κηλιδώνω

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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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Greek Monolingual

(Α κηλιδῶ, -όω, δωρ. τ. καλιδῶ) κηλίς
1. ρυπαίνω με κηλίδες, λερώνω, λεκιάζω («τὴν ἐσθήτα αὐτοῦ ἐκηλίδωσε», Δίων Κάσσ.)
2. μτφ. καταισχύνω, ντροπιάζω, ατιμάζω, κατασπιλώνω, μουντζουρώνω (α. «κηλίδωσε την τιμή του» β. «οὐ δεσμοῑσι διὰ τυραννίδας πατέρας ἐκηλίδωσαν;» Ευρ.).