Strong's Number G3000

λατρεύω

latreuo · lat-ryoo'-o

Transliteration:

latreuo{lat-ryoo'-o}

Word Origin:

from latris (a hired menial)

TDNT:

4:58,503

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage

Usage in the KJV:

serve 13, worship 3, do the service 1, worshipper 1

Total: 21
Occurs 21 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to serve for hire
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