ΣΥΝΠΝΙΓΕΙ, συνπνιγει
SYNPNIGEI, synpnigei
Sounds Like: soon-PNEE-ghee
Translations: he chokes, she chokes, it chokes, he is choked, she is choked, it is choked, he is suffocated, she is suffocated, it is suffocated
From the root: ΣΥΜΠΝΙΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of choking, suffocating, or stifling, often used metaphorically to mean suppressing or hindering growth. It is a compound word formed from 'σύν' (syn), meaning 'with' or 'together', and 'πνίγω' (pnigo), meaning 'to choke' or 'to strangle'. In the New Testament, it is frequently used to describe how worldly cares or desires can 'choke' the word of God, preventing it from bearing fruit.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active or Middle/Passive, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4846 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΜΠΝΙΓΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΥΜΠΝΙΓΕΙ — chokes, is choked, suffocates, is suffocated, crowds out, is crowded out
- ΣΥΜΠΝΙΓΩ — to choke, to stifle, to crowd out, to suffocate
- ΣΥΝΕΠΝΙΓΟ — they were choking, they were crowding, they were pressing in, they were suffocating
- ΣΥΝΕΠΝΙΞΑΝ — they choked, they suffocated, they crowded out
- ΣΥΝΠΝΙΓΟΝΤΑΙ — they are choked, they are being choked, they are suffocated, they are being suffocated
- ΣΥΝΠΝΙΓΟΥΣΙΝ — they choke, they stifle, they suffocate, they crowd out
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