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πνίγω

pnigōto chokeHow to read Greek
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Definition

πνίγω

[in LXX: 1 Samuel 16:14-15 (בָּעַת pi.) * ;]

to choke: with accusative, Matthew 13:7 (WH, mg.); imperfect (coniative), Matthew 18:28; of drowning, pass., Mark 5:13 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐπι-, συν-πνίγω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πνίγω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. Matthew 13:7ἔπνιξαν · choked
    Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
  2. Matthew 18:28ἔπνιγεν · and began to choke [him]
    But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
  3. Mark 5:13ἐπνίγοντο · drowned
    He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.