Apopnígō — G638

Definition

verb

to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)

1. to suffocate with water, to drown

Usually translated as

choke

Origin

from G575 and G4155

• apó (G575)
• pnígō (G4155)

Occurrences

Apopnígō occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (2)

• Matthew 13:7 — And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked (ἀπέπνιξαν) them:
• Luke 8:7 — And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked (ἀπέπνιξαν) it.
• Luke 8:33 — Then 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 (ἀπεπνίγη).