- ἄγχω
- to squeeze
- to compress, press tight , esp. the throat, to strangle, throttle, choke , ἄγχε μιν ἱμὰς ὑπὸ δειρήν [8th/7th c.BC]; τὸν Κέρβερον ἀπῇξας ἄγχων [5th/4th c.BC]: metaph. of creditors, [5th/4th c.BC, Refs 1st c.AD]; of a guilty conscience, τοῦτο ἄγχει [Refs 4th c.BC] (ML)