Lexical Summary apopnigó: To choke, to strangle, to suffocate Original Word: ἀποπνίγω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance choke, drownFrom apo and pnigo; to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth) -- choke. see GREEK apo see GREEK pnigo HELPS Word-studies 638 apopnígō (from 575 /apó, "away from" and 4155 /pnígō, "choke") – properly, choke off; cut off someone's life supply; suffocate, make impossible to breathe (take in life). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom apo and pnigó Definition to choke NASB Translation choked (2), drowned (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 638: ἀποπνίγωἀποπνίγω: 1 aorist ἀπεπνιξα; 2 aorist passive ἀπεπνιγην; (ἀπό as in ἀποκτείνω which see (cf. to choke off)); to choke: Matthew 13:7 (T WH marginal reading ἔπνιξαν); Luke 8:7 (of seed overlaid by thorns and killed by them); to suffocate with water, to drown, Luke 8:33 (as in Demosthenes 32, 6 (i. e., p. 883, 28 etc.; schol. ad Euripides, Or. 812)). Topical Lexicon Root Imagery of Suffocation and DrowningThe verb behind Strong’s 638 pictures life cut off—whether plants strangled by thorns or creatures overwhelmed by water. Scripture employs it twice, both in Luke 8, to expose forces that extinguish vitality when the heart is left unguarded. Occurrences in Luke 8 1. Luke 8:7 – Seed falling “among thorns… grew up with it and choked it”. Spiritual Lessons from the Parable of the Sower • Competing Affections: “The worries, riches, and pleasures of life… choke the word” (Luke 8:14). Deliverance and Judgment at Gerasa • Unmasked Evil: Thorny cares and demonic violence share a lethal outcome (John 10:10). Old Testament Echoes • Waters of Judgment: The flood (Genesis 7:21-23) and the Red Sea (Exodus 14:27-28). Pastoral and Ministry Applications • Early Detection: Honest self-examination uncovers “thorns.” Christological Focus Only Jesus uproots thorns and stills chaos. His Word imparts life where suffocation reigned (John 6:63). The cross secures freedom from both sin’s chokehold and judgment’s depths (Romans 8:1). Eschatological Warning and Hope In the new creation thorns and sea are gone (Isaiah 55:13; Revelation 21:1). Those who heed the Word now inherit that landscape; those who refuse face an irreversible plunge like the swine. Summary Strong’s 638 vividly portrays subtle strangulation and violent submersion. Scripture wields the term sparingly yet powerfully to urge vigilant faith, decisive rejection of sin, and grateful trust in the Lord who alone sustains breath and grants eternal life. Forms and Transliterations απεπνιγη απεπνίγη ἀπεπνίγη απεπνιξαν απέπνιξαν ἀπέπνιξαν απέπνιξε απεποιήσω αποποίη αποποιήσηται αποποιού αποπομπαίου αποπομπαίω αποπομπήν ἔπνιξαν apepnige apepnigē apepníge apepnígē apepnixan apépnixan epnixan épnixanLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 8:7 V-AIA-3PGRK: αἱ ἄκανθαι ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό NAS: grew up with it and choked it out. KJV: sprang up with it, and choked it. INT: the thorns choked it Luke 8:33 V-AIP-3S Strong's Greek 638 |
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