Leitourgos λειτουργός
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| λειτουργός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | leitourgos |
| Strong's number | G3011 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | minister |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Leitourgos (Greek λειτουργός, Strong's G3011) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “minister”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ministers (2), minister (2), ministered (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | servants (2), minister (2), ministers (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Leitourgos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 13:6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
- Romans 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Philippians
- Philippians 2:25Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 1:7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
- Hebrews 8:2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).