Greek · G3009 · unreviewed

λειτουργία

Public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver)

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λειτουργία G3009
Pronunciation leitourgía

What does λειτουργία (leitourgía) mean in the Bible?

λειτουργία (leitourgía) is a Greek word meaning "public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver)". λειτουργία, -ας, ἡ (λειτουργέω), [in LXX chiefly for עֲבֹדָה, Num.

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Meaning

public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver)
Extended definition

Service undertaken at personal cost or sacrifice, often religious ministry or Christian charity

(λειτουργέω), [in LXX chiefly for עֲבֹדָה, Num.4:24, 1Ch.9:13, al. ;]

1in cl. (chiefly of Athens), the discharge of a public office at one's own expense (see LS, see word), hence,
2a 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.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:23 · 2 Cor 9:12 · Phil 2:30 · Heb 8:6 · Heb 9:21
Dative · Singular · Feminine Phil 2:17
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