ἔφηλις

ἔφηλις, Ion. ἔπ- (q. v.), ιδος, also ἐφηλίς, ίδος, ἡ: (ἧλος):—

• rivet, burr or clinch to secure a nail, Ph. Bel. 63.50, IG ΙΙ(2).165.13 (Delos, iii B.C.).
• • II in pl., rough spots which stud the face (from ἧλος), or, acc. to others, freckles (from ἤλιος), Hp. Prorrh. 2.23, Alim. 20, Mul. 2.215, Thphr. HP 9.20.3, Sor. 1.44 (sg.), etc.: acc. pl. ἐφήλεις Dsc. 1.123.
  • • 2 in sg., = λέπρα, ἐ. ἀργινόεσσα, λεύκη, Nic. Th. 333, 858.

ἔφηλις, oder ἐφηλίς, ίδος, ἡ, plur. auch αἱ ἐφήλεις, Diosc., ion. ἔπηλις,
1) (ἥλιος), nach VLL ἡ ἐκ τοῦ ἡλίου περὶ τὸ πρόσωπον ἔκκαυσις καὶ μελανία, Sommersprossen, u. eine schlimmere Krankheit, Medic., wie Hippocr. λειχήν, ἀλφός, ἔφηλις zusammenstellt ; ἀργινόεσσα Nic. Th. 333, 858.
2) (ἦλος), eisernes Band am Deckel einer Kiste, Philo Mechan.