- Transliteration: Latreuo

- Phonetic: lat-ryoo'-o

- Definition:

1. to serve for hire

2. to serve, minister to, either to the gods or men and used alike of slaves and freemen

a. in the NT, to render religious service or homage, to worship

b. to perform sacred services, to offer gifts, to worship God in the observance of the rites instituted for his worship

1. of priests, to officiate, to discharge the sacred office

- Origin: from latris (a hired menial)

- TDNT entry: 04:58,5

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From λάτρις latris (a hired menial); to minister (to God) that is render religious homage: - serve do the service worship (-per).