Strong G4156πνικτός
strangled
- Transliteration
- pniktos
- Pronunciation
- pnik-tos'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G4155; throttled that is (neuter concretely) an animal choked to death (not bled): - strangled.
Detailed definition
πνικτός, -ή, -όν
(πνίγω),
strangled : Act.15:20, 29 21:25 (cf. Lev.17:13-14).†
(AS)
(πνίγω),
strangled : Act.15:20, 29 21:25 (cf. Lev.17:13-14).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4156 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- strangle3
First verses
- Acts 15:20But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
- Acts 15:29That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
- Acts 21:25As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πνικ-τός, ή, όν,
strangled, [NT (NT.Acts.15.20, +others)]
2 air-tight, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “(Spiritalia) Pneumatica” 1.3, 16, +others)] adverb -τῶς[Refs ([prev. work] 2.21.)]
II baked or stewed [Refs 5th c.BC+ (compare (πνίγω 11), 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 175, 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 29, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 1.4, etc.)]
strangled, [NT (NT.Acts.15.20, +others)]
2 air-tight, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “(Spiritalia) Pneumatica” 1.3, 16, +others)] adverb -τῶς[Refs ([prev. work] 2.21.)]
II baked or stewed [Refs 5th c.BC+ (compare (πνίγω 11), 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 175, 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 29, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 1.4, etc.)]