A.of or at midnight, “ἔκλειψις” Arist.Mete.367b26; “ὥρα” D.S.19.31, cf. Anacreont.31.1: with a Verb, “μεσονύκτιον δέξασθαί τινα” Pi.l.7(6).5; “μ. ὠλλύμαν” E. Hec.914 (lyr.): neut. as Adv., Theoc.13.69: as Subst. μεσο-νύκτιον , τό, Hp.Morb.2.48, LXX Jd.16.3, Plu.Caes.43, Luc.Merc.Cond.26, Vett. Val.339.6; “κατὰ τὸ μ.” Str.2.5.42, Act.Ap.16.25; “μεσονυκτίου” at midnight, Ev.Marc.13.35; μεσονύκτου seems to be f.l. in Arist. ap. Sotion p.185 W.—Poet. word acc. to Phryn.36:—the spelling μεσα^νύκτιον is v.l. in Ev.Marc. l. c., cf. POxy.1768.6 (iii A. D.).
μεσο-νύκτιος , ον,