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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2999. λατρεία (latreia) -- Service, Worship</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2999.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/12-40.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2999.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2999</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2998.htm" title="2998">◄</a> 2999. latreia <a href="../greek/3000.htm" title="3000">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">latreia: Service, Worship</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">λατρεία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>latreia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>lah-TRY-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(lat-ri'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Service, Worship<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>service rendered to God, perhaps simply: worship.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb λατρεύω (latreuō), meaning "to serve" or "to worship."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H5656 (עֲבֹדָה, avodah):</b> Service, labor, work, often used in the context of worship or service to God.<p> - <b>H8334 (שָׁרַת, sharath):</b> To minister, serve, often used in the context of priestly service.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "latreia" primarily denotes the concept of service or worship, particularly in a religious context. It is used to describe the acts of service and devotion directed towards God. In the New Testament, "latreia" often refers to the worship practices and religious duties performed by believers as an expression of their faith and reverence for God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, "latreia" was associated with the service rendered to deities, often involving rituals and sacrifices. In the Jewish context, it was closely linked to the temple worship and the sacrificial system prescribed in the Mosaic Law. The early Christian understanding of "latreia" expanded to include spiritual worship, emphasizing a life dedicated to God beyond mere ritualistic practices.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2999</b> <i>latreía</i> (from <a href="/greek/3000.htm">3000</a> <i>/latreúō</i>, "render sacred service") – <i>sacred </i>(<i>technical</i>) <i>service</i>. <a href="/greek/2999.htm">2999</a> <i>/latreía</i>("technical, priestly-service") occurs five times in the NT (Jn 16:2; Ro 9:4, 12:1; Heb 9:1,6). <a href="/greek/3000.htm">See 3000</a> (<i>latreuō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3000.htm">latreuó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>service<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>divine worship (2), service (2), service of worship (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2999: λατρεία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λατρεία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λατρείας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">λατρεύω</span>, which see); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> in Greek authors "service rendered for hire; then any service or ministration (Tragg., <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>); the service of God": <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Apology 23 b.; <span class="greek2">καταφυγεῖν</span> <span class="greek2">πρός</span> <span class="greek2">θεῶν</span> <span class="greek2">εὐχάς</span> <span class="greek2">τέ</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">λατρείας</span>, ibid. Phaedr., p. 244 e.;<span class="latin">servitus religionis, quam</span> <span class="greek2">λατρείαν</span><span class="latin">Graeci vocant</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Augustine</span> civ. dei 5, 15. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> in the Greek Bible, <span class="accented">the service or worship of God according to the requirements of the levitical law</span> (Hebrew <span class="hebrew">עֲבֹדָה</span>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/12-25.htm">Exodus 12:25</a>f, etc.): <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-1.htm">Hebrews 9:1</a> (1 Macc. 2:19, 22); <span class="greek2">λατρείαν</span> <span class="greek2">προσφέρειν</span> <span class="greek2">τῷ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεῷ</span> (to offer service to God) equivalent to <span class="greek2">θυσίαν</span> <span class="greek2">προσφέρειν</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">λατρείαν</span> (to offer a sacrifice in service), <a href="/interlinear/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐπιτελεῖν</span> <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">λατρείας</span>, <span class="accented">to perform the sacred services</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐπιτελέω</span></span>, 1), spoken of the priests, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-6.htm">Hebrews 9:6</a>; universally, of any worship of God, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">λογικη</span> <span class="greek2">λατρεία</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 59, 9 a.); (of the worship of idols, 1 Macc. 1:43).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>divine service, worship<p>From <a href="/greek/3000.htm">latreuo</a>; ministration of God, i.e. Worship -- (divine) service. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3000.htm">latreuo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λατρεια λατρεία λατρειαν λατρείαν λατρειας λατρείας λατρευτόν latreia latreía latreian latreían latreias latreías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/16-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 16:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμᾶς δόξῃ <b>λατρείαν</b> προσφέρειν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that he is offering <span class="itali">service</span> to God.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that he doeth God <span class="itali">service.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/16-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you will think <span class="itali">[it is] service</span> to give<p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡ <b>λατρεία</b> καὶ αἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the giving of the Law <span class="itali">and the [temple] service</span> and the promises,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the service</span> [of God], and<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">service</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/romans/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 12:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν λογικὴν <b>λατρείαν</b> ὑμῶν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [which is] your spiritual <span class="itali">service of worship.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [which is] your reasonable <span class="itali">service.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which is [the] divinely reasonable <span class="itali">service</span> of you<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρώτη δικαιώματα <b>λατρείας</b> τό τε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> regulations <span class="itali">of divine worship</span> and the earthly<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ordinances <span class="itali">of divine service,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> first regulations <span class="itali">of worship</span> and<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἱερεῖς τὰς <b>λατρείας</b> ἐπιτελοῦντες </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> performing <span class="itali">the divine worship,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> accomplishing <span class="itali">the service</span> [of God].<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> priests the <span class="itali">services</span> accomplishing<p><b><a href="/greek/2999.htm">Strong's Greek 2999</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2999.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/latreia_2999.htm">λατρεία — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/latreian_2999.htm">λατρείαν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/latreias_2999.htm">λατρείας — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2998.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2998"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2998" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3000.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3000"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3000" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>