noun · feminine
latreias
Greekλατρεία (latreia)
Strong’sG2999
service, worship
stem latrei-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λατρεία, -ας, ἡ
(< λατρεύω, q.v.), [in LXX (always of divine service): Ex 12:25, 26 13:5, Jos 22:27, I Ch 28:13 (עֲבֹדָה), I Mac 1:43 2:19, 22, III Mac 4:14*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2999 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlat-ri'-ah
ministration of God, i.e. worship
Fromfrom G3000;
King James(divine) service.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | latreias1×λατρεία | latreiais |
| object accusative | latreian2×λατρείαν | latreiain1×λατρείας |
| direct address vocative | latreiar | latreiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | latreiau1×λατρείας | latreiaiu |
| to, for dative | latreia | latreiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
latreia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
latreias“service”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 9:4“service”hotinois alō Israēlitois, hoiu tas huiothesias kai tas doxas kai tais diathēkais kai tas nomothesias kai tas latreias kai tais epangeliais,the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
latreian“service”objectaccusative singular2×
John 16:2“service”aposunagōgoin poiali vin; alla erchetō hōras hina pantos tos apokteinaratos vin dokateia latreian prosferarō to theo.They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
Romans 12:1“worship”Parakalamō oun vin, adelfoir, dia toiu oiktirmoiu tou theou paristanara teim sōmeim vu thusian zōarōtan hagian euarestan to theo, tan logikan latreian vu;Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
latreiau“worship”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 9:1“worship”Echate men oun tas prōtas dikaiōmeim latreiau tem tē hagiem kosmikem.Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.
latreiain“ministry”objectaccusative plural1×
Hebrews 9:6“ministry”Houteiu de houtōs kataskeuazirēteiu, eis men tan prōtan skēnan dia pantou eiseialō tois hierevois tain latreiain epitelarōtois,When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.