Strong's Greek · G4199

πορθέω

porthéō

destroy, waste

Definition

to ravage (figuratively)

Derivation

prolongation from (to sack);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Acts 9:21

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?”

Galatians 1:13

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.

Galatians 1:23

They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

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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).

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