The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἀποπνίγω

Lemmaἀποπνίγω
Citation formἀποπνίγω
Part of speechverb
GlossI suffocate, choke, drown, stop the growth of
Strong’sG0638
Transliterationapopnígō
Definitionto stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)
KJV glosses:--choke.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences2

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἀπεπνίγη
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--)Luke 8:33
ἀπέπνιξαν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--)Luke 8:7

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αποπνιγω.