ἧπαρ

English (LSJ)

ᾰτος, τό, (v. sub fin.)

   A liver, Od.9.301, Gal.2.575, etc.; of various animals, as a favourite dish, κάπρου Ar.Fr.318.5; καπρίσκου Crobyl.7; [ἐρίφον] Euphro 1.23; εἰ μὴ σὺ χηνὸς ἧπαρ ἔχεις Eub.101, cf. Ath.3.106fsq., Poll.6.49; φασγάνῳ οὖτα καθ' ἧπαρ Il.20.469; παῖσαι ὑφ' ἧπαρ or πρὸς ἧπαρ, S.Ant.1315, E.Or.1063; ὑφ' ἧπαρ πεπληγμένη S.Tr.931; ὑφ' ἥπατος φέρειν, of pregnant women, E.Supp.919 (lyr.): as the seat of the passions, anger, fear, etc., A.Ag.432 (lyr.), 792 (anap.), Eu.135, E.Supp.599 (lyr.); χολὴν οὐκ ἔχεις ἐφ' ἥπατι Archil.131; χωρεῖ πρὸς ἧπαρ . . δύη S.Aj.938; τήκειν ἧ. Call.Aet.Oxy. 2079.8, cf. Fr.222; of love, χαλεπὸς γὰρ ἔσω θεὸς ἧπαρ ἄμυσσεν Theoc. 13.71; τὸ μὲν θυμοειδὲς περὶ τὰν καρδίαν, τὸ δ' ἐπιθυματικὸν περὶ τὸ ἧπαρ Ti.Locr.100a, cf. Plu.2.45of.    II fruitful land, Agroetas ap. Sch.A.R.2.1248.    III = ἥπατος, Plin.HN32.149. (I.-E. yēq[uglide]ṛt, cf. Lat. jecur, Skt. yákṛt.)