λατρεύω

λατρεύω

(λάτρις, a hired servant), [in LXX (always, as λατρεία, of the service of God or of heathen divinities) chiefly for עָבַד, 2 Mos 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, Matt 4,10, Luk 4,8" (LXX), ApG 7,7; 24,14; 27,23, Hebr 9,14, Åb 7,15; 22,3; of idol worship (cf. 2 Mos 20,5, Ezk 20,32), ApG 7,42, Rom 1,25; τ. θεῷ. ἐν τ. πνεύματί μου, Rom 1,9 id. ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει, 2 Tim 1,3 μετ᾽ εὐλαβείας κ. δέους, Hebr 12,28 ἐν ὁσιότητι κ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Luk 1,74 (without θεῷ) νηστείαις κ. δεήσεσι, Luk 2,37 πνεύματι θεοῦ, Fil 3,3 absol., ApG 26,7 ὁ λατρεύων, the worshipper, Hebr 9,9; 10,2; of ministerial service, with dative of thing(s), Hebr 8,5; 13,10.†

SYN.: λειτουργέω, q.v