GreekG0638Verb
ἀποπνίγω
apopnigō
“to choke”
1Occurrences
G0638Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)
from G575 (ἀπό) and G4155 (πνίγω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to choke: pass., of drowning (= καταποντίζομαι).
LXX: (חָנַק pi.), *
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἀποπνίγω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
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Key Passages
Luke 8:33BSB
Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
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