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)
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portheō · to lay waste · Greek
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Acts 9:21 · πορθήσαςAll 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 · ἐπόρθουνFor 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 · ἐπόρθει·They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”