μεσό-γαιος · meso-gaios — LSJ
inland, in the heart of a country, inland
inland, in the heart of a country, μ. οἰκέειν Hdt. 1.145; τὴν μ. τῆς ὁδοῦ the inland road, Id. 7.124, 9.89; μ. πόλεις Plb. 2.5.2; ὁ μ., opp. οἱ παράκτιοι, IG 5(2).268.25 (Mantinea, i B. C.): Comp. μεσογαιότερος (v.l. -ειό-) Str. 13.1.51: Att. also μεσόγεως, ων, Pl. Lg. 909c; Ep. μεσσόγεως Call. Dian. 37.
II inland parts, interior
as Subst. μεσόγαια, ἡ, inland parts, interior, Hdt. 1.175, 2.7, 9, etc.; μεσόγεια, ἡ, Th. 1.100, 120, 6.88, D. 18.301:—also μεσόγαια, τά, App. BC 4.53.
2 continent
μεσόγεια, ἡ, continent, Call. Del. 168.
III inhabitants of the interior
Μεσόγειοι, οἱ, inhabitants of the interior of Attica, IG 2(2).1245.