Galatians 1:13
13You have heard ofἨκούσατεforγὰρτὴνmyἐμὴνway of lifeἀναστροφήνformerποτεinἐντῷJudaismἸουδαϊσμῷ,thatὅτιbeyondκαθ’exceeding measureὑπερβολὴνI was persecutingἐδίωκονtheτὴνchurchἐκκλησίαντοῦof Godθεοῦandκαὶwas destroyingἐπόρθουνitαὐτήν,
For you⁺ heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism, that according to excess I was persecuting the church of God and was ravaging it.
Vocab difficulty
51.2
Rare words
Ἰουδαϊσμῷ
Ἰουδαϊσμός
the Jewish religion, Judaism.
ἐπόρθουν
πορθέω
I lay waste, destroy, ravage, harass.