ἔφαλος

A. on the sea, of seaports, Κήρινθόν τ’ ἔφαλον Il. 2.538, cf. 584, S. Aj. 190 (lyr.); οἰκία Philostr. Im. 1.12; ἡ ἔ. (sc. γῆ) the coast, Luc. Am. 7.