ἀποπνίγω apopnigō · G0638
to choke
ἀπο-πνίγω ; [in LXX: Nam.2:13 (חָנַק pi.), Tob.3:8 * ; ] ; to choke: Mat.13:7, Luk.8:7; pass., of drowning (= καταποντίζομαι), Luk.8:33.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀποπνίγω [ῑ], ; future -πνίξω[]: aorist infinitive ἀποπνεῖξαι[]:—choke, throttle, []; suffocate, []; of plants, choke, []:—passive, future -πνῐγήσομαι[] also -πεπνίξομαι []: aorist I ἀπεπνίχθην[]aorist 2 ἀπεπνίγην [ῐ] (see. below): perfect participle -πεπνιγμένος[]:—to bechoked, suffocated, τρώγων ἐρεβίνθους ἀπεπνίγη[]; to be drowned, []; b generally, cut off, kill, λιμῷ τινα[]:—passive, πόλις ἀ. τῇ τῶν ἀναγκαίων σπάνει[]; 2 metaphorically, choke one with vexation, ἀποπνίξεις με …
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G0638; TFLSJ G0638
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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