ἔγκατα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἐν (en). Compare with ἔσχατος (éskhatos).

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Noun

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ἔγκᾰτᾰ (énkatan (genitive ἐγκᾰ́των); third declension

  1. bowels, entrails, intestines
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 9.293:
      ἤσθιε δ’ ὥς τε λέων ὀρεσίτροφος, οὐδ’ ἀπέλειπεν, ἔγκατά τε σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα μυελόεντα
      ḗsthie d’ hṓs te léōn oresítrophos, oud’ apéleipen, énkatá te sárkas te kaì ostéa muelóenta
      He ate them as a mountain-nurtured lion, leaving naught—ate the entrails, and the flesh, and the marrowy bones.

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