G4155
πνίγω
pnígō
to wheeze, i.e. (causative, by implication) to throttle or strangle (drown)
Lexicon
Derivation: strengthened from G4154 (πνέω);
to wheeze, i.e. (causative, by implication) to throttle or strangle (drown)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: choke, take by the throat
Usage
3 occurrences · 0 OT · 3 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and took him by the throat1 · 50%
- were choked1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐπνίγοντο1ἔπνιξαν1ἔπνιγεν1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.