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ἀπάγχομαι

To strangle

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ἀπάγχομαι G519
Pronunciation apánchomai

What does ἀπάγχομαι (apánchomai) mean in the Bible?

ἀπάγχομαι (apánchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to strangle". ἀπ-άγχω (ἄγχω, to press, strangle), [in LXX: 2Ki.

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Meaning

to strangle
Extended definition

(ἄγχω, to press, strangle), [in LXX: 2Ki.17:23 (חָנַק), Tob.3:10 * ;] to strangle; mid., to hang oneself (or, to choke; see M, Pr., 155): Mat.27:5.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist
Voices
Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Middle Matt 27:5 1×
1 total occurrences across this form in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 27:5 ἀπήγξατο aorist middle indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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