σεβάζομαι
sebazomai
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Greek
to worship
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Sebazomai denotes worship directed to the creature rather than the Creator in Romans 1:25.
The attested use describes an act of worship directed toward the creature in contrast to the Creator, within an exchange of God’s truth for a lie.
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Worship directed to the creature · dominant
In Romans 1:25, the aorist passive indicative plural form occurs in the statement that people exchanged the truth about God for a lie and directed worship and service toward the creature rather than the Creator. The APB renders the clause “worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 1:25, the APB presents the clause as “worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator.” It does not isolate the lemma from the paired action.