Γαστήρ
belly, stomach
Translated by Jennifer Benedict20 Jun 2002Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the gut/intestine. Homer throughout calls [sc. this body-part] bellies, not guts/intestines.1
And [sc. there is] a proverb: "you cite for me the belly, noblest reproach of all, when full it is lighter, but heavy when empty;" [applied] to those who are gluttonous.2
But "belly" is what David called the storehouse of one's thoughts. "My eye was troubled in spirit, my soul and my belly."3
And [sc. there is] a proverb: "you cite for me the belly, noblest reproach of all, when full it is lighter, but heavy when empty;" [applied] to those who are gluttonous.2
But "belly" is what David called the storehouse of one's thoughts. "My eye was troubled in spirit, my soul and my belly."3