αἱμόρροος

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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

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Full diacritics: αἱμόρροος Medium diacritics: αἱμόρροος Low diacritics: αιμόρροος Capitals: ΑΙΜΟΡΡΟΟΣ
Transliteration A: haimórroos Transliteration B: haimorroos Transliteration C: aimorroos Beta Code: ai(mo/rroos

English (LSJ)

ον, contr. αἱμό-ρρους, ουν,

   A flowing with blood, τρώματα Hp.Art.69; αἱ. φλέβες veins so large as to cause a haemorrhage if wounded, Id.Fract. 11, ubiv.Gal.    2 suffering from haemorrhoids, Hp.Epid.4.7.    II as Subst., a serpent, whose bite makes blood flow from all parts of the body, Philum.Ven.21, Nic.Th.282; cf. αἱμορροΐς 111.