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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πορθέω

Lemmaπορθέω
Citation formπορθέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI lay waste, destroy
Strong’sG4199
Transliterationporthéō
Definitionto ravage (figuratively)
KJV glosses:--destroy, waste.
Derivationprolongation from (to sack)
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐπόρθει
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--)Galatians 1:23
ἐπόρθουν
verb, first person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1IAI-S--)Galatians 1:13
πορθήσας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-)Acts 9:21

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πορθεω.