μεταίχμιος
μετ-αίχμιος,
ον, Aeol. (also in Trag.)
πεδ-,(
αἰχμή)
A). between two armies,
φόνοι Lyc. 1435 ;
debatable, of territory,
J. BJ 5.1.4 :—but usu. Subst.
μεταίχμιον,
τό,
space between two armies,
Hdt. 6.77 ,
112 ;
ἐς μέσον μ. E. Ph. 1361 : pl., ib.
1279 ;
ἐν μεταιχμίοις δορός Id. Heracl. 803 ;
disputed frontier, debatable land,
Sol. ap.
Arist. Ath. 12.5 ,
Hdt. 8.140 .
β/: metaph.,
ἐν μεταιχμίῳ σκότου in
the border-land between light and darkness,
A. Ch. 63 (lyr.): generally,
interspace,
Arist. PA 676a2 ; of Time,
οὐδὲν ἔχειν μ. ἀνδρῶν no
interval of manhood,
Luc. Am. 21 ;
τὸ μ. Ἀφροδίτης καὶ Ἡλίου Nicom. Harm. 3 .
2). what is mid-way between, c. gen.,
ἀνὴρ γυνή τε χὤτι τῶν μεταίχμιον A. Th. 197 ;
πεδαίχμιοι λαμπάδες hanging in mid-air,
Id. Ch. 589 (lyr.): neut. as Adv.,
ζωῆς καὶ θανάτοιο μ. AP 9.597 (Cometas).
ShortDef
between two armies
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Headword (normalized):
μεταίχμιος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μεταιχμιος
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μετ-αίχμιος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, Aeol. (also in Trag.) <span class="foreign greek">πεδ-</span>,(<span class="etym greek">αἰχμή</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">between two armies</span>, <span class="quote greek">φόνοι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 1435 </span> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">debatable</span>, of territory, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5:1:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5:1:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BJ</span> 5.1.4 </a>:—but usu. Subst. <span class="orth greek">μεταίχμιον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">space between two armies</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.77 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:112" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:112/canonical-url/"> 112 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐς μέσον μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1361" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1361/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1361 </a> : pl., ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1279" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1279/canonical-url/"> 1279 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐν μεταιχμίοις δορός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:803" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:803/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Heracl.</span> 803 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">disputed frontier, debatable land</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sol.</span> </span> ap.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg003.perseus-grc1:12:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg003.perseus-grc1:12.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ath.</span> 12.5 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:140" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.140/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 8.140 </a>.<span class="foreign greek">β/</span>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ἐν μεταιχμίῳ σκότου</span> in <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the border-land between</span> light and darkness, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 63 </a> (lyr.): generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">interspace</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:676a:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:676a.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 676a2 </a>; of Time, <span class="foreign greek">οὐδὲν ἔχειν μ. ἀνδρῶν</span> no <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">interval</span> of manhood, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg002:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg002:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Am.</span> 21 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ μ. Ἀφροδίτης καὶ Ἡλίου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0358.tlg002:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0358.tlg002:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nicom.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Harm.</span> 3 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">what is mid-way between</span>, c. gen., <span class="quote greek">ἀνὴρ γυνή τε χὤτι τῶν μεταίχμιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:197" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:197/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 197 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πεδαίχμιοι λαμπάδες</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hanging in mid-air</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:589" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:589/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 589 </a> (lyr.): neut. as Adv., <span class="quote greek">ζωῆς καὶ θανάτοιο μ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.597 </span> (Cometas).</div> </div><br><br>'}