γαστήρ

γαστήρ, ἡ, gen. έρος, γαστρός: dat. -έρι, γαστρί (the longer forms in Ep., Lyr., and once in Trag., E. Cyc. 220): dat. pl. γαστῆρσι Hp. Morb. 4.54, γαστράσι D.C. 54.22:—Α. paunch, belly, Il. 13.372, etc.; γ. ἀσπίδος the hollow of a shield, Tyrt. 11.24; belly or wide part of a bottle, Cratin. 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 A. Ag. 726 (lyr.); to express gluttony, γαστέρες οἶον Hes. Th. 26; γ. ἀργαί Epimenid. 1; ἐγκράτεια γαστρὸς καὶ ποτοῦ X. Cyr. 1.2.8, cf. Oec. 9.11; γαστρὸς ἐγκρατής master of his belly, Id. 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 D. 18.296; τᾶς γαστρὸς φείδεσθαι, com. of one who has nothing to eat, Theoc. 21.41. 3. paunch stuffed with mincemeat, sausage, haggis, Od. 18.44, 118, 20.25, Ar. Nu. 409. II. womb, ὅντινα γαστέρι μήτηρ . . φέροι Il. 6.58; ἐκ γαττρός from the womb, from infancy, Thgn. 305; ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα big with child, Hdt. 3.32; ὗν ἔχουσαν ἐν γ. PFlor. 130.3 (iii A. D.); ἐν γ. φέρουσα Pl. Lg. 792e; ἐν γ. λαβεῖν conceive, Arist. HA 632a28, AP 11.18 (Nicarch.), LXX Ge. 30.41, al.; συλλαμβάνειν v.l. ib. Ge. 25.21, cf. Ev.Luc. 1.31; ἐς γ. βάλλεσθαι Hdt. 3.28; κατὰ γαστρὸς ἔχειν Vett. Val. 193.33; φέρειν Gp. 16.1.3; also γυνὴ ἑπτὰ ἤδη γαστέρας δυστοκοῦσα Philostr. VA 3.39. (Perh.for γραστήρ, cf. γράω.)