choke
From LSJ
γυναικόφρων γὰρ θυμὸς ἀνδρὸς οὐ σοφοῦ → it's an unwise man who shows a woman's spirit
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. ἄγχειν, ἀπάγχειν, Ar. and P. ἀποπνίγειν, πνίγειν.
the vast expanse of heaven was choked withal: V. ἐν δ' ἐμεστώθη μέγας αἰθήρ (Soph., Antigone 420).
choke up a stream, etc.: P. καταχωννύναι; see silt up.
