mesa
From LSJ
Τὴν ἀρχὴν ὅ, τι καὶ λαλω̃ ὑμι̃ν (John 8:25) → Just what I have been saying to you from the very beginning
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕsa: ae, f., = μέση>,
I middle, pure Lat. media (post-Aug.).—Of hemp: tria ejus (cannabis) genera: laudatissima est e medio, quae mesa vocatur, the middle sort, Plin. 19, 9, 56, § 174.‡ † mĕsancŭlon, i, n. (mĕsancŭla, ae, f.), = μεσάγκυλον>, a javelin, with a thong (acc. to others, a poise or bent handle) attached to the middle, Gell. 10, 25; cf.: mesanculum, teli missilis genus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.
