What does πορθέω (porthéō) mean in the Bible?
πορθέω (porthéō) is a Greek word meaning "to ravage (figuratively)".
Greek · G4199
πορθέω
To ravage (figuratively)
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πορθέω G4199
Pronunciation porthéō
What does πορθέω (porthéō) mean in the Bible?
πορθέω (porthéō) is a Greek word meaning "to ravage (figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4199?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tried to destroy (2), wreaked havoc (1).
Where does πορθέω (porthéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 9:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (2), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It tried to destroy 2× Galatians 1:13, Galatians 1:23
wreaked havoc 1× Acts 9:21
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 9:21 πορθήσας to wreaked havoc Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Galatians 1:13 ἐπόρθουν to tried to destroy Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Galatians 1:23 ἐπόρθει to tried to destroy Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 9:21
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Acts 1 Galatians 2
Source forms
ἐπόρθει 1x eporthei Galatians 1:23
ἐπόρθουν 1x eporthoun Galatians 1:13
πορθήσας 1x porthēsas Acts 9:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 9:21
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Galatians 1:13
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Galatians 1:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to ravage (figuratively)
Source Gloss
to ravage (figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 9:21 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
πορθήσας porqhsav
I lay waste, destroy
Read verse Galatians 1:13 Verb First Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπόρθουν eporqoun
I lay waste, destroy
Read verse Galatians 1:23 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπόρθει. eporqei
I lay waste, destroy
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain