The Ancient Macedonian word σφυρόν
Word σφυρόν
s pʰ y r ο. n
IPA spʰyro.n
Meaning coast
See also Homeric Greek: σφυρόν ‘ankle’

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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.