γαστήρ
gaster
paunch, belly
Appears 53 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
γαστήρ, ἡ, gen. έρος, γαστρός: dat. -έρι, γαστρί (the longer forms in Ep., Lyr., and once in Trag., Cyc. 220): dat. pl. γαστῆρσι Morb. 4.54, γαστράσι 54.22:—Α. paunch, belly, Il. 13.372, etc.; γ. ἀσπίδος the hollow of a shield, 11.24; belly or wide part of a bottle, 190. 2. the belly, as craving food, κέλεται δέ ἑ γ. Od. 6.133; βόσκειν ἣν γαστέρʼ 17.228; γαστέρι δʼ οὔ πως ἔστι νέκυν πενθῆσαι, i. e. by fasting, Il. 19.225; ἐν γαστρὸς ἀνάγκαις Ag. 726 (lyr.); to express gluttony, γαστέρες οἶον Th. 26; γ. ἀργαί 1; ἐγκράτεια γαστρὸς καὶ ποτοῦ Cyr. 1.2.8, cf. Oec. 9.11; γαστρὸς ἐγκρατής master of his belly, Mem. 1.2.1; opp. γαστρὸς ἥττων, ib.1.5.1; γαστρὶ δουλεύειν, χαρίζεσθαι, to be the slave of his belly, ib. 1.6.8, 2.1.2; γ. δελεάζεσθαι ib. 2.1.4; τῇ γ. μετρεῖν τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν 18.296; τᾶς γαστρὸς φείδεσθαι, com. of one who has nothing to eat, 21.41. 3. paunch stuffed with mincemeat, sausage, haggis, Od. 18.44, 118, 20.25, Nu. 409. II. womb, ὅντινα γαστέρι μήτηρ . . φέροι Il. 6.58; ἐκ γαττρός from the womb, from infancy, 305; ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα big with child, 3.32; ὗν ἔχουσαν ἐν γ. PFlor. 130.3 (iii A. D.); ἐν γ. φέρουσα Lg. 792e; ἐν γ. λαβεῖν conceive, HA 632a28, AP 11.18 (), Ge. 30.41, al.; συλλαμβάνειν v.l. ib. Ge. 25.21, cf. Ev.Luc. 1.31; ἐς γ. βάλλεσθαι 3.28; κατὰ γαστρὸς ἔχειν Vett. Val. 193.33; φέρειν Gp. 16.1.3; also γυνὴ ἑπτὰ ἤδη γαστέρας δυστοκοῦσα VA 3.39. (Perh.for γραστήρ, cf. γράω.)
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