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ἀποπνίγω

ἀποπνίγω, to choke, throttle

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ἀποπνίγουσι present active participle masculine dative plural, present active participle neuter dative plural, present active indicative 3rd plural of ἀποπνίγω

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ἀποπνίγω [ῑ], fut. -πνίξω Pl. Com. 198, Antiph. 171: aor. inf. ἀποπνεῖξαι GDI 2171.18 (Delph., i B. C.):—
  • choke, throttle, Hdt. 2.169, al.; τὰς ἀναπνοάς Hp. Morb.Sacr. 9; τοὺς πατέρας τʼ ἦγχον . . καὶ τοὺς πάππους ἀπέπνιγον Ar. V. 1039; suffocate, Id. Eq. 893; of plants, choke, Ev.Matt. 13.7, Ev.Luc. 8.7:—Pass., fut. -πνῐγήσομαι Ar. Nu. 1504; also -πεπνίξομαι Eun. VS p.463 B.: aor. 1 ἀπεπνίχθην Aret. SA 1.7: aor. 2 ἀπεπνίγην [ῐ] (v. infr.): pf. part. -πεπνιγμένος Hdt. 4.72:—to be choked, suffocated, τρώγων ἐρεβίνθους ἀπεπνίγη Pherecr. 159, cf. Alex. 266; to be drowned, Democr. 172, D. 32.6, Aesop. 352.
        • b generally, cut off, kill, λιμῷ τινα Aret. CA 1.9:—Pass., πόλις ἀ. τῇ τῶν ἀναγκαίων σπάνει Procop. Arc. 26.
      • 2 metaph., choke one with vexation, ἀποπνίξεις με λαλῶν Antiph. l.c.; ἦ γάρ [με] γειτονεῦσʼ ἀποπνίγεις Call. Iamb. 1.300:—Pass., to be choked with rage, ἐπί τινι at a thing, D. 19.199, cf. Alex. 16.7; πρός τι Lib. Or. 63.15.

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