λατρεύω latreuō · G3000

to minister

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., …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λατρ-εύω, ; Elean λατρείω (which see), work for hire or pay, []: to be in servitude, serve, []; 2 λ. τινί to be subject or enslaved to, []: with accusative person, serve, []; λ. νόμοις obey, []; λ. καιρῷ, = Latin temporibus inservire, []; τῷ κάλλει λ. to be devoted to.., []; 3 serve the gods with prayers and sacrifices, λ. Φοίβῳ [] render due service, []; πόνον.. τόνδ᾽ ἐλάτρευσα θεᾷ []

Where it's used 21 times

Matthew 4:10 · Luke 1:74 · Luke 2:37 · Luke 4:8 · Acts 7:7 · Acts 7:42 · Acts 24:14 · Acts 26:7 · Acts 27:23 · Romans 1:9 · Romans 1:25 · Philippians 3:3 · 2 Timothy 1:3 · Hebrews 8:5 · Hebrews 9:9 · Hebrews 9:14 · Hebrews 10:2 · Hebrews 12:28 · Hebrews 13:10 · Revelation 7:15 · Revelation 22:3

Source: TBESG G3000; TFLSJ G3000

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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