G638 ἀποπνίγω

Strong's Greek Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences

ἀποπνίγω

apopnígō

Definition

to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)

KJV Renderings

choke

Derivation / Etymology

from G575 (ἀπό) and G4155 (πνίγω);

KJV Verses (3)

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.