πνίγω
πνίγω
to choke, throttle, strangle, Plat.; proverb., ὅταν τὸ ὕδωρ πνίγηι, τί δεῖ ἐπιπίνειν; if water chokes, why should one drink more? Arist.:—Pass. to be choked, stifled, Ar.: to be drowned, Xen.
metaph. to vex, torment, Luc.
to cook in a close-covered vessel, to stew, Hdt., Ar.
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πνίγω
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πνίγω
to choke, throttle, strangle, Plat.; proverb., ὅταν τὸ ὕδωρ πνίγηι, τί δεῖ ἐπιπίνειν; if water chokes, why should one drink more? Arist.:—Pass. to be choked, stifled, Ar.: to be drowned, Xen.
metaph. to vex, torment, Luc.
to cook in a close-covered vessel, to stew, Hdt., Ar.
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