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#3000 λατρεύω latreuo {lat-ryoo'-o}
from latris (a hired menial); TDNT - 4:58,503; v
[ -- Word Etymology & Grammar ]
AV - serve 16, worship 3, do the service 1, worshipper 1; 21
1) to serve for hire
2) to serve, minister to, either to the gods or men and used
alike of slaves and freemen
2a) in the NT, to render religious service or homage, to worship
2b) to perform sacred services, to offer gifts, to worship God in
the observance of the rites instituted for his worship
2b1) of priests, to officiate, to discharge the sacred office
[ -- Thayer's Greek Lexicon ]
From
λάτρις [[latris]] (a hired
menial); to
minister (to God), that is,
render religious
homage:--serve, do the service, worship (-per).
[ -- Strong's Greek Lexicon ]
