King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4199
Transliteration: portheō
Phonetic Spelling: (por-theh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to destroy
Meaning: to destroy
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.
Word Summary
portheō: to destroy
Original Word: πορθέωTransliteration: portheō
Phonetic Spelling: (por-theh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to destroy
Meaning: to destroy
Strong's Concordance
destroy, waste. Prolongation from pertho (to sack); to ravage (figuratively) -- destroy, waste.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4199: πορθέωπορθέω: 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.