Word Study · Strong's G2999 · Greek
λατρεία
latreia
lat-ri'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: latreía
“ministration of God, i.e. worship”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
ministration of God, i.e. worship
Rendered in the KJV as
(divine) service.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- λατρείαν2
- λατρεία1
- λατρείας1
- λατρείας,1
How it is rendered · 4
- service2
- [it is] a service1
- of worship1
- sacred services1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
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- N-ASF · 2
- N-APF · 1
- N-GSF · 1
- N-NSF · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Romans carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 9:4λατρείαlatreianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularthe 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.here: service
- Romans 12:1λατρείανlatreiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore 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.here: service
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 9:1λατρείας,latreiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNow the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.here: of worship
- Hebrews 9:6λατρείαςlatreiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralWhen everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.here: sacred services