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Koine Greek wordlink #125944

SR GNT Gal 1:23 ἐπόρθει (eporthei) ‘faith which once he was persecuting’ Strongs=41990 Lemma=portheō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=58 AD Refers to Word #125935 Person=Paul

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Only use of identical word form ἐπόρθει (V-IIA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπόρθει’ (V-IIA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘he was persecuting’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘portheō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘having persecuted’, ‘was persecuting’, ‘he was persecuting’.

Greek words (20) other than ἐπόρθει (V-IIA3··S) with a gloss related to ‘persecuting’

Have 20 other words (διώξετε, διώξουσιν, διώκεις, διώκεις, διώκεις, ἐδίωκον, διώξουσιν, διώκωσιν, διώκων, διωκόντων, διώκεις, διώκοντας, ἐδίωκον, διώξουσιν, διώκων, διώκεις, ἐπόρθουν, διώκεις, ἐδίωκε, ἐδίωκον) with 2 lemmas altogether (diōkō, portheō)

YHN 5:16 ἐδίωκον (ediōkon) V-IIA3··P Lemma=diōkō ‘and because_of this were persecuting the Youdaiōns Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)’ SR GNT Yhn 5:16 word 5

OET-LV: 16 And because _of this, the Youdaiōns were _persecuting the Yaʸsous, because he _was _doing these things on a_day _of _rest. (JHN_5:16)

OET-RV: 16 As a result, the leaders started harassing Yeshua because he had done this on a rest day. (JHN 5:16)

YHN 15:20 διώξουσιν (diōxousin) V-IFA3··P Lemma=diōkō ‘they persecuted also you_all they will_be persecuting if the message’ SR GNT Yhn 15:20 word 28

OET-LV: 20 Be _remembering about _the message which I said to _you _all: a_slave is Not greater than the master of _him. If they _persecuted me, they_˓will˒_ also _be _persecuting you _all, if they _kept the message of _me, they_˓will˒_ also _be _keeping the your message. (JHN_15:20)

OET-RV: 20 Remember that I told you that slaves are not greater than their master. So if they persecuted me, they’ll also be persecuting you all. (If they’d obeyed my teaching, they would also obey your teaching.) (JHN 15:20)

MAT 5:44 διωκόντων (diōkontōn) V-PPA·GMP Lemma=diōkō ‘be praying for the ones persecuting you_all’ SR GNT Mat 5:44 word 29

OET-LV: 44 But I am _saying to _you _all, be _loving the enemies of _you _all, and be _praying for the ones persecuting you _all, (MAT_5:44)

OET-RV: 44 but I’m telling you to love your enemies and to pray for anyone who’s persecuting you, (MAT 5:44)

MAT 10:23 διώκωσιν (diōkōsin) V-SPA3··P Lemma=diōkō ‘whenever but they may_be persecuting you_all in city’ SR GNT Mat 10:23 word 3

OET-LV: 23 But whenever they _may _be _persecuting you _all in the this city, be _fleeing to the next, because/for, truly I _am _saying to _you _all, by _no _means you _all _may_ not _finish the cities of _the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), until the son of_ the _man may _come. (MAT_10:23)

OET-RV: 23 Whenever they persecute you in one city, escape to the next city, because I can assure you that you won’t get through all the cities in Yisrael before humanity’s child comes. (MAT 10:23)

MAT 23:34 διώξετε (diōxete) V-IFA2··P Lemma=diōkō ‘synagogues of you_all and you_all will_be persecuting from city to’ SR GNT Mat 23:34 word 30

OET-LV: 34 Because _of this, see, I am _sending _out prophets and wise ones, and scribes to you _all. You _all _will _be _killing _off and you _all _will _be _executing _on _a _stake of them, and you _all _will _be _flogging of them in the synagogues of _you _all, and you _all _will _be _persecuting from city to city, (MAT_23:34)

OET-RV: 34 Because of that, listen, I’m now sending out more prophets and wise preachers and teachers to you all. You’ll kill off some of them and have others executed on stakes. You’ll flog some of them in your meeting halls, and you’ll persecute others from city to city, (MAT 23:34)

LUKE 11:49 διώξουσιν (diōxousin) V-IFA3··P Lemma=diōkō ‘them they will_be killing_off and they will_be persecuting’ SR GNT Luke 11:49 word 21

OET-LV: 49 Because _of this the wisdom of_ the _god also said: I _will _be _sending _out prophets and ambassadors to them, and they _will _be _killing _off and they _will _be _persecuting of them, (LUK_11:49)

OET-RV: 49 That’s why God in his wisdom said, ‘I’ll send prophets and missionaries to them, which they will then persecute and kill’ (LUK 11:49)

LUKE 21:12 διώξουσιν (diōxousin) V-IFA3··P Lemma=diōkō ‘hands of them and they will_be persecuting giving_over to the’ SR GNT Luke 21:12 word 14

OET-LV: 12 But before all these things, they _will _be _laying _on on you _all the hands of _them, and they _will _be _persecuting, giving _over to the synagogues and prisons, being _led _away before kings and governors, on _account the name of _me. (LUK_21:12)

OET-RV: 12 “But before all that happens, they’ll be arresting you all, and persecuting you. You’ll be handed over to the meeting halls and prisons. Some of you will be stood in front of kings and governors because of my name (LUK 21:12)

ACTs 9:4 διώκεις (diōkeis) V-IPA2··S Lemma=diōkō ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl) why me you are persecuting’ SR GNT Acts 9:4 word 14

OET-LV: 4 And having _fallen on the ground, he _heard a_voice saying to _him: Saulos, Saulos, why are _you _persecuting me? (ACT_9:4)

OET-RV: 4 He dropped to his knees and heard a voice calling, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” (ACT 9:4)

ACTs 9:5 διώκεις (diōkeis) V-IPA2··S Lemma=diōkō ‘Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) whom you are persecuting’ SR GNT Acts 9:5 word 18

OET-LV: 5 And he _said: Who are _you, master? and_ He _said: I am Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), whom you are _persecuting, (ACT_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 “Who are you, master?” he asked.
¶ And the voice replied, “I’m Yeshua, the one that you’re persecuting. (ACT 9:5)

ACTs 22:7 διώκεις (diōkeis) V-IPA2··S Lemma=diōkō ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl) why me you are persecuting’ SR GNT Acts 22:7 word 16

OET-LV: 7 And I _fell to the ground, and I _heard of_a_voice saying to _me: Saulos/(Shāʼūl), Saulos, why are _you _persecuting me? (ACT_22:7)

OET-RV: 7 and I fell to the ground. I heard a voice asking me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ (ACT 22:7)

ACTs 22:8 διώκεις (diōkeis) V-IPA2··S Lemma=diōkō ‘from_Nazaret whom you are persecuting’ SR GNT Acts 22:8 word 22

OET-LV: 8 And I answered: Who are _you, master? And he _said to me: I am Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the from _Nazaret, whom you are _persecuting. (ACT_22:8)

OET-RV: 8 ‘Who are you, master?’ I answered. And the voice said, ‘I am Yeshua—the one from Nazareth that you are persecuting.’ (ACT 22:8)

ACTs 26:11 ἐδίωκον (ediōkon) V-IIA1··S Lemma=diōkō ‘and raging_against against them I was persecuting them as_far_as even to’ SR GNT Acts 26:11 word 15

OET-LV: 11 And in all the synagogues, often punishing them, I _was _compelling them to _be _slandering, and exceedingly raging _against against _them, I _was _persecuting them as _far _as even to the outside cities. (ACT_26:11)

OET-RV: 11 And in all the Jewish meeting halls, when I found believers I punished them and forced them to curse God and treated them with extreme anger, even travelling to further away towns. (ACT 26:11)

ACTs 26:14 διώκεις (diōkeis) V-IPA2··S Lemma=diōkō ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl) why me you are persecuting hard it_is for you against’ SR GNT Acts 26:14 word 24

OET-LV: 14 And all of _us having _falling _down to the ground, I _heard a_voice, saying to me in _the Hebraios language: Saulos/(Shāʼūl), Saulos, why are _you _persecuting me? It _is hard for _you to _be _kicking against the_prods. (ACT_26:14)

OET-RV: 14 All of us fell down to the ground and I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? Life will be difficult for you if you resist me.’ (ACT 26:14)

ACTs 26:15 διώκεις (diōkeis) V-IPA2··S Lemma=diōkō ‘Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) whom you are persecuting’ SR GNT Acts 26:15 word 16

OET-LV: 15 And I said: Who you _are, master? And the master said: I am Yaʸsous, whom you are _persecuting. (ACT_26:15)

OET-RV: 15 ‘Who are you, master?’, I asked.
¶ “And the master responded, ‘I am Yeshua, the one you’re persecuting. (ACT 26:15)

ROM 12:14 διώκοντας (diōkontas) V-PPA·AMP Lemma=diōkō ‘be blessing the ones persecuting you_all be blessing and’ SR GNT Rom 12:14 word 3

OET-LV: 14 Be _blessing the ones persecuting, you _all be _blessing and not be _cursing. (ROM_12:14)

OET-RV: 14 Bless anyone who persecutes you—be a blesser and not a curser. (ROM 12:14)

GAL 1:13 ἐδίωκον (ediōkon) V-IIA1··S Lemma=diōkō ‘that as excess I was persecuting the assembly of god’ SR GNT Gal 1:13 word 13

OET-LV: 13 For/Because you _all _heard the my conduct once in the Judaism, that as excess I _was _persecuting the assembly of_ the _god, and was _persecuting it. (GAL_1:13)

OET-RV: 13 Brothers and sisters, you’ve heard about my previous behaviour, when as a strict Jew, I was extreme in persecuting the assembly of God’s people, and was trying to destroy them. (GAL 1:13)

GAL 1:13 ἐπόρθουν (eporthoun) V-IIA1··S ‘assembly of god and was persecuting it’ SR GNT Gal 1:13 word 19

OET-LV: 13 For/Because you _all _heard the my conduct once in the Judaism, that as excess I _was _persecuting the assembly of_ the _god, and was _persecuting it. (GAL_1:13)

GAL 1:23 διώκων (diōkōn) V-PPA·NMS Lemma=diōkō ‘hearing they were the one persecuting us once now’ SR GNT Gal 1:23 word 7

OET-LV: 23 but they _were only hearing, that The one persecuting us once, is_ now _good _message _preaching the faith, which once he _was _persecuting. (GAL_1:23)

OET-RV: 23 but had only heard about me—that the person who’d once been persecuting them was now preaching the good message about the faith himself, (GAL 1:23)

GAL 4:29 ἐδίωκε (ediōke) V-IIA3··S Lemma=diōkō ‘according_to flesh having_been born was persecuting the one according_to spirit’ SR GNT Gal 4:29 word 8

OET-LV: 29 But as then the one having _been _born according _to flesh, was _persecuting the one according _to spirit, thus also it _is now. (GAL_4:29)

OET-RV: 29 but back then the one born because of human actions persecuted the one born because of the spirit, and that’s how it continues now. (GAL 4:29)

PHP 3:6 διώκων (diōkōn) V-PPA·NMS Lemma=diōkō ‘according_to zeal persecuting the assembly according_to’ SR GNT Php 3:6 word 4

OET-LV: 6 according _to zeal persecuting the assembly, according _to righteousness which is by the_law having _become blameless. (PHP_3:6)

OET-RV: 6 zealously persecuted assembled believers, and without fault in terms of obeying the law. (PHP 3:6)

Key: V=verb