G4199–πορθέω–portheō

And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

πορθήσας porthēsas “having caused havoc”

For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:

ἐπόρθουν eporthoun “was destroying”

Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him;

ἐπόρθει· eporthei “he was destroying;”