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μέσαυλος

μέσαυλος, the inner court, behind the αὐλή

μέσ-αυλος, ον, Ep. μέσσ-, Att. μέτ-: (αὐλή):
    • I in Hom. μέσσαυλος, ὁ, or μέσσαυλον, τό (gender unknown), prob. the inner court, inside the αὐλή, where cattle were put at night, Il. 11.548, 17.112, 657, 24.29; used of the cave of the Cyclops, Od. 10.435.
    • II Att. Prose and Com. μέταυλος (sc. θύρα), ἡ, the door between the αὐλή and the inner part of the house, Ar. Fr. 371; in full, μέταυλος θύρα Lys. 1.17; also θύραι μέσαυλοι E. Alc. 549; mesauloe, Vitr. 6.7.5.

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