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GreekG3000Verb

λατρεύω

latreuō

21Occurrences
G3000Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage

from (a hired menial);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to work for hire.
2.to serve; in cl., also of divine service, to serve, worship, and so always in NT
Synonyms
λειτουργέω, q.v
LXX: (always, as λατρεία, of the service of God or of heathen divinities) chiefly for עָבַד, in Dan LXX TH for פְּלַח

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

λατρεύω appears 21 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
6
Acts
5
Luke
3
Revelation
2
Romans
2
2 Timothy
1
Matthew
1
Philippians
1

Key Passages

2 Timothy 1:3BSB

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

Acts 7:7BSB

‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’

Hebrews 13:10BSB

We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

Luke 1:74BSB

deliverance from hostile hands,that we may serve Him without fear,

Philippians 3:3BSB

For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.