ΠΝΙΓΜΟΥΣ, πνιγμους
PNIGMOUS, pnigmous
Sounds Like: pnee-GMAWS
Translations: chokings, suffocations, stranglings
From the root: ΠΝΙΓΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of choking, strangling, or the state of suffocation. It can also metaphorically refer to anything that hinders or suppresses, like the cares of the world choking out the word of God. In this form, it is the plural accusative case, indicating the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4156 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 8:166
From the same root
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