ἔντερον
enteron
piece of the guts
Appears 97 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἔντερον, τό, A. piece of the guts or intestines, ἐϋστρεφὲς ἔντερον οἰός a string of sheepʼs gut, Od. 21.408: elsewh. in always pl., ἔντερα guts, bowels, Il. 13.507,al., cf. Ag. 1221, Eq. 1184, Ra. 476, Ti. 73a: in sg., gut, bowel, HA 524b13; τοὔντερον τῆς ἐμπίδος Nu. 160; collectively, bowels, HA 514b13, al.; womb, belly, 142, cf. Lex. 6; ἐπὶ μετρίῳ ἐντέρῳ for moderation in eating, LX Si. 34.20, cf. AP 9.170 (): metaph., inside of fruit, ib.14.57. II. ἔντερα γῆς earth-worms, IA 705b28, 709a28, 959, ap. 7.305a; but worm-casts, HA 570a16, Sign. 42, Th. 388. III. bag made of gut, Morb. 3.1. (I.-E. *en-tero-, Comp. of *en ‘in’.)
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