μέσφι
From LSJ
κατ' ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς → people are always ready to blame the rulers, people are against authority, people were fond of anything by which they could call authority in question
English (LSJ)
= μέσφα (until, even till, while, meantime, till), as far as, up to, c. gen., Aret. SD 1.7, 10, 13, 2.5, 13 ; as Conj., μ. διαχωρέει Id. CA 2.4 ; μέσφι ἄν c. subj., Id. CD 2.13.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μέσφι: μέσφα, μετὰ γεν., Ἀρετ. περὶ Αἰτ. Χρον. Παθ. 1. 7· καὶ ὡς σύνδεσμ., ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Χρον. Νούσ. Θεραπευτ. 2. 13.
