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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)
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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:21 - Then all who heard were amazed, and said, “Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?”
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 - For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:23 - But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.”
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