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|Definition=Ep. μεσσηγύ, before a vowel or metri gr. μεσσηγύς—all in Hom.; μεσηγύς only in <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">Fr.</span>94</span>: Adv., <span class="sense"><span class="bld">I</span> of Space, </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">1</span> abs., [[in the middle]], [[between]], οὐδέ τι πολλὴ χώρη μεσσηγύς <span class="bibl">11.23.521</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">11.573</span>; <b class="b3">μηδέ τι μεσσηγύς γε… πάθῃσι</b> [[in mid-voyage]], <span class="bibl">Od.7.195</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> more freq. c. gen., [[between]], ὤμων μ. <span class="bibl">11.8.259</span>; στηθέων <span class="bibl">Theoc.25.237</span>; Κουρήτων τε μ. καὶ Αἰτωλῶν <span class="bibl">11.9.549</span>; μ. γαίης τε καὶ οὐρανοῦ <span class="bibl">5.769</span>; μ. Ἰθάκης τε Σάμοιό τε <span class="bibl">Od.4.845</span>; μ. κόρυθός τε καὶ ἀσπίδος <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>417</span>; μ. θέρεός τε καὶ ὑετίου κρυστάλλου <span class="bibl">Eratosth.16.16</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> of [[time]], [[meanwhile]], <span class="bibl">Aret.<span class="title">CA</span>1.10</span>; μεσηγὺ τούτου τοῦ χρόνου <span class="bibl">Hp. <span class="title">Fract.</span>8</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> as [[substantive]], τὸ μεσηγύ [[the part between]], h.Ap.108, <span class="bibl">Thgn.553</span>; τὸ μ. τῶν ὠμοπλατέων <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>16</span>; <b class="b3">ἤματος τὸ μεσηγύ</b> [[noon]], <span class="bibl">Theoc.25.216</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> of quality, Orph. [[l.c.]] [ῠ exc. <span class="bibl">Od.4.845</span> <b class="b3">μεσσηγὺς Ἰθάκης τε</b>…]</span>