πνίγω
I. "to choke, throttle, strangle", Plat.; proverb., ὅταν τὸ ὕδωρ πνίγηι, τί δεῖ ἐπιπίνειν; if water "chokes", why should one drink more? Arist.:—Pass. "to be choked, stifled", Ar.: "to be drowned", Xen.
2. metaph. "to vex, torment", Luc.
II. "to cook in a close-covered vessel, to stew", Hdt., Ar.