Strong’s
G4199Verb3 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Acts 9:21πορθήσας
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 1:13ἐπόρθουν
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.
Abbott-Smith
πορθέω collat. form (in cl. chiefly poët.) of πέρθω,
[in LXX: 4Ma.4:23 4Mac 11:4 * ;]
to destroy, ravage: Act.9:21, Gal.1:13, 23.†
(AS)
[in LXX: 4Ma.4:23 4Mac 11:4 * ;]
to destroy, ravage: Act.9:21, Gal.1:13, 23.†
(AS)
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.