λατρεία
latreia · worship, service
Greek word · Strong’s number G2999 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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latreia (λατρεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “worship, service”.
Worship, the service offered to God.
How to say it
la·trei·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What is offered to God in adoration.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogue; indeed, an hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.
- Romans 9:4
who are Israelites; to them belong the adoption as sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the promises;
- Romans 12:1
I urge you then, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice living, holy, pleasing to God, which is your rational worship.
- Hebrews 9:1
Now the first had regulations for worship and the earthly holy place.
- Hebrews 9:6
With these things thus prepared, the priests go continually into the first tent performing the acts of worship;