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Strong's G3000 λατρεύω (latreuo)

Latreuo means “serve” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3000 — yeberekyahu (“Jeberechiah”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3000
Language Greek
Linked Usages 107
Books 24

Strong's G3000 Quick Answer

Strong's G3000 λατρεύω (latreuo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. latreuo (lat-ryoo'-o) v. 1. to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage [from latris "a hired menial"] It has 107 linked Bible usages across 24 books. Visible English usage signals include god, serve, and service. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
latreuo (lat-ryoo'-o) v. 1. to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage [from latris "a hired menial"]
Usage
107 linked usages
Books
24 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
god, serve, and service

Meaning and Definition

latreuo (lat-ryoo'-o) v. 1. to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage [from latris "a hired menial"] KJV: serve, do the service, worship(-per)

Original Word
λατρεύω
Transliteration
latreuo
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3000. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to minister

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G3000 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render latreuo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

God Matthew 4:10 17× serve Luke 1:74 service Hebrews 9:9

How Strong's G3000 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 79 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3000 (λατρεύω) appears 92 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3000 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3000 in the New Testament

21 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 4:10 KJV

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Luke 1:74 KJV

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

Luke 2:37 KJV

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Strong's G3000 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

79 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 3:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with thee, and this shall be the sign to thee that I shall send thee forth—when thou bringest out my people out of Egypt, then ye shall serve God in this mountain.

Exodus 4:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy firstborn son.

Exodus 7:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt say to him, The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to thee, saying, Send my people away, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened.

Strong's G3000 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 1:4 Septuagint / Brenton

and said, Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders: now therefore serve the Lord your God, and minister unto his people Israel, and prepare you after your families and kindred,

1 Esdras 4:54 Septuagint / Brenton

He wrote also concerning the charges, and the priests’ vestments wherein they minister;

Judith 3:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Yet he did cast down their frontiers, and cut down their groves: for he had decreed to destroy all the gods of the land, that all nations should worship Nebuchadnezzar only, and that all tongues and tribes should call upon him as a god.

Strong's G3000 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 10:21 Septuagint / Brenton

destroy from off the earth. And all the children of men shall become righteous, and all nations

1 Enoch 99:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And again I swear to you, ye sinners, that sin is prepared for a day of unceasing bloodshed. And they who worship stones, and grave images of gold and silver and wood (and stone) and clay, and those who worship impure spirits and demons, and all kinds of idols not according to knowledge, shall get no manner of help from them.

Usage Excerpts

First 107 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3000.

Exodus 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with thee, and this shall be the sign to thee that I shall send thee forth—when thou bringest out my people out of Egypt, then ye shall serve God in this mountain.
Exodus 4:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy firstborn son.
Exodus 7:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt say to him, The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to thee, saying, Send my people away, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened.
Exodus 7:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh, and thou shalt say to him, These things says the Lord: send forth my people, that they may serve me.
Exodus 8:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh: and, behold, he will go forth to the water, and thou shalt say to him, These things says the Lord: Send away my people, that they may serve me in the wilderness.
Exodus 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh, and thou shalt say to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews; Send my people away that they may serve me.
Exodus 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; and thou shalt say to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Send away my people that they may serve me.
Exodus 10:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharaoh, and they said to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long dost thou refuse to reverence me? Send my people away, that they may serve me.
Exodus 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the servants of Pharaoh say to him, How long shall this be a snare to us? send away the men, that they may serve their God; wilt thou know that Egypt is destroyed?
Exodus 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they brought back both Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh; and he said to them, Go and serve the Lord your God; but who are they that are going with you?
Exodus 10:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Not so, but let the men go and serve God, for this ye yourselves seek; and they cast them out from the presence of Pharaoh.
Exodus 10:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go, serve the Lord your God, only leave your sheep and your oxen, and let your store depart with you.
Exodus 10:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And our cattle shall go with us, and we will not leave a hoof behind, for of them we will take to serve the Lord our God: but we know not in what manner we shall serve the Lord our God, until we arrive there.
Exodus 12:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron by night, and said to them, Rise and depart from my people, both ye and the children of Israel. Go and serve the Lord your God, even as ye say.
Exodus 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor serve them; for I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,
Exodus 23:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not worship their gods, nor serve them: thou shalt not do according to their works, but shalt utterly destroy them, and break to pieces their pillars.
Exodus 23:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt serve the Lord thy God, and I will bless thy bread and thy wine and thy water, and I will turn away sickness from you.
Leviticus 18:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt not give of thy seed to serve a ruler; and thou shalt not profane my holy name; I am the Lord.
Numbers 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is it a little thing for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, and brought you near to himself to minister in the services of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the tabernacle to minister for them?
Deuteronomy 4:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and lest having looked up to the sky, and having seen the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the heavenly bodies, thou shouldest go astray and worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God has distributed to all the nations under heaven.
Deuteronomy 4:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall there serve other gods, the works of the hands of men, wood and stones, which cannot see, nor can they hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Deuteronomy 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor shalt thou serve them; for I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,
Deuteronomy 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve; and thou shalt cleave to him, and by his name thou shalt swear.
Deuteronomy 7:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he will draw away thy son from me, and he will serve other gods; and the Lord will be very angry with you, and will soon utterly destroy thee.
Deuteronomy 7:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt eat all the spoils of the nations which the Lord thy God gives thee; thine eye shall not spare them, and thou shalt not serve their gods; for this is an offense to thee.
Deuteronomy 8:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and shouldest go after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall surely perish.
Deuteronomy 10:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, Israel, what does the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, and to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul;
Deuteronomy 10:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt cleave to him, and shalt swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 11:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now if ye will indeed hearken to all the commands which I charge thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to serve him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 11:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
take heed to thyself that thy heart be not puffed up, and ye transgress, and serve other gods, and worship them:
Deuteronomy 11:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the curse, if ye do not hearken to the commands of the Lord our God, as many as I command you this day, and ye wander from the way which I have commanded you, having gone to serve other gods, which ye know not.
Deuteronomy 12:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places in which they served their gods, whose land ye inherit, on the high mountains and on the hills, and under the thick tree.
Deuteronomy 13:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the sign or the wonder come to pass which he spoke to thee, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye know not;
Deuteronomy 13:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thy brother by thy father or mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife in thy bosom, or friend who is equal to thine own soul, entreat thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known,
Deuteronomy 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Evil men have gone out from you, and have caused all the inhabitants of their land to fall away, saying, Let us go and worship other gods, whom ye knew not,
Deuteronomy 17:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they should go and serve other gods, and worship them, the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which he commanded thee not to do,
Deuteronomy 28:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not turn aside from any of the commandments, which I charge thee this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Deuteronomy 28:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord carry away thee and thy princes, whom thou shalt set over thee, to a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers know; and thou shalt there serve other gods, wood and stone.
Deuteronomy 28:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with gladness and a good heart, because of the abundance of all things.
Deuteronomy 28:48 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt serve thine enemies, which the Lord will send forth against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in the want of all things; and thou shalt wear upon thy neck a yoke of iron until he shall have destroyed thee.
Deuteronomy 29:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye beheld their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which are among them.
Deuteronomy 29:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, the things which he appointed to their fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt:
Deuteronomy 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if thy heart change, and thou wilt not hearken, and thou shalt go astray and worship other gods, and serve them,
Deuteronomy 31:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I will bring them into the good land, which I swore to their fathers, to give to them a land flowing with milk and honey: and they shall eat and be filled and satisfy themselves; then will they turn aside after other gods, and serve them, and they will provoke me, and break my covenant.
Joshua 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But take great heed to do the commands and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you to do; to love the Lord our God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commands, and to cleave to him, and serve him with all your mind, and with all your soul.
Joshua 22:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
but that this may be a witness between you and us, and between our posterity after us, that we may do service to the Lord before him, with our burnt offerings and our meat offerings and our peace offerings: so your sons shall not say to our sons, hereafter, Ye have no portion in the Lord.
Joshua 23:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that ye go not in among these nations that are left; and the names of their gods shall not be named among you, neither shall ye serve them, neither shall ye bow down to them.
Joshua 23:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
when ye transgress the covenant of the Lord our God, which he has charged us, and go and serve other gods, and bow down to them.
Joshua 24:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers at first sojourned beyond the river, even Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor; and they served other gods.
Joshua 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now fear the Lord, and serve him in righteousness and justice; and remove the strange gods, which our fathers served beyond the river, and in Egypt; and serve the Lord.
Joshua 24:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if it seem not good to you to serve the Lord, choose to yourselves this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods of your fathers that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, among whom ye dwell upon their land: but I and my house will serve the Lord, for he is holy.
Joshua 24:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people answered and said, Far be it from us to forsake the Lord, so as to serve other gods.
Joshua 24:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord cast out the Amorite, and all the nations that inhabited the land from before us: yea, we will serve the Lord, for he is our God.
Joshua 24:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua said to the people, Indeed ye will not be able to serve the Lord, for God is holy; and he being jealous will not forgive your sins and your transgressions.
Joshua 24:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whensoever ye shall forsake the Lord and serve other gods, then he shall come upon you and afflict you, and consume you, because he has done you good.
Joshua 24:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people said to Joshua, Nay, but we will serve the Lord.
Joshua 24:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua said to the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves, that ye have chosen the Lord to serve him.
Joshua 24:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people said to Joshua, We will serve the Lord, and we will hearken to his voice.
Joshua 24:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that lived as long as Joshua, and all that knew all the works of the Lord which he wrought for Israel.
Judges 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel wrought evil before the Lord, and served Baalim.
Judges 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they provoked the Lord, and forsook him, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
Judges 2:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the judge died, that they went back, and again corrupted themselves worse than their fathers to go after other gods to serve them and to worship them: they abandoned not their devices nor their stubborn ways.
Judges 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they took their daughters for wives to themselves, and they gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
Judges 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
2 Kingdoms 15:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thy servant vowed a vow when I dwelt at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.
4 Kingdoms 17:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they served the idols, of which the Lord said to them, Ye shall not do this thing against the Lord.
4 Kingdoms 17:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They forsook the commandments of the Lord their God, and made themselves graven images, even two heifers, and they made groves, and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
4 Kingdoms 17:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they feared the Lord, and served their gods according to the manner of the nations, whence their lords brought them.
4 Kingdoms 17:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord made a covenant with them, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, neither shall ye worship them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
4 Kingdoms 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he walked in all the way in which his father walked, and served the idols which his father served, and worshiped them.
2 Chronicles 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if ye should turn away, and forsake my ordinances and my commandments, which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Ezekiel 20:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall not be as ye say, We will be as the nations, and as the tribes of the earth, to worship stocks and stones.
Daniel 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who have not obeyed thy decree, O king: they serve not thy gods, and worship not the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that ye serve not my gods, and worship not the golden image which I have set up?
Daniel 3:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For our God whom we serve is in the heavens, able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will rescue us from thy hands, O king.
Daniel 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:95 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants, because they trusted in him; and they have changed the king’s word, and delivered their bodies to be burned, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Daniel 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. But the king said to Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
Daniel 6:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he drew near to the den, he cried with a loud voice, Daniel, servant of the living God, has thy God, whom thou servest continually, been able to deliver thee from the lion’s mouth?
Matthew 4:10 New Testament, KJV
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Luke 1:74 New Testament, KJV
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Luke 2:37 New Testament, KJV
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Luke 4:8 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Acts 7:7 New Testament, KJV
And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
Acts 7:42 New Testament, KJV
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
Acts 24:14 New Testament, KJV
But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
Acts 26:7 New Testament, KJV
Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
Acts 27:23 New Testament, KJV
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
Romans 1:9 New Testament, KJV
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
Romans 1:25 New Testament, KJV
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Philippians 3:3 New Testament, KJV
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
2 Timothy 1:3 New Testament, KJV
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Hebrews 8:5 New Testament, KJV
Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
Hebrews 9:9 New Testament, KJV
Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
Hebrews 9:14 New Testament, KJV
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 10:2 New Testament, KJV
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
Hebrews 12:28 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Hebrews 13:10 New Testament, KJV
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Revelation 7:15 New Testament, KJV
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
Revelation 22:3 New Testament, KJV
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
1 Esdras 1:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and said, Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders: now therefore serve the Lord your God, and minister unto his people Israel, and prepare you after your families and kindred,
1 Esdras 4:54 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He wrote also concerning the charges, and the priests’ vestments wherein they minister;
Judith 3:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet he did cast down their frontiers, and cut down their groves: for he had decreed to destroy all the gods of the land, that all nations should worship Nebuchadnezzar only, and that all tongues and tribes should call upon him as a god.
3 Maccabees 6:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When the three friends in the land of Babylon of their own will exposed their lives to the fire rather than serve vain things, thou didst send a dewy coolness through the fiery furnace, and bring the fire upon all their adversaries.
Wisdom of Sirach 4:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: And them that love her the Lord doth love.
1 Enoch 10:21 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
destroy from off the earth. And all the children of men shall become righteous, and all nations
1 Enoch 99:7 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And again I swear to you, ye sinners, that sin is prepared for a day of unceasing bloodshed. And they who worship stones, and grave images of gold and silver and wood (and stone) and clay, and those who worship impure spirits and demons, and all kinds of idols not according to knowledge, shall get no manner of help from them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3000, grouped by book.

Exodus 17 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 25 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 5 usages, New Testament
Romans 2 usages, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 6 usages, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G3000 FAQ

What does latreuo (λατρεύω) mean?

Latreuo (Strong's G3000) is a Greek word most simply glossed "serve". latreuo (lat-ryoo'-o) v. 1. to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage [from latris "a hired menial"]

How many times is latreuo (λατρεύω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 107 linked usages for Strong's G3000 across 24 books.

Where can I study latreuo (λατρεύω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3000 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate latreuo (λατρεύω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as god, serve, and service. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3000 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 79 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G3000, with linked reader references where each row is available.