verb
porthamō
Greekπορθέω (portheō)
Strong’sG4199
I lay waste, destroy
stem porth-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** πορθέω collat. form (in cl. chiefly poët.) of πέρθω,
[in LXX: IV Mac 4:23 11:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4199 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpor-theh'-o
to ravage (figuratively)
Fromprolongation from πέρθω (to sack);
King Jamesdestroy, waste.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| porthameἐπόρθουν | was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular | destroy | 1× |
| porthateἐπόρθει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | destroy | 1× |
| portharatosπορθήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | destroyed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | porthamō | porthame1×ἐπόρθουν | porthami | porthama | porthamē | porthamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | porthasō | porthase | porthasi | porthasa | porthasē | porthaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | porthatō | porthate1×ἐπόρθει | porthati | porthata | porthatē | porthatelē |
| we 1st person plural | porthanō | porthane | porthani | porthana | porthanē | porthanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | porthavō | porthave | porthavi | porthava | porthavē | porthavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | porthalō | porthale | porthali | porthala | porthalē | porthalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | porthameiō | porthameia | porthameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | porthaseiō | porthaseia | porthaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | porthateiō | porthateia | porthateiē |
| we 1st person plural | porthaneiō | porthaneia | porthaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | porthaveiō | porthaveia | porthaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | porthaleiō | porthaleia | porthaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | porthasōr | porthasar | porthasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | porthatōr | porthatar | porthatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | porthavōr | porthavar | porthavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | porthalōr | porthalar | porthalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | porthamoiō | porthamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | porthasoiō | porthasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | porthatoiō | porthatoia |
| we 1st person plural | porthanoiō | porthanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | porthavoiō | porthavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | porthaloiō | porthaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | portharō | porthari | porthara | portharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | portharōtos | portharitos | portharatos1×πορθήσας | portharētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
porth is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
porthame“destroy”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 1:13“destroy”Akouava gar tan ēman anastrofan pote en to Ioudaismo, hoti kata huperbolan diōkame tan ekklēsan tou theou kai porthame autan,For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
porthate“destroy”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 1:23“destroy”monem de akouarōtois ale hoti Tos diōkarōtos nin pote nun euangelizetō tan pistian han pote porthate,They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
portharatos“destroyed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 9:21“destroyed”existanele de pantois tois akouarōtois kai legale; Ouk houtos atō tos portharatos en Ierousalēm toin epikalerōtoin tem onomem houtem, kai hōde eis houtem erchatelē hina dirētoin autoin agateia epi toin archierevoin?All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”