render religious homage

. to work for hire ; in cl., also of divine service, , , and so always in NT: c. dat. pers., , , , , , ; of idol worship (cf. , ), , ; , ; id. , ; , ; , ; (without ) , ; , ; absol., ; , , ; of ministerial service, c. dat. rei, .† to serve to serve worship the worshipper τ. θεῷ τ. θεῷ ἐν τ. πνεύματί μου ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει μετ’ εὐλαβείας κ. δέους ἐν ὁσιότητι κ. δικαιοσύνῃ θεῷ νηστείαις κ. δεήσεσι πνεύματι θεοῦ ὁ λατρεύων Mt 4:10 Lk 4:8 Ac 7:7 24:14 27:23 He 9:14 Re 7:15 22:3 Ex 20:5 Ez 20:32 Ac 7:42 Ro 1:25 Ro 1:9 II Ti 1:3 He 12:28 Lk 1:74 Lk 2:37 Phl 3:3 Ac 26:7 He 9:9 10:2 He 8:5 13:10 (LXX)

dienen, diene, dienende, hebben, dien

I serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship.

to minister

to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage

serve, do the service, worship(-per)

λατρεύω (λάτρις, a hired servant), [in LXX (always, as λατρεία, of the service of God or of heathen divinities) chiefly for עָבַד, Exo.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, Mat.4:10, Luk.4:8" (LXX), Act.7:7 24:14 27:23, Heb.9:14, Rev.7:15 22:3; of idol worship (cf. Exo.20:5, Eze.20:32), Act.7:42, Rom.1:25; τ. θεῷ. ἐν τ. πνεύματί μου, Rom.1:9; id. ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει, 2Ti.1:3; μετ᾽ εὐλαβείας κ. δέους, Heb.12:28; ἐν ὁσιότητι κ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Luk.1:74; (without θεῷ) νηστείαις κ. δεήσεσι, Luk.2:37; πνεύματι θεοῦ, Php.3:3; absol., Act.26:7; ὁ λατρεύων, the worshipper, Heb.9:9 10:2; of ministerial service, with dative of thing(s), Heb.8:5 13:10.† SYN.: λειτουργέω, q.v (AS)