Definition
ἀπ-άγχω
(ἄγχω, to press, strangle), [in LXX: 2 Samuel 17:23 (חָנַק), Tob.3.10 * ;]
to strangle; mid., to hang oneself (or, to choke; see M, Pr., 155): Matthew 27:5.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀπάγχω:
- חָנַקcha.naq“to strangle”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1 total
- Matthew 27:5ἀπήγξατο · hanged himselfSo Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.