σφαιρ-ωτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ,
thong, latchet, [[ PLond. 2.402v.22(2nd c.BC), 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; compare σφυρωτήρ.
__II a ball to ornament pillars, knop, [[ LXX.Exo.25.30(31) ] LXX]: plural, as heraldic device, [[ “Tab.Heracl.” 1.184. ] Refs]