Genesis 15:13
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
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Revelation 22:3
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
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עָבַד
ʻâbad · aw-bad'
161 times translated as this KJV form291 total Strong's occurrences
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Strong's KJV usage: × be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 15:13Strong's last: Malachi 3:14
Open full H5647 profile →δουλεύω
douleúō · dool-yoo'-o
13 times translated as this KJV form29 total Strong's occurrences
to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary)
Strong's KJV usage: :--be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).
Strong's first: Matthew 6:24Strong's last: 1 Thessalonians 1:9
Open full G1398 profile →λατρεύω
latreúō · lat-ryoo'-o
13 times translated as this KJV form21 total Strong's occurrences
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
Strong's KJV usage: :--serve, do the service, worship(-per).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 4:10Strong's last: Revelation 22:3
Open full G3000 profile →διακονέω
diakonéō · dee-ak-on-eh'-o
7 times translated as this KJV form38 total Strong's occurrences
to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon
Strong's KJV usage: :--(ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the office of a deacon.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Luke 10:40Strong's last: Acts 6:2
Open full G1247 profile →פְּלַח
pᵉlach · pel-akh'
7 times translated as this KJV form10 total Strong's occurrences
to serve or worship
Strong's KJV usage: minister, serve.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Daniel 3:12Strong's last: Daniel 7:27
Open full H6399 profile →שָׁרַת
shârath · shaw-rath'
4 times translated as this KJV form97 total Strong's occurrences
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
Strong's KJV usage: minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 29:11Strong's last: Ezekiel 20:32
Open full H8334 profile →יָד
yâd · yawd
1 times translated as this KJV form1,573 total Strong's occurrences
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Strong's KJV usage: ( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 10:7Strong's last: 1 Samuel 10:7
Open full H3027 profile →עֲבֹדָה
ʻăbôdâh · ab-o-daw'
1 times translated as this KJV form141 total Strong's occurrences
work of any kind
Strong's KJV usage: act, bondage, bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, × wrought.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Leviticus 25:39Strong's last: Leviticus 25:39
Open full H5656 profile →עָמַד
ʻâmad · aw-mad'
1 times translated as this KJV form520 total Strong's occurrences
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Strong's KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 40:10Strong's last: Jeremiah 40:10
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H5647
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
H5647
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
H5647
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
H5647
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
H5647
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
H5647
And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
H5647
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
H5647
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
H5647
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
H5647
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
H5647
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
H5647
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
H5647
And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
H5647
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
H5647
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
H5647
Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
H5647
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
H5647
And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
H5647
And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
H5647
The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
H5647
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
H5647
And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
H5647
Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
H5647
But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
H5647
For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
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serve
SERVE, verb transitive serv. [Latin servio. This verb is supposed to be from the noun servus, a servant or slave, and this from servo, to keep.]
1. To work for; to bestow the labor of boky and mind in the employment of another.
Jacob loved Rachel and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngest daughters. Genesis 29:15.
No man can serve two masters. Matthew 6:24.
2. To act as the minister of; to perform official duties to; as, a minister serves his prince.
Had I served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. Cardinal Woolsey.
3. To attend at command; to wait on.
A goddess among gods, ador'd and serv'd
By anbels numberless, thy daily train. Milton.
4. To obey servilely or meanly. be not to wealth a servant.
5. To supply with food; as, to be served in plate.
6. To be subservient or subordinate to.
Bodies bright and greater should not serve
The less not bright. Milton.
7. To perform the duties required in; as, the curate served two churches.
8. To obey; to perform duties in the employment of; as, to serve the king or the country in the army or navy.
9. To be sufficient, or to promote; as, to serve one's turn, end or purpose.
10. To help by good offices; as, to serve one's country.
11. To comply with; to submit to.
They think herein we serve the time, because thereby we either hold or seek preferment. Hooker.
12. To be sufficient for; to satisfy; to content.
One half pint bottle serves them both to dine,
And is at once their vinegar and wine. Pope.
13. To be in the place of any thing to one. A sofa serves the Turks for a seat and a couch.
14. To treat; to requite; as, he served me ungratefully; he served me very ill; We say also, he served me a trick, that is he deceived me, or practiced an artifice on me.
15. In Scripture and theology, to obey and worship; to act in conformity to the law of a superior, and treat him with due reverence.
Fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and truth. As for me and my house, we will serve the lord. Joshua 24:14.
16. In a bad sense, to obey; to yeild compliance or act according to.
Serving divers lusts and treasures. Titus 3:1.
17. To worship; to render homage to; as, to serve idols or false gods.
18. To be a slave to; to be in bondage to.
19. To serve one's self of, to use; to make use of; a Gallicism, [se sevir de.]
I will serve myself of this concession. Chillingworh.
20. To use; to manage; to apply. The guns are well served.
21. In seamen's language, to wind something round a rope to prevent friction.
To serve up, to prepare and present in a dish; as, to serve up a sirloin of beef in plate; figuratively, to prepare.
To serve in, as used by Shakespeare, for to bring in, as meat by an attendant, I have never to be used in America.
To serve out, to distribute in portions; as, to serve out provisions to soldiers.
To serve a writ, to read it to the defendant; or to leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode.
To serve an attachment, or writ of attachment, to levy it on the or goods by seizure; or to seize.
To serve an execution, to levy it on lands, goods or person by seizure or taking possession.
To serve a warrant, to read it, and to seize the person against whom it is issued.
In general, to serve a process, is to read it so as to give due notice to the party concerned, or to leave an attested copy with him or his attorney, or at his usual place of abode.
To serve an office, to discharge a public duty. [This phrase, I believe, is not used in America. We say, a man serves in an office, that is, serves the public in an office.]
SERVE, verb intransitive serv.
1. To be a servant or slave.
The Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve Isaiah 14:3.
2. To be employed in labor or or other business for another.
3. To be in subjection.
4. To wait; to attend; to perform domestic offices to another.
5. To perform duties, as in the army, navy or in any office. An officer serves five years in India, or under a particular commander. The late scretary of the colony, and afterwards state, of Connecticut, was annually appointed, and served in the office sixty years.
6. To answer; to accomplish the end.
She feared that all would not serve. Sidney.
7. To be sufficient for a purpose.
This little brand will serve to light your fire. Dryden.
8. To suit; to be convenient. Take this, and use it as occasion serves.
9. To conduce; to be of use.
Our victory only served to lead us on to other visionary prospects. Swift.
10. To officiate or minister; to do the honors of; as, to serve at a public dinner.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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