What does λειτουργός (leitourgós) mean in the Bible?
λειτουργός (leitourgós): Public servant performing sacred or civic duty at personal expense; minister of God or state
Greek · G3011
λειτουργός
Minister
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λειτουργόςG3011
Pronunciationleitourgós
What does λειτουργός (leitourgós) mean in the Bible?
λειτουργός (leitourgós): Public servant performing sacred or civic duty at personal expense; minister of God or state
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3011?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include servants (2), [and who] ministers (1), a minister (1), minister (1).
Where does λειτουργός (leitourgós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 13:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), Romans (2), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itservants2×Romans 13:6, Hebrews 1:7
[and who] ministers1×Hebrews 8:2
a minister1×Romans 15:16
minister1×Philippians 2:25
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 13:6λειτουργοὶtoservantsNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralRomans 15:16λειτουργὸνtoa ministerNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularPhilippians 2:25λειτουργὸνtoministerNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularHebrews 1:7λειτουργοὺςtoservantsNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralHebrews 8:2λειτουργὸςto[and who] ministersNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 13:6
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Romans2Philippians1Hebrews2
Source forms
λειτουργὸν2xleitourgonRomans 15:16, Philippians 2:25
λειτουργοὶ1xleitourgoiRomans 13:6
λειτουργὸς1xleitourgosHebrews 8:2
λειτουργοὺς1xleitourgousHebrews 1:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular2xRomans 15:16, Philippians 2:25
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural1xHebrews 1:7
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xRomans 13:6
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xHebrews 8:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Public servant performing sacred or civic duty at personal expense; minister of God or state
Strong'sG3011
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms4 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 15:14-21Source Gloss
minister
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 13:6Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
λειτουργοὶleitourgoi
a minister, servant
Read verseRomans 15:16Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
λειτουργὸνleitourgon
a minister, servant
Read versePhilippians 2:25Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
λειτουργὸνleitourgon
a minister, servant
Read verseHebrews 1:7Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
λειτουργοὺςleitourgouv
a minister, servant
Read verseHebrews 8:2Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
λειτουργός,leitourgov
a minister, servant
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms5Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRom 13:61×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineHeb 8:21×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineRom 15:16 · Phil 2:252×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineHeb 1:71×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Public servant, minister.
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
λειτουργός is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes Paul’s sacred service in gospel proclamation.Romans 15:14-21
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