Lexicon entry · Greek
G4155πνίγωpnigō
to chokePart of speech: Greek Verb
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Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them:
ἔπνιξαν epnixan “choked”
"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'
ἔπνιγεν epnigen “he was throttling [him]”
At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.
ἐπνίγοντο epnigonto “they were drowned”
Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.
ἀπέπνιξαν apepnixan “choked”