ἔμπλην
From LSJ
οὐκ ἂν λάβοις παρὰ τοῦ μὴ ἔχοντος → you can't take from one who doesn't have, you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood from a stone, you can't get blood out of a stone
English (LSJ)
(A), Adv.
A near, next, close by, c. gen., Βοιωτῶν ἔ. Il.2.526; before its case, Lyc.1029: abs., Hes.Sc.372 (cf. πλη-σίος).
ἔμπλην (B), Adv. strengtnd. for πλήν.
A besides, except, c. gen., Archil.111, Call.Del.73, Nic.Th.322.
German (Pape)
[Seite 814] (ἐμπελάζω), ganz nahe, τινός; Il. 2, 526; Lycophr. 1029. Ohne Casus, Hes. Sc. 372. = πλήν, außer, gesondert; τινός, Archil. frg. 103; Call. Del. 73.
