πορθέω

Dictionary

πορθέω

Greek transliteration

portheō

Simplified transliteration

portheo

Principal Parts

(ἐπόρθουν), -, ἐπόρθησα, -, -, -

Strong's number

4199

GK Number

4514

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1d(2a)

Gloss

to destroy, annihilate; to raise havoc, pillage

Definition

to lay waste, destroy;, impl. to harass, ravage, Acts 9:21; Gal. 1:13, 23*

Acts 9:21	And all who heard him were astonished and said, “Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was trying to destroy (porthēsas \| πορθήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) those who called on this name? And has he not come here for the very purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”
Galatians 1:13	For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I used to persecute the church of God and was trying to destroy (eporthoun \| ἐπόρθουν \| imperf act ind 1 sg) it.
Galatians 1:23	They only kept hearing, “The one who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he (eporthei \| ἐπόρθει \| imperf act ind 3 sg) once tried to destroy.” (eporthei \| ἐπόρθει \| imperf act ind 3 sg)

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