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Strong's G3000 · Greek

λατρεύω

latreuo · lat-ryoo'-o

from latris (a hired menial); to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

λατρεύω (G3000)

21 λατρεύω ( λάτρις , a hired servant ), [in LXX (always, as λατρεία , of the service of God or of heathen divinities) chiefly for עבד , Ex 3:12 , al.; in Da LXX TH ( 3:12 , al.) for פְּלַח ;] to work for hire . to serve ; in cl., also of divine service, to serve , worship , and so always in NT: c. dat. pers., τ. θεῷ , Mt 4:10 , Lk 4:8 (LXX) , Ac 7:7 24:14 27:23 , He 9:14 , Re 7:15 22:3 ; of idol worship (cf. Ex 20:5 , Ez 20:32 ), Ac 7:42 , Ro 1:25 ; τ. θεῷ ἐν τ. πνεύματί μου , Ro 1:9 ; id. ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει , II Ti 1:3 ; μετ’ εὐλαβείας κ. δέους , He 12:28 ; ἐν ὁσιότητι κ. δικαιοσύνῃ , Lk 1:74 ; (without θεῷ ) νηστείαις κ. δεήσεσι , Lk 2:37 ; πνεύματι θεοῦ , Phl 3:3 ; absol., Ac 26:7 ; ὁ λατρεύων , the worshipper , He 9:9 10:2 ; of ministerial service, c. dat. rei, He 8:5 13:10 .† SYN. : λειτουργέω , q.v.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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