σφέλας

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A. footstool, Od. 18.394: Ep. pl. σφέλα 17.231; dat. σφέλαϊ A.R. 3.1159.
II. pedestal of a statue, Schwyzer 760 (Delos, vi B.C.).
III. hollow block of wood, for putting anything into, Nic. Th. 644.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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