σπιλάς

σπιλάς, -άδος, ἡ

(on the gender in Ju, l.with, see Mayor, Ju., 41),

1. poët. in cl., a rock or reef over which the sea dashes (Polyb., FlJ, al.). Metaphorical, of men whose conduct causes danger to others, Ju 12, R, txt. (but see infr.).

2. In late writers = σπίλος (which see), a spot, stain; metaphorically, Ju, l.with, R, mg. (cf. Mayor, 41, but see supr.).†

(AS)