What does γαστήρ (gastḗr) mean in the Bible?
γαστήρ (gastḗr) is a Greek word meaning "the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand".
Greek · G1064
γαστήρ
The stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand
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γαστήρ G1064
Pronunciation gastḗr
What does γαστήρ (gastḗr) mean in the Bible?
γαστήρ (gastḗr) is a Greek word meaning "the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1064?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (7), gluttons (1), vvv (1).
Where does γαστήρ (gastḗr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Luke (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 7× Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 24:19, Mark 13:17
gluttons 1× Titus 1:12
vvv 1× Revelation 12:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:18 γαστρὶ to . . . Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 1:23 γαστρὶ to . . . Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 24:19 γαστρὶ to . . . Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Mark 13:17 γαστρὶ to . . . Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Luke 1:31 γαστρὶ to . . . Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Luke 21:23 γαστρὶ to . . . Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1 Thessalonians 5:3 γαστρὶ to . . . Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Titus 1:12 γαστέρες to gluttons Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Revelation 12:2 γαστρὶ to vvv Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:18
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Matthew 3 Mark 1 Luke 2 1 Thessalonians 1 Titus 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
γαστρὶ 8x gastri Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 24:19, Mark 13:17
γαστέρες 1x gasteres Titus 1:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 8x Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 24:19, Mark 13:17
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Titus 1:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand
Strong's G1064
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 2 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 1:18 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
γαστρὶ gastri
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verse Matthew 1:23 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
γαστρὶ gastri
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verse Matthew 24:19 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
γαστρὶ gastri
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verse Mark 13:17 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
γαστρὶ gastri
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verse Luke 1:31 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
γαστρί, gastri
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verse Luke 21:23 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
γαστρὶ gastri
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
γαστρὶ gastri
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verse Titus 1:12 Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
γαστέρες gasterev
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verse Revelation 12:2 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
γαστρὶ gastri
the womb, stomach, to be pregnant
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Dative (8) Number pattern Singular (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Titus 1:12 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 24:19 · Mark 13:17 · Luke 1:31 · Luke 21:23 · 1 Thess 5:3 · Rev 12:2 8×
Word Origins
γαστήρ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain