Strong's G638 — ἀποπνίγω (verb)
apopnigo (ap-op-nee'-go) v.
1. to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth)
[from G575 and G4155]
KJV: choke 
Root(s): G575, G4155 
Hebrew root: πνίγω
Occurrences: 2