choke
From LSJ
Γράμματα μαθεῖν δεῖ καὶ μαθόντα νοῦν ἔχειν → Prudentia opus est, ubi didiceris litteras → Das Lesen lerne, Schreiben, und dann aufgepasst
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 (Sophocles, Antigone 420).
choke up a stream, etc.: P. καταχωννύναι; see silt up.
