A.any of the cavities in the body, Hp.de Arte10: hence,
3. bowels, A.Ch.757, Hp. Aër.19, etc.; “ἐξελεῖν τὴν νηδύν” Hdt.2.87; as the seat of thirst, “τέγξας ἄδιψον νηδύν” E.Cyc.574; “ἄρδῃ τε νηδύν” Id.Supp.207.
4. womb, Il.24.496, Hes.Th.460, A.Eu.665, etc.; also of Zeus when in travail of Athena, Hes.Th.890,899; of Dionysus, E.Ba.527 (lyr.).