And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:7 · retained source text
And some fell among thorns: and the thornes sprung vp, & choked them.
KJV dictionary & concordance
choked
Meaning of “choked”
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of choke, meaning to hinder growth or fruitfulness.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
6 occurrences6 verses3 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Matthew 13:7
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “choked”
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 4:7 · retained source text
And some fell among thornes, and the thornes grew vp, and choked it, and it yeelded no fruite.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:13 · retained source text
And forthwith Iesus gaue them leaue. And the vncleane spirits went out, and entred into the swine, and the herd ranne violently downe a steepe place into the sea (they were about two thousand) and were choked in the sea.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 8:7 · retained source text
And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it, and choked it.
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 8:14 · retained source text
And that which fell among thornes, are they, which when they haue heard, goe forth, and are choked with cares and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruite to perfection.
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 8:33 · retained source text
Then went the deuils out of the man, and entred into the swine: and the herd ran violently downe a steepe place into the lake, and were choked.
Source order
Definition evidence
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Suffocated; strangled; obstructed by filling; stifled; suppressed; smothered.