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μεσόγαιος

μεσόγαιος, inland, in the heart of a country

μεσό-γαιος, ον, also α, ον,
  • inland, in the heart of a country, μ. οἰκέειν Hdt. 1.145; τὴν μ. τῆς ὁδοῦ the inland road, Id. 7.124, 9.89; μ. πόλεις Plb. 2.5.2; ὁ μ., opp. οἱ παράκτιοι, IG 5(2).268.25 (Mantinea, i B. C.): Comp. μεσογαιότερος (v.l. -ειό-) Str. 13.1.51: Att. also μεσόγεως, ων, Pl. Lg. 909c; Ep. μεσσόγεως Call. Dian. 37.
    • II as Subst. μεσόγαια, ἡ, inland parts, interior, Hdt. 1.175, 2.7, 9, etc.; μεσόγεια, ἡ, Th. 1.100, 120, 6.88, D. 18.301:—also μεσόγαια, τά, App. BC 4.53.
      • 2 μεσόγεια, ἡ, continent, Call. Del. 168.
    • III Μεσόγειοι, οἱ, inhabitants of the interior of Attica, IG 2(2).1245.

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