λειτουργία leitourgia · G3009

ministry

λειτουργία, -ας, ἡ; (λειτουργέω), [in LXX chiefly for עֲבֹדָה, Num.4:24, 1Ch.9:13, al. ; ] ; 1. in cl. (chiefly of Athens), the discharge of a public office at one's own expense (see LS, see word), hence, ; 2. a service, ministry; in π. (Deiss., BS, 140 f.) and in LXX (though here also of secular service, 3Ki.1:4, al.), of religious service or ministration; and so in NT: of priestly ministrations, Luk.1:23, Heb.8:6 9:21; figuratively, θυσία καὶ λ. τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν, Php.2:17; of Christian beneficence, 2Co.9:12, Php.2:30.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λειτουργ-ία, ἡ, ; earlier Attic dialect λητ- [], public service performed by private citizens at their own expense, []; λ. ἐγκύκλιοι ordinary, i.e. annual, liturgies, []; II any public service or work, []; ὁ ἐπὶ τῶν λειτουργιῶν τεταγμένος, in an army, the officer who superintended the workmen, carpenters, etc., []: generally, military duty, []; II.2 generally, any service or function, ἡ πρώτη φανερὰ τοῖς ζῴοις λ. διὰ τοῦ στόματος οὖσα []; II.3 service, ministration, help, []; III public service …

Where it's used 6 times

Luke 1:23 · 2 Corinthians 9:12 · Philippians 2:17 · Philippians 2:30 · Hebrews 8:6 · Hebrews 9:21

Source: TBESG G3009; TFLSJ G3009

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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