tillbe

Swedish

Alternative forms

• tillbedja (dated)

Etymology

From older tillbedja, equivalent to till +‎ be.

Verb

tillbe (present tillber, preterite tillbad, supine tillbett, imperative tillbe)

1. to worship (honor and adore, especially as a deity)

   Vilka gudar tillber de? ― What gods do they worship?

   • 1998, Mohammed Knut Bernström, transl., “Al-Anbiya 21:25”, in Koranens budskap [The Message of the Quran]‎^[1], Proprius förlag, accessed at Quran.com, archived from the original on 22 October 2025:

     Det finns ingen annan gud än Jag – tillbe Mig!

     There is no god but Me – worship Me!

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Lukasevangeliet [Luke] 4:8”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], archived from the original on 22 October 2025:

     Det står skrivet: Herren, din Gud, skall du tillbe, och endast honom skall du dyrka.

     It is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve."

   • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎^[3], Catholica, archived from the original on 22 October 2025, §2084:

     Guds första maning och rättmätiga krav är att människan tar emot honom och tillber honom.

     God's first call and just demand is that man accept him and worship him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillbe (class 5 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	tillbe		tillbes
supine	tillbett		tillbetts
imperative	tillbe		—
imper. plural1	tillben		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tillber	tillbad	tillbes	tillbads
ind. plural1	tillbe	tillbådo	tillbes	tillbådos
subjunctive2	tillbe	tillbåde	tillbes	tillbådes
present participle		tillbedjande
past participle		tillbedd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• tillbedjan
• tillbedjare

See also

• dyrka

References

• “tillbe”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)