χαμαικλινής
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)
ές,
A lying on the ground, lying flat, κάλαμοι Megasth.13; creeping, καυλοί Dsc. 4.71.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
χᾰμαικλῐνής: -ές, ὁ χαμαὶ κλίνων, καλάμους μῆκος μὲν τριάκοντα ὀργυιῶν τοὺς ὀρθίους, τοὺς δὲ χαμαικλινεῖς πεντήκοντα Στράβ. 710.
Greek Monolingual
-ές, ΝΜΑ
αυτός που κλίνει προς τα κάτω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < χαμ(αι)- + -κλινής (< κλίνω), πρβλ. παλιγ-κλινής].
