stifle

: , ; pass., of drowning (= ), .† to choke Mt 13:7 Lk 8:7 καταποντίζομαι Lk 8:33

(a) I suffocate, choke, drown, (b) I stop the growth of.

to choke

to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)

choke

ἀπο-πνίγω [in LXX: Nam.2:13 (חָנַק pi.), Tob.3:8 * ;] to choke: Mat.13:7, Luk.8:7; pass., of drowning (= καταποντίζομαι), Luk.8:33.† (AS)