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Lexicon :: Strong's G4199 - portheō

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πορθέω
Transliteration
portheō (Key)
Pronunciation
por-theh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Prolongation from pertho (to sack)
mGNT
3x in 3 unique form(s) TR
3x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

πορθέω porthéō, por-theh'-o; prolongation from πέρθω pérthō (to sack); to ravage (figuratively):—destroy, waste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4199 in the following manner: destroy (2x), waste (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4199 in the following manner: destroy (2x), waste (1x).

  1. to destroy, overthrow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πορθέω porthéō, por-theh'-o; prolongation from πέρθω pérthō (to sack); to ravage (figuratively):—destroy, waste.
STRONGS G4199:
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
9:21
Galatians
1:13

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Strong's Number G4199 matches the Greek πορθέω (portheō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:21 - And all those hearing him continued to be astounded, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem destroyed G4199 those that called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 -

For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy G4199 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:23 - but only, they kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith which he once tried to destroy G4199.”
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