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latreia G2999

λατρεία (latreia) means “ministry” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

λατρεία Greek · G2999 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: lat-ri'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2999

λατρεία · latreia · ministry

λατρεία, -ας, ἡ (λατρεύω, which see), [in LXX (always of divine service): Exo.12:25-26 13:5, Jos.22:27, 1Ch.28:13 (עֲבֹדָה), 1Ma.1:43 1Mac 2:19 1Mac 2:22, 3Ma.4:14 * ;] 1. hired service, service. 2. (in cl. also) divine service, worship: Jhn.16:2, Rom.9:4 12:1, Heb.9:1, 6.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

service rendered to God, perhaps simply: worship.

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How translators render G2999

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
a service 1
for worship 1
sacred duties 1
service of worship 1
temple worship 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
service 2
the service 2
of divine service 1

Verses containing G2999

Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. John 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  2. Romans 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. Romans 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. Hebrews 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.

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  5. Hebrews 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.

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Sources and text

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We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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