UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μέσος

Notes: There are no doubt certain subtle distinctions in the meanings of the terms in 83.9: ἀνά / 83.9: εἰς / 83.9: ἐν / 83.9: ἐντός / 83.9: ἐπί / 83.9: μέσος / 83.9: μετά / 83.9: παρά / 83.9: πρός (μέσος[a], ἀνὰ μέσον, ἐντός[a], ἐν[b], μετά[h], εἰς[e], ἐπί[c], πρός[d], παρά[b]). For example, πρός[d] may suggest some kind of interaction or response and παρά[b] may focus upon association, but it is difficult, if not impossible, on the basis of existing contexts to define precisely the differences in meaning.; One can perhaps best interpret the relationship between ἐν and μέσῳ in the phrase ἐν μέσῳ in RV TH1 2:7 · LV TH1 2:7 · Read together TH1 2:7 as one of redundant reinforcing, since ἐν can also be understood in the sense of ‘among,’ with.’; In some contexts the meanings of μέσος[a] (83.9: ἀνά / 83.9: εἰς / 83.9: ἐν / 83.9: ἐντός / 83.9: ἐπί / 83.9: μέσος / 83.9: μετά / 83.9: παρά / 83.9: πρός) and μέσος[b] (83.10: ἀνά / 83.10: μέσος) may be said to overlap, or the situation may be such as to provide two different interpretations. For example, in RV MAT 10:16 · LV MAT 10:16 · Read together MAT 10:16 ‘sheep in the midst of wolves’ may mean that the sheep are completely surrounded by wolves or that the wolves intermingle with the sheep.