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gaster denotes the bodily interior in pregnancy and birth statements, and appears once in a plural rebuke of gluttons.
The attested usage chiefly places the singular form in statements of conception, being with child, and labor; a single plural occurrence occurs in a quoted characterization of people as “lazy gluttons.”
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Bodily setting of pregnancy and birth · dominant
The dative singular occurs in conception and pregnancy clauses: in Luke 1:31 the APB renders “you will conceive in the womb,” while Matthew 1:18 and Matthew 1:23 render being “with child” and conception followed by birth. In Matthew 24:19, Mark 13:17, Luke 21:23, and Revelation 12:2, the surrounding statements concern those with child, nursing infants, or labor pains.
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Plural term in a rebuke of gluttons · rare
In Titus 1:12, the nominative plural appears within a quoted three-part characterization; the APB renders the final description “lazy gluttons.” The verse is read as a whole, so the term's precise English contribution within that characterization remains less explicit than in the pregnancy clauses.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the pregnancy and birth verses, the APB uses expressions such as “in the womb,” “with child,” and “being in labor.” In Titus 1:12 it renders the broader characterization “lazy gluttons”; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.