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Throat, to Take by the

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: λάρυγξ

(Strong's #2995 — Noun Masculine — larunx — lar'-oongks )

"a throat" (Eng., "larynx"), is used metaphorically of "speech" in Romans 3:13 .

B — 1: πνίγω

(Strong's #4155 — Verb — pnigo — pnee'-go )

"to choke," is rendered "took ... by the throat" in Matthew 18:28 . See CHOKE , No. 1.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Throat, to Take by the'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​t/throat-to-take-by-the.html. 1940.
 
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