Strong's Greek · G3000
G3000 latreúō
λατρεύω
lat-ryoo'-o
to minister
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latreúō appears 21 times in Scripture, including Matthew 4:10 and Luke 1:74. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
In the King James Version
serve, do the service, worship(-per)
Derivation
from λάτρις (a hired menial);
Appears 21 times in Scripture
“and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.”
“God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you”
“I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,”
““Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’””
“But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?”
“the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.”
“But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’””
“‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’”
“deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,”
“For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
