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Lexicon :: Strong's G2999 - latreia

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λατρεία

Transliteration

latreia (Key)

Pronunciation

lat-ri'-ah

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Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From λατρεύω (G3000)

Greek Inflections of λατρεία [?]

mGNT
5x in 3 unique form(s) TR
5x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
5x in 3 unique form(s)

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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:58,503

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

λατρεία latreía, lat-ri'-ah; from G3000; ministration of God, i.e. worship:—(divine) service.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2999 in the following manner: service (4x), divine service (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2999 in the following manner: service (4x), divine service (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

service rendered for hire
1. any service or ministration: the service of God
the service and worship of God according to the requirements of the Levitical law
to perform sacred services

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

λατρεία latreía, lat-ri'-ah; from G3000; ministration of God, i.e. worship:—(divine) service.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2999:

λατρεία, λατρείας, ἡ (λατρεύω, which see);
1. in Greek authors "service rendered for hire; then any service or ministration (Tragg., Plutarch, Lucian); the service of God": τοῦ Θεοῦ, Plato, Apology 23 b.; καταφυγεῖν πρός θεῶν εὐχάς τέ καί λατρείας, ibid. Phaedr., p. 244 e.;servitus religionis, quam λατρείανGraeci vocant, Augustine civ. dei 5, 15.
2. in the Greek Bible, the service or worship of God according to the requirements of the levitical law (Hebrew עֲבֹדָה, Exodus 12:25f, etc.): Romans 9:4; Hebrews 9:1 (1 Macc. 2:19, 22); λατρείαν προσφέρειν τῷ Θεῷ (to offer service to God) equivalent to θυσίαν προσφέρειν εἰς λατρείαν (to offer a sacrifice in service), John 16:2; ἐπιτελεῖν τάς λατρείας, to perform the sacred services (see ἐπιτελέω, 1), spoken of the priests, Hebrews 9:6; universally, of any worship of God, ἡ λογικη λατρεία, Romans 12:1 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 59, 9 a.); (of the worship of idols, 1 Macc. 1:43).

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus: 12:25
John: 16:2
Romans: 9:4; 12:1
Hebrews: 9:1; 9:6

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Strong's Number G2999 matches the Greek λατρεία (latreia),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Jhn 16:2 - 사람들이 너희를 출회할 뿐아니라 때가 이르면 무릇 너희를 죽이는 자가 생각하기를 이것이 하나님을 섬기는 예라 하리라

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Rom 9:4 - 저희는 이스라엘 사람이라 저희에게는 양자 됨과 영광과 언약들과 율법을 세우신 것과 예배와 약속들이 있고

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Rom 12:1 - 그러므로 형제들아 내가 하나님의 모든 자비하심으로 너희를 권하노니 너희 몸을 하나님이 기뻐하시는 거룩한 산 제사로 드리라 이는 너희의 드릴 영적 예배니라

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