κοιλί-α,
Ionic dialect κοιλί-η, ἡ, (κοῖλος) cavity of the body, i.e. thorax with abdomen, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 46 (including ἡ ἄνω κ.] Refs 5th c.BC+], = thorax, ἡ κάτω, = abdomen, accusative to [[ 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.896)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ κατὰ κ. νουσήματα diseases of the thoracic cavity, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ παθῶν” 6. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 belly, abdomen, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.87, “IG” 42(1).122.32 (Epid.), etc.: specified as ἡ κάτω κ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 485, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἑλκῶν” 3, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 73a, 85e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Somno et Vigilia” 456a3, “PA” 650a13, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἡ ἄνω κ., stomach, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 85e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “PA” ] Refs 5th c.BC+][same place]; κ. alone frequently = stomach, [[ [prev. author] “HA” 489a2, etc.] Refs]; of birds, [[ [prev. author] “PA” 674b22 ] Refs]; also, paunch or rumen of animals, [[ [prev. author] “HA” 507b5: hence, of gluttons, δουλεύειν τῇ ἑαυτῶν κ. NT.Rom.16.18, cf. NT.Phil.3.19. ] NT]
__3 intestines, κ. κείνη [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.40, compare 86, 92 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; of animals, κ. ὑεία pig's tripe, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 356; κοιλίας ἥμισυ “SIG” 1025.51 (Cos, 4th-3rd c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, tripe and puddings, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 160, “Pl.” 1169. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3.b phrases, κ. σκληρὰν ἔχειν to be costive, [[ 5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 62.2; κατὰ κοιλίαν νοσεῖν “Comica Adespota” 730 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν κ. λύειν to relax the bowels, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 863b29, 864b14 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; αἱ κ. λύονται, ἀναλύονται,[[ [prev. work] 947b13, “GA” 728a15 ] Refs]; εὔλυτοί [εἰσι] [[ [prev. author] “Pr.” 876b31; ἐὰν ἡ κ. στῇ [prev. author] “HA” 588a7; κ. καταρραγεῖσα 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Κωακαὶ προγνώσιες” 126 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; [οἶνος] κοιλίας μαλακτικός, κοιλίας ἐφεκτικά, Mnesith. cited in [[ 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 1.33b, 2.59c ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; κ. ἐκλύειν, ὑπάγειν, μαλάσσειν, [[ 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.72, 163, 171; κ. ῥέουσαι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.41. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]