Latreía — G2999

Definition

feminine noun

ministration of God, i.e. worship

1. in Greek authors "service rendered for hire
2. in the Greek Bible, the service or worship of God according to the requirements of the levitical law

Usually translated as

service

Origin

from G3000

• latreúō (G3000)

Occurrences

Latreía occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: John (1), Romans (2), Hebrews (2)

• John 16:2 — They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service (λατρείαν).
• Romans 9:4 — Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service (λατρεία) of God, and the promises;
• Romans 12:1 — I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service (λατρείαν).
• Hebrews 9:1 — Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service (λατρείας), and a worldly sanctuary.
• Hebrews 9:6 — Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service (λατρείας) of God.