Word | σφυρόν |
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IPA | spʰyro.n |
Meaning | coast |
See also |
Homeric Greek: σφυρόν
‘ankle’ |
Comments |
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Perses the Macedonian (Π.Α. 7.501) σφυρόν normally means ankle in Greek, but is also used as the lower part or edge of a land, e.g. a foothill. Perses uses it to denote the "coast" of Lesbos that Phillin's body was washed up. |