This adjective describes territory that lies between two regions as a boundary zone. It appears in phrases like 'the border country between Argos and Laconia' or 'the marches of Attica and Boeotia.' The neuter plural τὰ μεθόρια functions as a noun meaning 'borders' or 'boundary regions.' In the New Testament variant tradition, it refers to the borders of Tyre and Sidon. The word captures the liminal space between territories, whether geographical or metaphorical.