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pnigō G4155

πνίγω (pnigō) means “to choke” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πνίγω Greek · G4155 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses

Pronunciation guide: pnee'-go Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4155

πνίγω · pnigō · to choke

πνίγω [in LXX: 1Ki.16:14-15 (בָּעַת pi.) * ;] to choke: with accusative, Mat.13:7 (WH, mg.); imperfect (coniative), Mat.18:28; of drowning, pass., Mrk.5:13 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐπι-, συν-πνίγω).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I choke, throttle, strangle; hence: I drown.

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How translators render G4155

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and began to choke him 1
choked 1
drowned 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and took 1
by the throat 1
were choked 1

Verses containing G4155

Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

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  2. Matthew 18:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

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  3. Mark 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.

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