πνίγω/pnigō

This word is an action. It is a verb.

This word can mean to choke.
- Sometimes this word is used to talk about someone putting their hands around the throat of a person so that the person cannot breathe easily or at all.
- Sometimes this word is used to talk about something going into someone’s throat or body that causes them not to be able to breathe.
This word can mean to do something that is like choking in some way.

See: Matthew 13:7; 18:28; Mark 5:13