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συμπνίγω

συμπνίγω, to throttle, choke, press closely

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συμπνίγει Verb: present middle-passive indicative 2nd singular, Verb: present active indicative 3rd singular of συμπνίγω

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συμπνίγω [ῑ],
  • press closely, of crowds, τινα Ev.Luc. 8.42; σ. τὸ σπέρμα choke it, Ev.Marc. 4.7: metaph., σ. τὸν λόγον Ev.Matt. 13.22, cf. Ev.Luc. 8.14:—Pass., δένδρα συμπνιγόμενα Thphr. CP 6.11.6; οἱ ἄνθρακες συμπνίγονται are damped down, Sch. Ar. Nu. 96.
      • 2 in Pass., to be drowned, of the Gadarene swine, Porph. Chr. 49.

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