ἔντερον,τό,
A. piece of the gutsorintestines, ἐϋστρεφὲς ἔντερον οἰόςa string of sheep'sgut,
Od. 21.408 : elsewh. in Hom. always pl., ἔντερα guts, bowels,
Il. 13.507
,al., cf. A. Ag. 1221 , Ar. Eq. 1184 , Ra. 476 , Pl. Ti. 73a : in sg.,gut, bowel,
Arist. HA 524b13 ; τοὔντερον τῆς ἐμπίδος
Ar. Nu. 160
; collectively,bowels,
Arist. HA 514b13 , al.;womb, belly,
Archil. 142 , cf. Luc. Lex. 6 ;ἐπὶ μετρίῳ ἐντέρῳfor moderationin eating,LX X. Si. 34.20 , cf. AP 9.170 ( Pall. ): metaph.,insideof fruit, ib. 14.57 .
II. ἔντερα γῆςearth-worms,
Arist. IA 705b28 , 709a28 , Arat. 959 , Numen. ap. Ath. 7.305a ; butworm-casts,
Arist. HA 570a16 , Thphr. Sign. 42 , Nic. Th. 388 .
III. bag made of gut,