What does ἀποπνίγω (apopnígō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποπνίγω (apopnígō): To choke or suffocate, whether by overgrowth (cares) or by drowning; complete suppression.
Greek · G638
ἀποπνίγω
To stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)
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ἀποπνίγω G638
Pronunciation apopnígō
What does ἀποπνίγω (apopnígō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποπνίγω (apopnígō): To choke or suffocate, whether by overgrowth (cares) or by drowning; complete suppression.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G638?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] choked (1), was drowned (1).
Where does ἀποπνίγω (apopnígō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] choked 1× Luke 8:7
was drowned 1× Luke 8:33
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 8:7
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Luke 2
Source forms
ἀπεπνίγη 1x apepnigē Luke 8:33
ἀπέπνιξαν 1x apepnixan Luke 8:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 8:7
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 8:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To choke or suffocate, whether by overgrowth (cares) or by drowning; complete suppression.
Strong's G638
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 8:33 Source Gloss
to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:7 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέπνιξαν apepnixan
I suffocate, choke, drown, stop the growth of
Read verse Luke 8:7 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέπνιξαν apepnixan
I suffocate, choke, drown, stop the growth of
Read verse Luke 8:33 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀπεπνίγη. apepnigh
I suffocate, choke, drown, stop the growth of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Active, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Luke 8:7 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 8:33 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Demons causing pigs to drown by rushing into the sea, passive voice
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀποπνίγω is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain