- Original: ἀποπνίγω - Transliteration: Apopnigo - Phonetic: ap-op-nee'-go - Definition: 1. to choke a. to suffocate with water, drown - Origin: from G575 and G4155 - TDNT entry: 13:35,9 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G575 and G4155 ; to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth): - choke. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • choked, 1 Luke 8:33