μέσος, μέσσος : in
the middle of;
μέσσῃ ἁλί, in mid-sea,
Od. 4.844
; ἥμενοι ἐν μέσσοισι, ‘in
the midst of them,’ Od.
4.281; of time, μέσον ἦμαρ; as
subst., μέσον, the middle;
ἐς μέσον τιθέναι, ‘offer for
competition,’ as prize, Il.
23.794
; ἐς μέσον ἀμφοτέροις δικάζειν,
‘impartially,’ Il.
23.574; as adv., μέσον,
in the middle, Il.
12.167, Od.
14.300.