Strong's Number G4155

πνίγω

pnigo · pnee'-go

Transliteration:

pnigo{pnee'-go}

Word Origin:

strengthened from 4154

TDNT:

6:455,895

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to wheeze, i.e. (causative, by implication) to throttle or strangle (drown)

Usage in the KJV:

take by the throat 1, choke 1

Total: 2
Occurs 3 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to choke, strangle
1. of thorns crowding out the seed in the field and hindering its growth
to wring one's neck, throttle