2. of Time,between-whiles, meanwhile, Hdt. 4.155 , S. Fr. 225 , Pl. Ly. 207d , etc.;τὰ μ.theinterveningevents, Isoc. 12.201 : freq. c.pres. part.,μ. ὀρύσσων ἐπαύσατο in the midst ofhis digging, Hdt. 2.158 ; ἐπελαυνόντων . . μ.
Id. 4.129
; μ. θύων
Ar. Ra. 1242
; μ. πίνων
Eup. 351.5
; μ. πορευομένους
X. Cyr. 8.8.11
, cf. Pl. Ly. 207b , etc.;ἐξαναστάντες μ. δειπνοῦντες in the middle ofsupper, D. 18.169 ;ἀπαγχομένη μ. κατεκλίθη(κατεκωλύθηBlass), i. e.in the intervalbetween this and reviving, And. 1.125 : freq. with Verbs of speaking,λέγοντα μ. in the middle ofmy discourse, Pl. Ap. 40b , cf. Euthd. 275e , R. 336b : withoutpart.,μ. ὑπολαβεῖν to interrupt, X. An. 3.1.26 ; μ. τὸν λόγον καταλύομεν
b. in late writers, like μετά (Adv.),after, afterwards,τὸ μ. σάββατονthenextSabbath, Act.Ap. 13.42 ;οἱ μ. τούτων βασιλεῖςthe kingswho followedthem, J. BJ 5.4.2 ;οἱ μ. τούτων,=Lat.posterieorum,
IG 14.1913 .
3. of Qualities,τὰ μ. intermediate, i.e. neither good nor bad, Pl. Grg. 468a .
4. of Degree,ὅσον τὸ μ.how great isthe difference, Timocl. 22.1 .
b. μ. θύρας in the opening ofthe door, Sor. 1.119 .
2. of Time,ὁ μ. τῆς δίκης τε καὶ τοῦ θανάτου [χρόνος] Pl. Phd. 58c , cf. E. Hec. 437 ;τὰ μ. τούτου meanwhile, S. OC 291 : as a Prep., it may either precede or follow its case, but more freq. precedes, cf. Pl. Phd. 71a and b.