ἔφηλις

A. rivet, burr or dinch to secure a nail, Ph. Bel. 63.50, IG 11(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.