choke
From LSJ
Ξυνετὸς πεφυκὼς φεῦγε τὴν κακουργίαν → Valens sagaci mente, quod pravum est, fuge → Wenn du verständig bist, dann flieh die Schlechtigkeit
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.
