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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 - “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the LORD your God
and serve only him.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:74

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:74 - We have been rescued from our enemies
so we can serve God without fear,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four.[fn] She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:8 - Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the LORD your God
and serve only him.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:7 - ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and in the end they will come out and worship me here in this place.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - Then God turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their gods! In the book of the prophets it is written,
‘Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings
during those forty years in the wilderness, Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - “But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:7 - In fact, that is why the twelve tribes of Israel zealously worship God night and day, and they share the same hope I have. Yet, Your Majesty, they accuse me for having this hope!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:23 - For 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 knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart[fn] by spreading the Good News about his Son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:25 - They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:3 - For we who worship by the Spirit of God[fn] are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:3 - Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. 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 in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:9 - This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14 - Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds[fn] so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:2 - If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshipers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:28 - Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:10 - We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle[fn] have no right to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:15 - “That is why they stand in front of God’s throne
and serve him day and night in his Temple.
And he who sits on the throne
will give them shelter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.
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