Greek · Strong's G4846
συμπνίγω
sympnigosoom-pnee'-go
to strangle completely, i.e. (literally) to drown, or (figuratively) to crowd
1890 spelling: sympnígō
- σ200
- υ400
- μ40
- π80
- ν50
- ι10
- γ3
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,583
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to strangle completely, i.e. (literally) to drown, or (figuratively) to crowd
Rendered in the KJV as
choke, throng.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- συμπνίγει1
- συμπνίγονται1
- συμπνίγουσιν1
- συνέπνιγον1
- συνέπνιξαν1
How it is rendered · 5
- are choked1
- choke1
- choked1
- they choke1
- were pressing around1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3P · 1
- V-IAI-3P · 1
- V-PAI-3P · 1
- V-PAI-3S · 1
- V-PPI-3P · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 4:7συνέπνιξανsunepnixanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.here: choked
- Mark 4:19συμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinverb · present active, statement · 3rd person pluralbut the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.here: they choke
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 8:14συμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person pluralThe seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.here: are choked
- Luke 8:42συνέπνιγονsunepnigonverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralbecause his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,here: were pressing around