στένειν

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

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also στένω): lament, make lamentation