λειτουργός leitourgos · G3011

minister

λειτουργός, -οῦ, ὁ; (λιός, ἔργον), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁרַת, Jos.1:1 A, 3Ki.10:5, Psa.103:21, Sir.7:30, al. ; ] ; 1. in cl., one who discharges a public office at his own expense, then, generally, ; 2. a public servant, a minister, servant: τ. ἁγίων λ., Heb.8:2 (cf. Neh.10:39, Sir, l.with); Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Rom.15:16; pl., τ. θεοῦ, Rom.13:6, Heb.1:7" (LXX) ; λ. ὑμῶν τ. χρείας μου, Php.2:25.†; SYN.: see: διάκονος, λειτουργέω (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λειτουργ-ός, ὁ, ; (λήϊτος, ἔργον) one who performed a λειτουργία (which see), []; λ. τῶν ἐν παισὶ λειτουργιῶν []; II public servant, ἡ στάσις τῶν λ. [τοῦ Σαλομῶνος] []; of workmen, carpenters, etc., οἰκοδόμοι καὶ λ. []; at Magnesia, an official of the γερουσία, []; = Latin lictor, [] ministering to my need, []; II.2 private servant, []; III in religioussense, minister, [θεοῦ][]; θεοῖς λιτουργοί (sic) []; attendant at sacrifices, acolyte, []; IV Astrology texts, λειτουργοί, οἱ, astral gods …

Where it's used 5 times

Romans 13:6 · Romans 15:16 · Philippians 2:25 · Hebrews 1:7 · Hebrews 8:2

Source: TBESG G3011; TFLSJ G3011

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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