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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4199. πορθέω (portheó) -- To destroy, to ravage, to lay waste</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4199.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/19-43.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4199.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4199</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4198.htm" title="4198">◄</a> 4199. portheó <a href="../greek/4200.htm" title="4200">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">portheó: To destroy, to ravage, to lay waste</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πορθέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>portheó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>por-theh'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(por-theh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To destroy, to ravage, to lay waste<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I lay waste, destroy, ravage, harass.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a derivative of the same as πέρθω (pertho), meaning to sack or destroy.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, similar concepts of destruction or laying waste can be found in Hebrew words like שָׁדַד (shadad - Strong's H7703) meaning to devastate or destroy.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "portheó" is used in the New Testament to describe acts of destruction or devastation, often in the context of persecution or violent actions against a group or place. It conveys a sense of thorough and aggressive ruin.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, acts of destruction were common in military conquests and political upheavals. The term "portheó" would have been understood in the context of sacking cities or persecuting groups, reflecting the turbulent and often violent nature of ancient societies. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the actions of Saul (later Paul) before his conversion, highlighting the intensity of his persecution against the early Christians.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from perthó (to ravage)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to destroy<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>destroy (2), destroyed (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4199: πορθέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πορθέω</span></span>: imperfect <span class="greek2">ἐπόρθουν</span>; 1 aorist participle <span class="greek2">πορθήσας</span>; (<span class="greek2">πέρθω</span>, <span class="greek2">πεπορθα</span>, to lay waste); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <span class="accented">to destroy, to overthrow</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> uniformly <span class="accented">to make havock</span>): <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-21.htm">Acts 9:21</a>; <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκκλησίαν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-13.htm">Galatians 1:13</a>; <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">πίστιν</span>, ibid. 23.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>destroy, waste. <p>Prolongation from pertho (to sack); to ravage (figuratively) -- destroy, waste. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>επορθει επόρθει ἐπόρθει επορθουν επόρθουν ἐπόρθουν πορθησας πορθήσας eporthei epórthei eporthoun epórthoun porthesas porthēsas porthḗsas<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐστιν ὁ <b>πορθήσας</b> εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> not he who in Jerusalem <span class="itali">destroyed</span> those<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this <span class="itali">he that destroyed</span> them which<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is the [one] <span class="itali">having destroyed</span> in Jerusalem<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 1:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-IIA-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοῦ καὶ <b>ἐπόρθουν</b> αὐτήν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> measure <span class="itali">and tried to destroy</span> it;<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of God, and <span class="itali">wasted</span> it:<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of God and <span class="itali">was destroying</span> it<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 1:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἥν ποτε <b>ἐπόρθει</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> which he once <span class="itali">tried to destroy.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which once <span class="itali">he destroyed.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which once <span class="itali">he destroyed</span><p><b><a href="/greek/4199.htm">Strong's Greek 4199</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4199.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eporthei_4199.htm">ἐπόρθει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eporthoun_4199.htm">ἐπόρθουν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/porthe_sas_4199.htm">πορθήσας — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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