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Lexicon :: Strong's G4846 - sympnigō

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συμπνίγω
Transliteration
sympnigō (Key)
Pronunciation
soom-pnee'-go
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:455,895

Strong’s Definitions

συμπνίγω sympnígō, soom-pnee'-go; from G4862 and G4155; to strangle completely, i.e. (literally) to drown, or (figuratively) to crowd:—choke, throng.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4846 in the following manner: choke (4x), throng (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4846 in the following manner: choke (4x), throng (1x).

  1. to choke utterly

    1. metaph. the seed of the divine word sown in the mind

    2. to press round or throng one so as almost to suffocate him

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
συμπνίγω sympnígō, soom-pnee'-go; from G4862 and G4155; to strangle completely, i.e. (literally) to drown, or (figuratively) to crowd:—choke, throng.
STRONGS G4846:
συμπνίγω (T WH συνπνίγω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)); imperfect συνέπνιγον; 1 aorist συνέπνιξα; present passive 3 person plural συμπνίγονται; to choke utterly: the seed of the divine word sown in the mind, Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:7, 19 (δένδρα συμπνιγομενα, Theophrastus, c. plant. 6, 11, 6); συμπνίγονται, they are choked, i. e. the seed of the divine word in their minds is choked, Luke 8:14; τινα, to press round or throng one so as almost to suffocate him, Luke 8:42 (A. V. thronged).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13:22
Mark
4:7; 4:19
Luke
8:14; 8:42

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Strong's Number G4846 matches the Greek συμπνίγω (sympnigō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:22 - “And the one on whom seed was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the worries and distractions of the world and the deceitfulness [the superficial pleasures and delight] of riches choke the word, and it yields no fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:7 - “Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:19 - but the worries and cares of the world [the distractions of this age with its worldly pleasures], and the deceitfulness [and the false security or glamour] of wealth [or fame], and the passionate desires for all the other things creep in and choke out the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - “The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, but as they go on their way they are suffocated with the anxieties and riches and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:42 - for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as Jesus went, the people were crowding against Him [almost crushing Him].
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