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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)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:58,503

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).
  1. service rendered for hire

    1. any service or ministration: the service of God

  2. the service and worship of God according to the requirements of the Levitical law

  3. 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.
STRONGS G2999:
λατρεία, λατρείας, (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, λογικη λατρεία, Romans 12:1 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 59, 9 a.); (of the worship of idols, 1 Macc. 1:43).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:2 - For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:4 - They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children.[fn] God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:1 - And so, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:1 - That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:6 - When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room[fn] as they performed their religious duties.
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