To strangle
ἀπάγχωStrong’s G0519apagchō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Apagchō is the Greek word usually translated “hanged himself”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.”
Meaning
Usually translated “hanged himself”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hanged himself 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀπάγχω apagchō · to strangle
ἀπ-άγχω (ἄγχω, to press, strangle), [in LXX: 2Ki.17:23 (חָנַק), Tob.3:10 * ;] to strangle; mid., to hang oneself (or, to choke; see M, Pr., 155): Mat.27:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “strangle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRANGLE, verb transitive
[Latin]
- To choke; to suffocate; to destroy life by stopping respiration.
- To suppress; to hinder from birth or appearance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.