This verb appears in John 7:14, stating that 'when the feast was already half over' (literally 'the feast being middle'), Jesus went up to the temple and began teaching. The word describes being at the midpoint, particularly of time periods. Jesus had remained in Galilee while his brothers went to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles, but halfway through the weeklong celebration, he appeared publicly in the temple. His timing was strategic — not seeking glory at the feast's beginning but teaching when crowds were gathered and minds were engaged with the festival's themes of water and light, which he would dramatically fulfill.