πνῖγμα

ατος, τό
A. choking, βὴξ . . μετὰ π. πολλοῦ Hp. Epid. 7.26; εἰς π. τὸν δῆμον ἔχειν to have it fast by the throat, Cephisodot. ap.Arist. Rh. 1411a7.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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