ἔντερον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[piece of the guts]] or [[intestines]], <b class="b3">ἐϋστρεφὲς ἔντερον οἰός</b> a string of sheep's [[gut]], <span class="bibl">Od.21.408</span>: elsewh. in Hom. always pl., ἔντερα [[guts]], [[bowels]], <span class="bibl">Il.13.507</span>,al., cf. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1221</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>1184</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ra.</span> 476</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>73a</span>: in sg., [[gut]], [[bowel]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>524b13</span>; τοὔντερον τῆς ἐμπίδος <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>160</span>; collectively, [[bowels]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>514b13</span>, al.; [[womb]], [[belly]], <span class="bibl">Archil.142</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Lex.</span>6</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπὶ μετρίῳ ἐντέρῳ</b> for moderation [[in eating]], LXX.<span class="title">Si.</span>34.20, cf. <span class="title">AP</span>9.170 (Pall.): metaph., [[inside]] of fruit, ib.<span class="bibl">14.57</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">ἔντερα γῆς</b> earth-[[worms]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">IA</span>705b28</span>, <span class="bibl">709a28</span>, <span class="bibl">Arat.959</span>, Numen. ap. <span class="bibl">Ath.7.305a</span>; but [[worm-casts]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>570a16</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Sign.</span>42</span>, <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>388</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> [[bag made of gut]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Morb.</span>3.1</span>. (I.-E. <b class="b2">*en-tero-</b>, Comp. of <b class="b2">*en</b> 'in'.)</span>