Strong G638ἀποπνίγω
to choke
- Transliteration
- apopnigō
- Pronunciation
- ap-op-nee'-go
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
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)
[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)
In the Bible
Strong G638 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- choke3
First verses
- Matthew 13:7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
- Luke 8:7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
- Luke 8:33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀποπνίγω [ῑ],
future -πνίξω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Comedy texts 198, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 171)]: aorist infinitive ἀποπνεῖξαι[Refs 1st c.BC+ (“GDI” 2171.18 (Delph., 1st c.BC))]:—choke, throttle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.169, +others; τὰς ἀναπνοάς 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἱερῆς νούσου” 9; τοὺς πατέρας τ᾽ ἦγχον.. καὶ τοὺς πάππους ἀπέπνιγον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1039)]; suffocate, [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.” 893)]; of plants, choke, [NT (NT.Matt.13.7, NT.Luke.8.7)]:—passive, future -πνῐγήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1504;)] also -πεπνίξομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Vitae Sophistarum” p.463 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]: aorist I ἀπεπνίχθην[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “περὶ αἰτιῶν καὶ σημείων ὀξέων παθῶν” 1.7:)]aorist 2 ἀπεπνίγην [ῐ] (see. below): perfect participle -πεπνιγμένος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.72)]:—to bechoked, suffocated, τρώγων ἐρεβίνθους ἀπεπνίγη[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 159, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 266)]; to be drowned, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 172, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 32.6, 5th-4th c.BC: Aesopus Fabularum Scriptor 352.)]
b generally, cut off, kill, λιμῷ τινα[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “ὀξέων νούσων θεραπευτικόν” 1.9)]:—passive, πόλις ἀ. τῇ τῶν ἀναγκαίων σπάνει[Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 26.)]
2 metaphorically, choke one with vexation, ἀποπνίξεις με λαλῶν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus [same place]; ἦ γάρ [με] γειτονεῦσ᾽ ἀποπνίγεις 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Iambi” 1.300)]:—passive, to be choked with rage, ἐπί τινι at a thing, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.199, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 16.7; πρός τι 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 63.15.)]
future -πνίξω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Comedy texts 198, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 171)]: aorist infinitive ἀποπνεῖξαι[Refs 1st c.BC+ (“GDI” 2171.18 (Delph., 1st c.BC))]:—choke, throttle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.169, +others; τὰς ἀναπνοάς 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἱερῆς νούσου” 9; τοὺς πατέρας τ᾽ ἦγχον.. καὶ τοὺς πάππους ἀπέπνιγον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1039)]; suffocate, [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.” 893)]; of plants, choke, [NT (NT.Matt.13.7, NT.Luke.8.7)]:—passive, future -πνῐγήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1504;)] also -πεπνίξομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Vitae Sophistarum” p.463 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]: aorist I ἀπεπνίχθην[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “περὶ αἰτιῶν καὶ σημείων ὀξέων παθῶν” 1.7:)]aorist 2 ἀπεπνίγην [ῐ] (see. below): perfect participle -πεπνιγμένος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.72)]:—to bechoked, suffocated, τρώγων ἐρεβίνθους ἀπεπνίγη[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 159, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 266)]; to be drowned, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 172, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 32.6, 5th-4th c.BC: Aesopus Fabularum Scriptor 352.)]
b generally, cut off, kill, λιμῷ τινα[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “ὀξέων νούσων θεραπευτικόν” 1.9)]:—passive, πόλις ἀ. τῇ τῶν ἀναγκαίων σπάνει[Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 26.)]
2 metaphorically, choke one with vexation, ἀποπνίξεις με λαλῶν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus [same place]; ἦ γάρ [με] γειτονεῦσ᾽ ἀποπνίγεις 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Iambi” 1.300)]:—passive, to be choked with rage, ἐπί τινι at a thing, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.199, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 16.7; πρός τι 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 63.15.)]