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Lexicon :: Strong's G3000 - latreuō

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λατρεύω
Transliteration
latreuō (Key)
Pronunciation
lat-ryoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From latris (a hired menial)
mGNT
21x in 13 unique form(s) TR
21x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
89x in 25 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:58,503

Trench's Synonyms: xxxv. λατρεύω, λειτουργέω.

Strong’s Definitions

λατρεύω latreúō, lat-ryoo'-o; from λάτρις látris (a hired menial); to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage:—serve, do the service, worship(-per).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G3000 in the following manner: serve (16x), worship (3x), do the service (1x), worshipper (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G3000 in the following manner: serve (16x), worship (3x), do the service (1x), worshipper (1x).

  1. to serve for hire

  2. to serve, minister to, either to the gods or men and used alike of slaves and freemen

    1. in the NT, to render religious service or homage, to worship

    2. to perform sacred services, to offer gifts, to worship God in the observance of the rites instituted for his worship

      1. of priests, to officiate, to discharge the sacred office

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λατρεύω latreúō, lat-ryoo'-o; from λάτρις látris (a hired menial); to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage:—serve, do the service, worship(-per).
STRONGS G3000:
λατρεύω; future λατρεύσω; 1 aorist ἐλάτρευσα; (λάτρις a hireling, Latin latro in Ennius and Plautus; λάτρον hire); in Greek writings
a. to serve for hire;
b. universally, to serve, minister to, either gods or men, and used alike of slaves and of freemen; in the N. T. to render religious service or homage, to worship (Hebrew עָבַד, Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:12; Joshua 24:15); in a broad sense, λατρεύειν Θεῷ: Matthew 4:10 and Luke 4:8, (after Deuteronomy 6:13); Acts 7:7; Acts 24:14; Acts 27:23; Hebrews 9:14; Revelation 7:15; Revelation 22:3; of the worship of idols, Acts 7:42; Romans 1:25 (Exodus 20:5; Exodus 23:24; Ezekiel 20:32). Phrases relating to the manner of worshipping are these: Θεῷ (so R G) λατρεύειν πενυματι (dative of instrumentality), with the spirit or soul, Philippians 3:3, but L T Tr WH have correctly restored πενυαμτι Θεοῦ, i. e. prompted by, filled with, the Spirit of God, so that the dative of the person (τῷ Θεῷ) is suppressed; ἐν τῷ πνεύματι μου ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, in my spirit in delivering the glad tidings, Romans 1:9; τῷ Θεῷ ἐν καθαρά συνειδήσει, 2 Timothy 1:3; μετά αἰδοῦς καί εὐλαβείας or (so L T Tr WH) μετά εὐλαβείας καί δέους, Hebrews 12:28; ἐν ὁσιότητι καί δικαιοσύνη, Luke 1:74; (without the dative Θεῷ) νηστείαις καί δεήσεσι, Luke 2:37; λατρεύειν, absolutely, to worship God (cf. Winer's Grammar, 593 (552)), Acts 26:7. in the strict sense; to perform sacred services, to offer gifts, to worship God in the observance of the rites instituted for his worship: absolutely, Hebrews 9:9; Hebrews 10:2; specifically, of the priests, to officiate, to discharge the sacred office: with a dative of the sacred thing to which the service is rendered, Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 13:10. (Euripides, others.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
20:5; 23:24
Deuteronomy
6:13; 6:13; 10:12
Joshua
24:15
Ezekiel
20:32
Matthew
4:10
Luke
1:74; 2:37; 4:8
Acts
7:7; 7:42; 24:14; 26:7; 27:23
Romans
1:9; 1:25
Philippians
3:3
2 Timothy
1:3
Hebrews
8:5; 9:9; 9:14; 10:2; 12:28; 13:10
Revelation
7:15; 22:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3000 matches the Greek λατρεύω (latreuō),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:10 - Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:74

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:74 - to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[fn] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:8 - Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:7 - But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets: “ ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:7 - This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:23 - Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:9 - God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:25 - They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:3 - For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:3 - I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:5 - They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:9 - This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14 - How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,[fn] so that we may serve the living God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:2 - Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:28 - Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:10 - We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:15 - Therefore, “they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.
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