This root form (lemma) is used in 3 different forms in the NT: πορθήσας (PAA·NMS), ἐπόρθει (IIA3··S), ἐπόρθουν (IIA1··S).
It is glossed in 3 different ways: ‘having persecuted’, ‘was persecuting’, ‘he was persecuting’.
OET ACTS 9:21 Greek word=πορθήσας (porthaʸsas) Morphology=PAA·NMS English gloss=‘having persecuted’ SR GNT ACTS 9:21 word 14
OET GAL 1:13 Greek word=ἐπόρθουν (eporthoun) Morphology=IIA1··S English gloss=‘was persecuting’ SR GNT GAL 1:13 word 19
OET GAL 1:23 Greek word=ἐπόρθει (eporthei) Morphology=IIA3··S English gloss=‘he was persecuting’ SR GNT GAL 1:23 word 16