4199. portheó
Berean Strong's Lexicon
portheó: To destroy, to ravage, to lay waste

Original Word: πορθέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: portheó
Pronunciation: por-theh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (por-theh'-o)
Definition: To destroy, to ravage, to lay waste
Meaning: I lay waste, destroy, ravage, harass.

Word Origin: Derived from a derivative of the same as πέρθω (pertho), meaning to sack or destroy.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, similar concepts of destruction or laying waste can be found in Hebrew words like שָׁדַד (shadad - Strong's H7703) meaning to devastate or destroy.

Usage: The verb "portheó" is used in the New Testament to describe acts of destruction or devastation, often in the context of persecution or violent actions against a group or place. It conveys a sense of thorough and aggressive ruin.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, acts of destruction were common in military conquests and political upheavals. The term "portheó" would have been understood in the context of sacking cities or persecuting groups, reflecting the turbulent and often violent nature of ancient societies. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the actions of Saul (later Paul) before his conversion, highlighting the intensity of his persecution against the early Christians.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from perthó (to ravage)
Definition
to destroy
NASB Translation
destroy (2), destroyed (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4199: πορθέω

πορθέω: imperfect ἐπόρθουν; 1 aorist participle πορθήσας; (πέρθω, πεπορθα, to lay waste); from Homer down; to destroy, to overthrow (R. V. uniformly to make havock): τινα, Acts 9:21; τήν ἐκκλησίαν, Galatians 1:13; τήν πίστιν, ibid. 23.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
destroy, waste.

Prolongation from pertho (to sack); to ravage (figuratively) -- destroy, waste.

Forms and Transliterations
επορθει επόρθει ἐπόρθει επορθουν επόρθουν ἐπόρθουν πορθησας πορθήσας eporthei epórthei eporthoun epórthoun porthesas porthēsas porthḗsas
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 9:21 V-APA-NMS
GRK: ἐστιν ὁ πορθήσας εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ
NAS: not he who in Jerusalem destroyed those
KJV: this he that destroyed them which
INT: is the [one] having destroyed in Jerusalem

Galatians 1:13 V-IIA-1S
GRK: θεοῦ καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν
NAS: measure and tried to destroy it;
KJV: of God, and wasted it:
INT: of God and was destroying it

Galatians 1:23 V-IIA-3S
GRK: ἥν ποτε ἐπόρθει
NAS: which he once tried to destroy.
KJV: which once he destroyed.
INT: which once he destroyed

Strong's Greek 4199
3 Occurrences


ἐπόρθει — 1 Occ.
ἐπόρθουν — 1 Occ.
πορθήσας — 1 Occ.

















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