belly

Greek Noun Female

γαστήρͅ, -τρός, ἡ, [in LXX for בֶּטֶן, ἐν γ. ἔχειν for הרה, ἐν γ. λαμβάνειν for חרה;] 1) the belly: metaphorically, a glutton, Tit.1:12. 2) the womb: ἐν γ. ἔχειν, to be with child, Mat.1:18, 23 " (LXX) 24:19, Mrk.13:17, Luk.21:23, 1Th.5:3, Rev.12:2; εν γ. συλλαμβ, to conceive, Luk.1:31. (AS)

belly

Greek Noun Female

γαστήρ, ἡ, genitive έρος, γαστρός: dative -έρι, γαστρί (the longer forms in Epic dialect, Lyric poetry, and once in Trag, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: dative plural γαστῆρσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—paunch, belly, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; γ. ἀσπίδος the hollow of a shield, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; belly or wide part of a bottle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) the belly, as craving food, κέλεται δέ ἑ γ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; γαστέρι δ᾽ οὔ πως ἔστι νέκυν πενθῆσαι, i. e. by fasting, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; to express gluttony, γαστέρες οἶον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; γαστρὸς ἐγκρατής master of his belly, [Refs]; γαστρὶ δουλεύειν, χαρίζεσθαι, to be the slave of his belly, [Refs]; γ. δελεάζεσθαι[Refs 4th c.BC+]; τᾶς γαστρὸς φείδεσθαι, com. of one who has nothing to eat, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 3) paunch stuffed with mincemeat, sausage, haggis, [Refs 8th c.BC+] II) womb, ὅντινα γαστέρι μήτηρ. φέροι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐκ γαττρός from the womb, from infancy, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα big with child, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν γ. φέρουσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν γ. λαβεῖν conceive, [LXX+4th c.BC+]; συλλαμβάνειν variant [LXX+NT+5th c.BC+]; κατὰ γαστρὸς ἔχειν Vett.[Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand; belly, + with child, womb; of uncertain derivation