to choke

Greek Verb

πνίγω [in LXX: 1Ki.16:14-15 (בָּעַת pi.) *;] to choke: with accusative, Mat.13:7 (WH, mg.); imperfect (coniative), Mat.18:28; of drowning, pass, Mrk.5:13 (cf. ἀπο, ἐπι, συν-πνίγω). (AS)

to choke

Greek Verb

πνίγ-ω [ῑ], [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἔπνῑγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]future πνίξω (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect 2nd pers. plural future πνιξεῖσθε [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἔπνιξα, imperative πνῖξον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, future πνῐγήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐπνίχθην (ἀπ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but ἐπνίγην [ῐ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect πέπνιγμαι, see #11.—The simple verb is less frequently than the compound ἀποπνίγω:— choke, throttle, strangle, Sophr.[same place], etc; of a doctor, πνίγων. πικρότατα πόματα διδούς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἂν ὕλη πνίγῃ [τὸν σῖτον] [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be choked, stifled, ἐπνιγόμην τὰ σπλάγχνα [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) impersonal πνίγει, of great heat, it is stifling, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) metaphorically, vex, torment, ἕνα χαλκοῦν ἀποβαλὼν αὑτὸν π. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ὃ δὲ μάλιστά με πνίγει variant in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; oppress by exactions, 'squeeze', [Refs 4th c.AD+] II) cook in a close-covered vessel, bake, stew, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) drown [Refs], in passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to wheeze, i.e. (causative, by implication) to throttle or strangle (drown); choke, take by the throat; strengthened from g4154 (πνέω)