{"def":{"short":"to minister (to God), i.e., render religious homage","long":["to serve for hire","to serve, minister to, either to the gods or men and used alike of slaves and freemen",["in the New Testament, to render religious service or homage, to worship","to perform sacred services, to offer gifts, to worship God in the observance of the rites instituted for his worship",["of priests, to officiate, to discharge the sacred office"]]]},"deriv":"from λάτρις (a hired menial)","pronun":{"ipa":"lɑˈtrɛβ.o","ipa_mod":"lɑˈtrev.ow","sbl":"latreuō","dic":"la-TREV-oh","dic_mod":"la-TRAVE-oh"}}