κεχηνότως
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)
Adv., (κέχηνα) A openmouthed, πιεῖν Moer.p.404 P.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1429] gähnend, mit offenem Munde, Moeris.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κεχηνότως: Ἐπίρρ. (κέχηνα) πρὸς ἑρμηνείαν τοῦ χανδόν, «χανδὸν πιεῖν Ἀττικοί, κεχηνότως καὶ ἀθρόως Ἕλληνες» Μοῖρις 404.
Greek Monolingual
κεχηνότως (Α)
επίρρ. με ανοιχτό στόμα, χάσκοντας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κεχηνώς (κέχηνα, μτχ. παρκμ. του χαίνω «χασμουριέμαι, έχω ανοιχτό το στόμα»].
