λατρεύω
Alt. λατρεύω,
Alt. φυτ. -σω
Etym. λάτρις
1. "to work for hire or pay, to be in servitude, serve", Xen.
2. λ. τινί "to be bound or enslaved to", Soph., Eur., etc.; c. acc. pers. "to serve", Eur.:—metaph., λατρ. πέτρᾳ, of Prometheus, Aesch.; μόχθοις λατρ. Soph.; λ. νόμοις "to obey", Xen.
3. "to serve" the gods, λ. Φοίβῳ Eur.: c. acc. cogn., πόνον λ. "to render" them "due" service, id=Eur.