πνῖξις
From LSJ
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A stifling, smothering, Arist.Resp.475a28, Thphr.Ign. 76. II drowning, PMag.Par.2.3,41.
German (Pape)
[Seite 641] ἡ, das Ersticken, Erwürgen, Arist. respir. 9. – Bes. das Dämpfen, Schmoren des Fleisches u. dgl., Ath.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πνῖξις: ἡ, πνίξιμον, πνῖγος, Ἀριστ. π. Ἀναπν. 9. 7, Θεοφρ. π. Πυρὸς 76.
