λατρείαν [1 verse](noun sg fem acc) "Service" is from latreia, which means "the state of a hired laborer," and "service." It is a metaphor for "business" and "the duties of life," and, when applied to the gods, "worship." - The word translated as "service" means "service" and has many of the dimensions of our word "service" in including being hired by someone. It is also a metaphor for "worship" like our idea of religious services, which is the specific context at which it is used.