Greek · Strong’s G4155
πνίγω
pnígō
to wheeze, i.e. (causative, by implication) to throttle or strangle (drown)
Derivation:
strengthened from G4154 (πνέω);
2
Times used
0
Old Testament
2
New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- G4846συμπνίγω sympnígōto strangle completely, i.e. (literally) to drown, or (figuratively) to crowd
- G638ἀποπνίγω apopnígōto stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)
- G4156πνικτός pniktósthrottled, i.e. (neuter concretely) an animal choked to death (not bled)
- G1970ἐπιπνίγω epipnígōto throttle upon, i.e. (figuratively) overgrow
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.