latreuō (to minister)

Meaning

Usually translated “serving”, “serve” and “worship”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

serving 4
i serve 4
to serve 2
will you serve 1
you will serve 1
they will serve 1
to worship 1
they served 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Hebrews 6
Acts 5
Luke 3
Romans 2
Revelation 2
Matthew 1

8 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture

Luke 1:74That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Luke 2:37And 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 4:8And 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 7:7And 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 7:42Then 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 24:14But 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:

All 21 verses, by book

Matthew 1: 4:10
Luke 3: 1:74 2:37 4:8
Acts 5: 7:7 7:42 24:14 26:7 27:23
Romans 2: 1:9 1:25
Philippians 1: 3:3
2 Timothy 1: 1:3
Hebrews 6: 8:5 9:9 9:14 10:2 12:28 13:10
Revelation 2: 7:15 22:3

Greek dictionary

λατρεύω latreuō · to minister

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. …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “minister” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

MIN'ISTER, noun

[Latin]

Properly, a chief servant; hence, an agent appointed to transact or manage business under the authority of another; in which sense, it is a word of very extensive application.“Moses rose up and his minister Joshua” Exodus 24:13
One to whom a king or prince entrusts the direction of affairs of state; as minister of state; the prime minister In modern governments, the secretaries or heads of the several departments or branches of government are the ministers of the chief magistrate.
A magistrate; an executive officer.“For he is the minister of God to thee for good” Romans 13:4
A delegate; an embassador; the representative of a sovereign at a foreign court; usually such as is resident at a foreign court, but not restricted to such.

All definitions and other forms of “minister”

One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church, duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments. Ephesians 3:7
Christ is called a minister of the sanctuary. Hebrews 8:2
An angel; a messenger of God.“Who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire” Psalms 104:4

MIN'ISTER, verb transitive

[Latin ministro.]

To give; to afford; to supply.

“He that ministereth seed to the sower--” 2 Corinthians 9:10“That it may minister grace to the hearers” Ephesians 4:29

MIN'ISTER, verb intransitive

To attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.

“I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office” Exodus 29:44
To afford supplies; to give things needful; to supply the means of relief; to relieve.“When saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?” Matthew 25:44
To give medicines.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.