They are 'latreuo' and 'leitourgeo'.
'Latreuo' is found 21 times in the NT and means 'to serve' and 'to worship'. All of the uses of the word 'latreuo' are where service is offered not to other humans, but to God. [Luke 2:37 / Acts 26:7 / Phil. 3:3 / Hebrews 12:28]
The 2nd Greek word 'leitourgeo' is found only 3 times in the NT [Acts 13:2 / Romans 15:27 / Hebrews 10:11] (serving / ministering).
Worship, then, is the expression of service of God not only in religous gatherings, but in every area of life.
This is why if you one of the early christians about how spiritual they were, they wouldn't understand what you were talking about. It's not about what they did on the sabbath, but ALL THE TIME. There is no difference between church-life and life-life.
Everything is spiritual.
In Hebrew, the word for spirit and the word for breath is the same ['ruwah'].
Everything is spiritual.
This meaning of worship can be linked to how we call meetings 'services'.
But we gotta make sure our 'services' really are 'service' of God.
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