sumpnigo describes being pressed or overwhelmed so that growth, fruitfulness, or movement is impeded.

The attested use chiefly depicts thorns, cares, riches, and desires constricting what was sown so that it becomes unfruitful; it also describes crowds pressing in upon a person.

1. Constraining growth until it is unfruitful · dominant

   In Mark 4:7 the aorist active form occurs as thorns come up around seed, and the APB renders the clause "the thorns came up and choked it, and it gave no fruit." In Mark 4:19 and Matthew 13:22, present active forms occur where cares, riches, and desires affect "the word" and it becomes unfruitful; Luke 8:14 uses a present passive form for those affected by cares, riches, and pleasures as they fail to reach maturity.

   Mark 4:7Mark 4:19Matthew 13:22Luke 8:14
2. Pressing in on a person · rare

   In Luke 8:42, an imperfect active plural form has crowds as the acting group while Jesus is going; the APB renders the clause "the crowds were choking him."

   Luke 8:42

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB uses "choked" or "choke" both for thorns and life concerns affecting seed or the word and for crowds surrounding a person. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall portrayal rather than establish a separate English equivalent in each verse.