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πορθέω

Transliteration: portheo · verb

3x in NTFirst: Acts 9:21
MeaningI lay waste, destroy
Part of speechverb
Frequency3x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsπορθήσας, ἐπόρθουν, ἐπόρθει
Example versesActs 9:21 · Gal 1:13 · Gal 1:23
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What kind of word is πορθέω?

πορθέω (portheo) is a verb that occurs 3 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I lay waste, destroy” and first appears in Acts 9:21.

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