Strong G3000λατρεύω
to minister
- Transliteration
- latreuō
- Pronunciation
- lat-ryoo'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From λάτρις latris (a hired menial); to minister (to God) that is render religious homage: - serve do the service worship (-per).
Detailed definition
λατρεύω
(λάτρις, a hired servant), [in LXX (always, as λατρεία, of the service of God or of heathen divinities) chiefly for עָבַד, Exo.3:12, al.; in Dan LXX TH (Dan.3:12, al.) for פְּלַח;]
1. to work for hire.
2. to serve; in cl., also of divine service, to serve, worship, and so always in NT: with dative of person(s), τ. θεῷ, Mat.4:10, Luk.4:8" (LXX), Act.7:7 24:14 27:23, Heb.9:14, Rev.7:15 22:3; of idol worship (cf. Exo.20:5, Eze.20:32), Act.7:42, Rom.1:25; τ. θεῷ. ἐν τ. πνεύματί μου, Rom.1:9; id. ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει, 2Ti.1:3; μετ᾽ εὐλαβείας κ. δέους, Heb.12:28; ἐν ὁσιότητι κ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Luk.1:74; (without θεῷ) νηστείαις κ. δεήσεσι, Luk.2:37; πνεύματι θεοῦ, Php.3:3; absol., Act.26:7; ὁ λατρεύων, the worshipper, Heb.9:9 10:2; of ministerial service, with dative of thing(s), Heb.8:5 13:10.†
SYN.: λειτουργέω, q.v (AS)
(λάτρις, a hired servant), [in LXX (always, as λατρεία, of the service of God or of heathen divinities) chiefly for עָבַד, Exo.3:12, al.; in Dan LXX TH (Dan.3:12, al.) for פְּלַח;]
1. to work for hire.
2. to serve; in cl., also of divine service, to serve, worship, and so always in NT: with dative of person(s), τ. θεῷ, Mat.4:10, Luk.4:8" (LXX), Act.7:7 24:14 27:23, Heb.9:14, Rev.7:15 22:3; of idol worship (cf. Exo.20:5, Eze.20:32), Act.7:42, Rom.1:25; τ. θεῷ. ἐν τ. πνεύματί μου, Rom.1:9; id. ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει, 2Ti.1:3; μετ᾽ εὐλαβείας κ. δέους, Heb.12:28; ἐν ὁσιότητι κ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Luk.1:74; (without θεῷ) νηστείαις κ. δεήσεσι, Luk.2:37; πνεύματι θεοῦ, Php.3:3; absol., Act.26:7; ὁ λατρεύων, the worshipper, Heb.9:9 10:2; of ministerial service, with dative of thing(s), Heb.8:5 13:10.†
SYN.: λειτουργέω, q.v (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3000 appears in 21 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- serve16
- worship3
- service1
- worshipper1
First verses
- Matthew 4:10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- Luke 1:74That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
- Luke 2:37And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
- Luke 4:8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- Acts 7:7And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
- Acts 7:42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
- Acts 24:14But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
- Acts 26:7Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
- Acts 27:23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
- Romans 1:9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
- Romans 1:25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
- Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
- 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
- Hebrews 8:5Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
- Hebrews 9:9Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
- Hebrews 9:14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
- Hebrews 10:2For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
- Hebrews 12:28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
- Hebrews 13:10We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
- Revelation 7:15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
λατρ-εύω,
Elean λατρείω (which see), work for hire or pay, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 13.48)]: to be in servitude, serve, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.1.36; παρά τινι 2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus 2.6.3.)]
2 λ. τινί to be subject or enslaved to, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 35, etc.)]: with accusative person, serve, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1115 (Lyric poetry), _falsa lectio_ in [prev. author] “El.” 131: _metaphorically_, λ. πέτρᾳ, of Prometheus, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 968; μόχθοις λατρεύων τοῖς ὑπερτάτοις βροτῶν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 105)]; λ. νόμοις obey, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 7.2)]; λ. καιρῷ, = Latin temporibus inservire, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD(?): Pseudo-Phocylidea 121)]; τῷ κάλλει λ. to be devoted to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.57; λ. ἡδονῇ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 15.)]
3 serve the gods with prayers and sacrifices, λ. Φοίβῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 152 (Lyric poetry): with _accusative_ _cognate_, πόνον λ. τινί)] render due service, [Refs ([prev. work] 129 (Lyric poetry))]; πόνον.. τόνδ᾽ ἐλάτρευσα θεᾷ [Refs (“IG” 2.1378.)]
Elean λατρείω (which see), work for hire or pay, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 13.48)]: to be in servitude, serve, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.1.36; παρά τινι 2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus 2.6.3.)]
2 λ. τινί to be subject or enslaved to, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 35, etc.)]: with accusative person, serve, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1115 (Lyric poetry), _falsa lectio_ in [prev. author] “El.” 131: _metaphorically_, λ. πέτρᾳ, of Prometheus, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 968; μόχθοις λατρεύων τοῖς ὑπερτάτοις βροτῶν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 105)]; λ. νόμοις obey, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 7.2)]; λ. καιρῷ, = Latin temporibus inservire, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD(?): Pseudo-Phocylidea 121)]; τῷ κάλλει λ. to be devoted to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.57; λ. ἡδονῇ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 15.)]
3 serve the gods with prayers and sacrifices, λ. Φοίβῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 152 (Lyric poetry): with _accusative_ _cognate_, πόνον λ. τινί)] render due service, [Refs ([prev. work] 129 (Lyric poetry))]; πόνον.. τόνδ᾽ ἐλάτρευσα θεᾷ [Refs (“IG” 2.1378.)]