτος ἔνατον ἐκ μέσουthe ninth year to the extent of halfi.e. half the ninth yearTh. gramm.letter between a vowel and a consonantsemivowelPl.accent between an acute and a gravecircumflexArist. μέσ(σ)ονneut.sg.adv app.through the middleof the seaOd. betweenw.gen.one place and anotherIl. Hdt. E. μέσαneut.pl.advin the middlew.gen.of heavenE. μέσωςadvin a middle waybetw. two extremesPl. Arist.specif., w. ἔχεινmaintain a meanArist.to a middling degreemoderatelyE. Th. Isoc. Pl. Arist. Men. μεσσόθενep.advfrom the middleParm.in the middleAR. μεσσόθιep.advin the middleHes. AR.w.gen.of a shipAR.

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middle, in the middle

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    "content": "<AE><HG><HL>μέσος</HL><DL><Lbl>ep. and dial.</Lbl><FmHL>μέσσος</FmHL></DL><Infl>η<VInfl><Lbl>dial.</Lbl><FmInfl>ᾱ</FmInfl></VInfl>ον</Infl><PS>adj</PS><FG><Deg><Lbl>compar.</Lbl><Form>μεσαίτερος</Form><Au>Pl.</Au><Lbl>superl.</Lbl><Form>μεσαίτατος</Form><Au>Hdt. AR.</Au><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><Form>μεσσότατος</Form><Au>AR.</Au></Deg><Deg><Lbl>see also</Lbl><Form>μέσ(σ)ατος</Form></Deg></FG></HG><aS1><Indic>of persons, things, activities</Indic><Def>at their middle point or part</Def><Tr>in the middle</Tr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au><AdvPhr><Gr>μέσ(σ)ον σάκος</Gr><TrPhr>a shield at its middle<Expl>i.e. middle of a shield</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Il. A. E.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>ἐν αἰθέρι μέσῳ</Gr><TrPhr>in mid-air</TrPhr><Au>S.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>κατὰ μέσην τὴν χώραν</Gr><TrPhr>in the middle of the country</TrPhr><Au>Pl.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>ἐν μέσαις ταῖς εὐφροσύναις</Gr><TrPhr>in the midst of good cheer</TrPhr><Au>X.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>μέσῃσι μετὰ δμῳῇσι</Gr><TrPhr>in the midst of the female slaves</TrPhr><Au>Od.</Au></AdvPhr><SGrm><GLbl>superl.</GLbl><Indic>of a country</Indic><Def>at its midmost point<Expl>i.e. at the very middle of it</Expl></Def><Au>AR.</Au></SGrm></aS1><aS1><Indic>of a period of time</Indic><Def>at its mid-point</Def><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au><AdvPhr><Gr>μέσ(σ)ον ἦμαρ<Expl><Gr>ἆμαρ</Gr></Expl></Gr><TrPhr>midday</TrPhr><Au>Hom. hHom. Pi. S.<Wk>fr.</Wk> AR. Theoc.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>μέσαι νύκτες</Gr><TrPhr>midnight</TrPhr><Au>Anan. Hdt. Th. Ar. Pl.<NBPlus/></Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>θέρεος ἔτι μέσσου ἐόντος</Gr><TrPhr>while it is still midsummer</TrPhr><Au>Hes.</Au></AdvPhr></aS1> <aS1><Indic>quasi-advbl., of a person being seized or held</Indic><Tr>by the middle<Expl>i.e. around the waist</Expl></Tr><Au>Thgn. Pi. Hdt. E. Ar. D.</Au><aS2><Indic>of a warrior being pierced by a spear</Indic><Tr>through the middle</Tr><Au>Il.</Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Def>situated in the middle<Expl>betw. or surrounded by other things</Expl></Def><aS2><Indic>of a brother</Indic><Tr>middle<Expl>of three, i.e. second</Expl></Tr><Au>Hdt.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of persons or things</Indic><Tr>midmost, middle, central</Tr><Au>Hes.<NBPlus/></Au></aS2><aS2><Tr>midway between<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>two others</Expl></Tr><Au>Pl.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic><GLbl>w. <Ref>ἀπό</Ref> + gen.</GLbl></Indic><Au>S.</Au></aS2><SGrm><GLbl>compar.</GLbl><Indic>of positions</Indic><Def>more in the middle<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>than the middle</Expl></Def><Au>Pl.</Au></SGrm><SGrm><GLbl>superl.</GLbl><Indic>of a place, a river-mouth</Indic><Def>most central</Def><Au>Hdt. AR.</Au></SGrm></aS1><aS1><Def>intermediate<Expl>betw. extremes</Expl></Def><aS2><Indic>of a person</Indic><Tr>middle-ranking<Expl>in status or wealth</Expl></Tr><Au>Hdt. Th. Arist. Plu.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of conduct, a disposition, path in life, form of government</Indic><Tr>middling, moderate</Tr><Au>Thgn. A. X. Arist.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>gener., of persons or things</Indic><Tr>ordinary, average</Tr><Au>Hdt. Pl. Plu.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a voice</Indic><Tr>medium<Expl>in volume</Expl></Tr><Au>Arist.</Au></aS2><SGrm><GLbl>masc.pl.sb.</GLbl><Def>middle-class persons</Def><Au>Arist.</Au></SGrm><SGrm><GLbl>neut.pl.sb.</GLbl><Def>moderate elements<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>in a city's affairs</Expl></Def><Au>Pi.</Au><S2><Def>neutral elements<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>among citizens</Expl></Def><Au>Th.</Au></S2></SGrm></aS1><aS1><Indic>of a judge</Indic><Def>acting as intermediary and committed to neither side</Def><Tr>mediating, impartial, neutral</Tr><Au>Th.</Au></aS1> <RelW><HG><HL>μέσ(σ)η</HL><Infl>ης</Infl><PS>f</PS></HG> <nS1><Indic>mus.</Indic><Tr>middle string<Expl>of a lyre</Expl></Tr><Au>Arist.</Au><nS2><Tr>middle note<Expl>in pitch, perh. ref. to the tonic of a scale</Expl></Tr><Au>Pl.</Au></nS2></nS1> <nS1><Indic>geom.</Indic><Tr>mean proportional line</Tr><Au>Arist. Plu.</Au></nS1> <nS1><Def>direction of the sun at the mid-point of its course</Def><Tr>south</Tr><Au>Call.</Au><XR>cf.<Ref>μεσημβρία</Ref></XR></nS1></RelW> <RelW><HG><HL>μέσ(σ)ον</HL><Infl>ου</Infl><PS>n</PS></HG><nS1><Def>middle part</Def><Tr>middle, centre<Expl>freq. <GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of sthg.</Expl></Tr><Au>Il.<NBPlus/></Au><Phr><Indic>prep.phrs.</Indic><Gr>ἐν μέσ(σ)ῳ</Gr><TrPhr>in the middle</TrPhr><Au>Hes.<NBPlus/></Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>also</Indic><Gr>μέσσῳ</Gr><Au>Od.</Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>κατὰ μέσ(σ)ον</Gr><Au>Il. Hdt.<NBPlus/></Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>κατὰ τὸ μέσον</Gr><Au>Th. X.</Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>ἐς μέσον</Gr><TrPhr>into the middle</TrPhr><Au>hHom.<NBPlus/></Au></Phr><SGrm><GLbl>pl.</GLbl><Def>central areas<Expl>of a country, empire, city</Expl></Def><Au>Th. Plu.</Au></SGrm></nS1><nS1><Def>middle or intervening space</Def><Tr>space between, middle</Tr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au><Phr><Indic>prep.phrs.</Indic><Gr>ἐν μέσ(σ)ῳ<Expl>also <Gr>ἐν τῷ μέσῳ</Gr></Expl></Gr><TrPhr>in the middle<Expl>sts. <GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>betw. persons or things</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>also</Indic><Gr>μέσ(σ)ῳ</Gr><Au>Hom. AR.</Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>εἰς μέσ(σ)ον<Expl>sts. <Gr>τὸ μέσον</Gr></Expl></Gr><TrPhr>into the middle<Expl>sts. <GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>betw. two groups</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>ἀνὰ μέσ(σ)ον</Gr><TrPhr>midway<Expl>sts. <GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>betw. two things or places</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Theoc. Plb.</Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>also</Indic><Gr>διὰ μέσου</Gr><Au>Pl.</Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>advbl.phr.</Indic><Gr>τὸ μέσον</Gr><TrPhr>in the space between<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>buildings or sim.</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Hdt.</Au></Phr></nS1><nS1><Def>middle space<Expl>as an arena of openness or accessibility</Expl></Def><Phr><Indic>prep.phrs.</Indic><Gr>εἰς<Prnth><Gr>τὸ</Gr></Prnth>μέσον</Gr><TrPhr>into the open, into the public sphere, openly, for all to see or hear</TrPhr><Au>Sol. Thgn. Pi.<Wk>fr.</Wk> Hdt. S. E.<NBPlus/></Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>ἐκ μέσου</Gr><TrPhr>openly</TrPhr><Au>E.</Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>esp.ref. to prizes set out for competition</Indic><Gr>ἐν μέσ(σ)ῳ</Gr><TrPhr>in the open, on display or on offer</TrPhr><Au>Thgn. B. Ar. X.<NBPlus/></Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>also, in this sense</Indic><Gr>ἐς μέσσον</Gr><Au>Il.</Au></Phr></nS1><nS1><Phr><Indic>prep. and advbl.phrs.</Indic><Gr>ἂν τὸ μέσον<Expl><Gr>ὂν τὸ μέσσον</Gr></Expl></Gr><TrPhr>in the middle or midst</TrPhr><Au>Alc. 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Plu.</Au></Phr></nS1><nS1><Def>intervening amount or degree</Def><Tr>difference</Tr><Au>E.</Au><nS2><Indic><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>betw. things</Indic><Au>Hdt.</Au></nS2></nS1><nS1><Def>middle<Expl>as common ground</Expl></Def><Phr><Indic>prep.phrs.</Indic><Gr>ἐς<Prnth><Gr>τὸ</Gr></Prnth>μέσον</Gr><TrPhr>in the common interest, impartially</TrPhr><Au>Il. Thgn.</Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>ἐν μέσῳ</Gr><TrPhr>in common</TrPhr><Au>E.</Au></Phr></nS1> <nS1><Def>middle<Expl>as lying betw. extremes</Expl></Def><nS2><Tr>average<Expl>of two numbers</Expl></Tr><Au>Th.</Au></nS2><nS2><Def>middle state</Def><Tr>mean</Tr><Au>Arist.</Au></nS2><nS2><Def>middle-of-the-road behaviour</Def><Tr>moderation</Tr><Au>E.<Wk>fr.</Wk> Th.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>in neg.phr.</Indic><Tr>middle course<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>for enmity</Expl></Tr><Au>Hdt.</Au><Phr><Indic>phrs.</Indic><Gr>ἂν τὸ μέσον</Gr><TrPhr>on a middle course<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>betw. two things</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Thgn.</Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>οἱ διὰ μέσου</Gr><TrPhr>persons uncommitted to either party, moderates or neutrals</TrPhr><Au>Th. X. Plu.</Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>ἀνὰ μέσον</Gr><TrPhr>with moderation</TrPhr><Au>Men.</Au></Phr></nS2></nS1><nS1><Tr>middle class<Expl>in a city</Expl></Tr><Au>Arist.</Au><Phr><Indic>also</Indic><Gr>οἱ διὰ μέσου</Gr><Au>Men.</Au></Phr><Phr><Gr>τὸ διὰ μέσου</Gr><Au>Arist.</Au></Phr></nS1><nS1><Phr><Indic>phr.</Indic><Gr>ἔτος ἔνατον ἐκ μέσου</Gr><TrPhr>the ninth year to the extent of half<Expl>i.e. half the ninth year</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Th.</Au></Phr></nS1> <nS1><Indic>gramm.</Indic><Def>letter between a vowel and a consonant</Def><Tr>semivowel</Tr><Au>Pl.</Au><nS2><Def>accent between an acute and a grave</Def><Tr>circumflex</Tr><Au>Arist.</Au></nS2></nS1></RelW> <Adv><vHG><HL>μέσ(σ)ον</HL><PS>neut.sg.adv</PS></vHG> <advS1><Qualif>app.</Qualif><Tr>through the middle<Expl>of the sea</Expl></Tr><Au>Od.</Au></advS1> <advS1><Tr>between<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>one place and another</Expl></Tr><Au>Il. Hdt. E.</Au></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>μέσα</HL><PS>neut.pl.adv</PS></vHG><advS1><Tr>in the middle<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of heaven</Expl></Tr><Au>E.</Au></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>μέσως</HL><PS>adv</PS></vHG><advS1><Tr>in a middle way<Expl>betw. two extremes</Expl></Tr><Au>Pl. Arist.</Au><Phr><Indic>specif., w. <Ref>ἔχειν</Ref></Indic><TrPhr>maintain a mean</TrPhr><Au>Arist.</Au></Phr></advS1><advS1><Def>to a middling degree</Def><Tr>moderately</Tr><Au>E. Th. Isoc. Pl. Arist. Men.</Au></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>μεσσόθεν</HL><PS>ep.adv</PS></vHG><advS1><Tr>from the middle</Tr><Au>Parm.</Au><advS2><Tr>in the middle</Tr><Au>AR.</Au></advS2></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>μεσσόθι</HL><PS>ep.adv</PS></vHG><advS1><Tr>in the middle</Tr><Au>Hes. AR.</Au><advS2><Indic><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of a ship</Indic><Au>AR.</Au></advS2></advS1> </Adv></AE>",
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