# πνίγω/pnigō This word is an action. It is a verb. * This word can mean to choke. * Sometimes this word is used to talk about someone putting their hands around the throat of a person so that the person cannot breathe easily or at all. * Sometimes this word is used to talk about something going into someone’s throat or body that causes them not to be able to breathe. * This word can mean to do something that is like choking in some way. See: Matthew 13:7; 18:28; Mark 5:13