Strong's Greek · G4199
G4199 porthéō
πορθέω
destroy, waste
Definition
to ravage (figuratively)
Derivation
prolongation from (to sack);
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?””
“For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.”
“They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.””
When porthéō is spoken over you
Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what porthéō means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.
Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like Acts 9:21 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.
Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).