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μεσόστενος
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μεσοστύλιον
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μεσοσχιδής
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μεσοτείχιος
μεσότης
μεσότοιχον
μεσότοιχος
μεσοτομέω
μεσότομος
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μεσότης
μεσό-της, ητος, ἡ,(μέσος)
A). central position, χώρας τε καὶ ἄστεος μεσότητας Pl. Lg. 746a , 746f .l. in Arist. Mir. 846a18 (cf. Mu. 399b34 ); also of Time, τὸ νῦν ἐστι μ. τις Id. Ph. 251b20 ; Αἰών .. ἀρχὴν μ. τέλος οὐκ ἔχων SIG 1125.10 (i B.C. /i A.D.).
II). Math., mean, Pl. Ti. 32a , 43d (pl.), etc.; μ. ἀριθμητική, ἁρμονική, Arist. Fr. 47 ; γεωμετρουμένη Plu. 2.1138d .
2). generally, mean, state between two extremes (ἔλλειψις and ὑπερβολή) , μ. ἐστὶν ἡ ἀρετή Arist. EN 1106b27 , cf. 36 ; μ. ἡ ἀρετὴ καὶ βίων καὶ ἔργων καὶ τεχνῶν D.H. Comp. 24 ; ἡ μ. ἐν πᾶσιν ἀσφαλεστέρα Trag.Adesp. 547.6 ; αἱ μ. ἄρισται AP 10.102 ( Bass.).
3). medium, communicating between two opposites, ἡ αἴσθησις οἷον μ. τις τῆς ἐν τοῖς αἰσθητοῖς ἐναντιώσεως Arist. de An. 424a4 , cf. 431a11 ; standard, ὡς μ. χρώμενοι τῇ ἁφῇ Id. Mete. 382a19 .
4). τῆς λέξεως μ. a style between poetry and prose, D.H. Vett.Cens. 2.11 , cf. 5.2 .
5). Gramm., middle voice, D.T. 638.9 , A.D. Synt. 211.19 .


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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μεσό-της</span>, <span class="itype greek">ητος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">μέσος</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">central position</span>, <span class="quote greek">χώρας τε καὶ ἄστεος μεσότητας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:746a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:746a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 746a </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:746f" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:746f/canonical-url/"> 746f </a>.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg027:846a:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg027:846a.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mir.</span> 846a18 </a> (cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:399b:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:399b.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mu.</span> 399b34 </a>); also of Time, <span class="quote greek">τὸ νῦν ἐστι μ. τις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:251b:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:251b.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 251b20 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">Αἰών .. ἀρχὴν μ. τέλος οὐκ ἔχων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 1125.10 </span> (i B.C. /i A.D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Math., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mean</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:32a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:32a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 32a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:43d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:43d/canonical-url/"> 43d </a> (pl.), etc.; <span class="foreign greek">μ. ἀριθμητική, ἁρμονική</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 47 </a>; <span class="quote greek">γεωμετρουμένη</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.1138d </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mean, state between two extremes</span> (<span class="foreign greek">ἔλλειψις</span> and <span class="foreign greek">ὑπερβολή</span>) <span class="quote greek">, μ. ἐστὶν ἡ ἀρετή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1106b:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1106b.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1106b27 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:36/canonical-url/"> 36 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μ. ἡ ἀρετὴ καὶ βίων καὶ ἔργων καὶ τεχνῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Comp.</span> 24 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἡ μ. ἐν πᾶσιν ἀσφαλεστέρα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Trag.Adesp.</span> 547.6 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">αἱ μ. ἄρισται</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 10.102 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Bass.</span></span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">medium</span>, communicating between two opposites, <span class="quote greek">ἡ αἴσθησις οἷον μ. τις τῆς ἐν τοῖς αἰσθητοῖς ἐναντιώσεως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:424a:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:424a.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">de An.</span> 424a4 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:431a:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:431a.11/canonical-url/"> 431a11 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">standard</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὡς μ. χρώμενοι τῇ ἁφῇ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:382a:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:382a.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 382a19 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">τῆς λέξεως μ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a style between</span> poetry and prose, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:2:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:2.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Vett.Cens.</span> 2.11 </a>, cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:5:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:5.2/canonical-url/"> 5.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> Gramm., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">middle voice</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0063.tlg001:638:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0063.tlg001:638.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.T.</span> 638.9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg004:211:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg004:211.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.D.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Synt.</span> 211.19 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}