Acts 27:23:13Acts.27.23.W13TAB
λατρεύω
latreuô
“I worship”
- Transliteration
- la-TREU-ô
- Extended
- lah-TREH-oo-ôh
- IPA
- /laˈtreu.ɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I worship
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-TREU-ô
- sentence
pa-RE-stê GAR moi TAU-tê tê nyk-TI tou the-OU hou EI-mi hôi KAI la-TREU-ô AN-ge-los
Exegesis
The genitive tou theou {τοῦ θεοῦ | toû theoû} ‘of God’ is clarified through two relative clauses: hou eimi {οὗ εἰμι | hoû eimí} ‘of whom I am’, denoting belonging to God, and hō kai latreuō {ᾧ καὶ λατρεύω | hôi kaí latréuō} ‘whom I also serve’, expressing ongoing worshipful service.
Root and etymology
latrislátris | lambda–alpha–tau–rho–iota–sigma
“servant, worshipper”
In context — Acts 27:23
For this night an angel of God stood beside me—God to whom I belong and whom I also serve.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 27:23, so the Greek word λατρεύω (latreuô) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.27.23.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.23.W13.S1) and character.