Rom 1:9 | RWP | e4.org | I serve ( λατρευω ). Old verb from λατρον , hire, and λατρις , hireling, so to serve for hire, then to serve in general gods or men, whether sacred services ( ; ) or spiritual service as here. Cf. ; . Unceasingly ( αδιαλειπτως ). Late adverb for which see .; ; , only other N.T. examples. Always ( παντοτε ). One might think that Paul prayed for no others, but he uses both adverbs in . He seems to have had prayer lists. He never omitted the Romans.

‏ Romans 1:9

I serve ( λατρευω ). Old verb from λατρον, hire, and λατρις, hireling, so to serve for hire, then to serve in general gods or men, whether sacred services (Heb 9:9; 10:2) or spiritual service as here. Cf. Ro 12:1; Php 3:3.

Unceasingly ( αδιαλειπτως ). Late adverb for which see 1Th 1:2f.; 2:13; 5:17, only other N.T. examples.

Always ( παντοτε ). One might think that Paul prayed for no others, but he uses both adverbs in 1Th 1:2. He seems to have had prayer lists. He never omitted the Romans.