σφῠρ-όν, τό,
ankle, κνῆμαί τε ἰδὲ σφυρά [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀρθῷ ἔστασας ἐπὶ σφυρῷ (
metaphorically) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μονόχαλα σ, of a horse, [
Refs]; τὸ σ. ἐξεκόκκισε
put out his ankle, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἔσχατον ἀντικνημίου σ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; σ. Ἰφίκλειον the
ankle of Iphiclus (the runner), [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II)
metaphorically,
the lower part or
edge, foothills, of a mountain, ἐν Παλίου σφυροῖς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; Λιβύας ἄκρον σφυρόν the very
furthest part of Libya, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]