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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λατρεύωG3000to minister
Pronunciationlatreúō
Sacred service to God or gods involving worship and devotion, not merely hired labor.
Open lexicon entry →εὐαρέστωςG2102quite agreeably
Pronunciationeuaréstōs
Living in a way that pleases God; the adverbial form emphasizing acceptable worship conduct
Open lexicon entry →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 groups4Aligned forms21TensesPresent, Future, AoristVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality11×
Present ActiveActs 24:14 · Acts 27:23 · Rom 1:9 · 2 Tim 1:3 · Heb 8:5 · Rev 7:156×
Future ActiveMatt 4:10 · Luke 4:8 · Acts 7:7 · Rev 22:34×
Aorist ActiveRom 1:251×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Present ActiveLuke 1:74 · Acts 7:42 · Heb 9:143×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality6×
Present ActivePhil 3:3 · Heb 13:10 · Luke 2:37 · Acts 26:7 · Heb 9:9 · Heb 10:26×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present ActiveHeb 12:281×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 20 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present16future4
Voice
active20
Mood
indicative10participle6infinitive3subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:10λατρεύσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 1:74λατρεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 2:37λατρεύουσαpresent active participleparticipleLuke 4:8λατρεύσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveActs 7:42λατρεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 7:7λατρεύσουσίνfuture active indicativeprospectiveActs 24:14λατρεύωpresent active indicativeongoingActs 26:7λατρεῦονpresent active participleparticipleActs 27:23λατρεύωpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 1:9λατρεύωpresent active indicativeongoingPhilippians 3:3λατρεύοντεςpresent active participleparticiple2 Timothy 1:3λατρεύωpresent active indicativeongoingHebrews 8:5λατρεύουσινpresent active indicativeongoingHebrews 9:14λατρεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 9:9λατρεύονταpresent active participleparticipleHebrews 10:2λατρεύονταςpresent active participleparticipleHebrews 12:28λατρεύωμενpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveHebrews 13:10λατρεύοντεςpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 7:15λατρεύουσινpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 22:3λατρεύσουσινfuture active indicativeprospective
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)