Word study · Greek
portheō
to destroy, to ravage
Say it: por-THEH-o (approximate)
πορθέω
What it means
To sack a city, to ravage or destroy. In 1:13 and 1:23, Paul says he "was destroying" the church. In Acts 9:21 the same word describes how those in Damascus saw Paul before.
Range of meaning
- RavageDestroy completely.
- SackLay waste, as a city.
In Galatians
- Chapter 1
"And ravaged it" (1:13, 1:23).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G4199 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources