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γάστρα

gastra · ἡ

the lower part

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Where it lives

  • Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k
  • Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant — LSJ

the lower part, bulging out like a paunch, hull

the lower part of a vessel bulging out like a paunch, τρίποδος Il. 18.348, Callix. 2, Hero Spir. 2.16; hull of a ship, Sch. Th. 1.50.

II vase with such a belly

a vase with such a belly, Aen.Tact. 4.2 (prob. l.), PSI 4.420.25 (iii B. C.), IG 12(3).174.26 (Astypalaea), J. BJ 2.14.5, Dsc. 5.88, Gp. 14.8.2, etc.

III architectural member

architectural member of similar shape, Milet. 7.59, BCH 29.460 (Delos).

IV

= γαστήρ I, dub. in Eratosth. 18.

V back of the thigh

back of the thigh, Hsch. (pl.).

VI

= γογγυλὶς ἢ κράμβη, Id.

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Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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