A.central position, “χώρας τε καὶ ἄστεος μεσότητας” Pl.Lg. 746a, 746f.l. in Arist.Mir.846a18 (cf. Mu.399b34); also of Time, “τὸ νῦν ἐστι μ. τις” Id.Ph.251b20; “Αἰών . . ἀρχὴν μ. τέλος οὐκ ἔχων” SIG1125.10 (i B.C./i A.D.).
II. Math., mean, Pl.Ti.32a, 43d (pl.), etc.; μ. ἀριθμητική, ἁρμονική, Arist.Fr.47; “γεωμετρουμένη” Plu.2.1138d.
2. generally, mean, state between two extremes (ἔλλειψις and ὑπερβολή)“, μ. ἐστὶν ἡ ἀρετή” Arist.EN1106b27, cf. 36; “μ. ἡ ἀρετὴ καὶ βίων καὶ ἔργων καὶ τεχνῶν” D.H.Comp.24; “ἡ μ. ἐν πᾶσιν ἀσφαλεστέρα” Trag.Adesp.547.6; “αἱ μ. ἄρισται” AP10.102 (Bass.).
3. medium, communicating between two opposites, “ἡ αἴσθησις οἷον μ. τις τῆς ἐν τοῖς αἰσθητοῖς ἐναντιώσεως” Arist.de An.424a4, cf. 431a11; standard, “ὡς μ. χρώμενοι τῇ ἁφῇ” Id.Mete.382a19.
5. Gramm., middle voice, D.T.638.9, A.D.Synt.211.19.