What does λατρεύω · εὐαρέστως mean in the Bible?
λατρεύω · εὐαρέστως is a Greek phrase meaning "serve or worship in a manner pleasing to God".
Greek · G3000, G2102
λατρεύωμεν εὐαρέστως
To minister · quite agreeably
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λατρεύω G3000 to minister
Pronunciation latreúō
Sacred service to God or gods involving worship and devotion, not merely hired labor.
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εὐαρέστως G2102 quite agreeably
Pronunciation euaréstōs
Living in a way that pleases God; the adverbial form emphasizing acceptable worship conduct
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What does λατρεύωμεν εὐαρέστως (latreuōmen euarestōs) mean in the Bible?
λατρεύω · εὐαρέστως is a Greek phrase meaning "serve or worship in a manner pleasing to God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3000, G2102?
G3000, G2102 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. serve or worship in a manner pleasing to God
Source Gloss
serve or worship in a manner pleasing to God
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 21 Tenses Present, Future, Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 11×
Present Active Acts 24:14 · Acts 27:23 · Rom 1:9 · 2 Tim 1:3 · Heb 8:5 · Rev 7:15 6×
Future Active Matt 4:10 · Luke 4:8 · Acts 7:7 · Rev 22:3 4×
Aorist Active Rom 1:25 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Present Active Luke 1:74 · Acts 7:42 · Heb 9:14 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Present Active Phil 3:3 · Heb 13:10 · Luke 2:37 · Acts 26:7 · Heb 9:9 · Heb 10:2 6×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Heb 12:28 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 20 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 16 future 4
Voice
active 20
Mood
indicative 10 participle 6 infinitive 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:10 λατρεύσεις future active indicative prospective Luke 1:74 λατρεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 2:37 λατρεύουσα present active participle participle Luke 4:8 λατρεύσεις future active indicative prospective Acts 7:42 λατρεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 7:7 λατρεύσουσίν future active indicative prospective Acts 24:14 λατρεύω present active indicative ongoing Acts 26:7 λατρεῦον present active participle participle Acts 27:23 λατρεύω present active indicative ongoing Romans 1:9 λατρεύω present active indicative ongoing Philippians 3:3 λατρεύοντες present active participle participle 2 Timothy 1:3 λατρεύω present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 8:5 λατρεύουσιν present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 9:14 λατρεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 9:9 λατρεύοντα present active participle participle Hebrews 10:2 λατρεύοντας present active participle participle Hebrews 12:28 λατρεύωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 13:10 λατρεύοντες present active participle participle Revelation 7:15 λατρεύουσιν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 22:3 λατρεύσουσιν future active indicative prospective
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain