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.