noun · feminine

leitourgias

Greekλειτουργία (leitourgia)

Strong’sG3009

a charitable gift, public service

stem leitourgi-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

service4×ministry1×worship1×

What it means

λειτουργία, -ας, ἡ

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

1. in cl. (chiefly of Athens), the discharge of a public office at one's own expense (v. LS, s.v.), hence,

2. a service, ministry; in π. (Deiss., BS, 140 f.) and in LXX (though here also of secular service, III Ki 1:4, al.), of religious service or ministration; and so in NT: of priestly ministrations, Lk 1:23, He 8:6 9:21; fig., θυσία καὶ λ. τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν, Phl 2:17; of Christian beneficence, II Co 9:12, Phl 2:30.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3009 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidli-toorg-ee'-ah

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

Fromfrom G3008;

King Jamesministration(-try), service.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	leitourgias	leitourgiais
object accusative	leitourgian	leitourgiain
direct address vocative	leitourgiar	leitourgiair
of, belonging to genitive	leitourgiau5×λειτουργίας	leitourgiaiu
to, for dative	leitourgia1×λειτουργίᾳ	leitourgiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

leitourgistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

leitourgia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

leitourgiau“service”of, belonging togenitive singular5×

Luke 1:23“service”kai gineta hōs pimplēila tais hēmerais tau leitourgiau autou, aperchata eis ton oikon autou.And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.

2 Corinthians 9:12“service”hoti tas diakonias tau leitourgiau houtau ouk monem atō prosanaplērarōtas teim husterēmeim toiu hagioiu, alla kai perisseuarōtas dia pollaiu eucharistiaiu to theoFor this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.

Philippians 2:30“service”hoti dia tem ergem Christou mechris thanatou engizata, paraboleueratos ta psucha hina anaplērateia tem vu husterēmem tau pros min leitourgiau.because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

Hebrews 8:6“ministry”nuni de diaforoterau tunchanatē leitourgiau, hose kai kreittōnau atō diathēkau mesitos, hotinas epi kreittōnai epangeliai nomothetitē.Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.

Hebrews 9:21“worship”kai tan skēnan de kai panteim teim skeueim tau leitourgiau te haime homoiōs rantizata.In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.

leitourgia“service”to, fordative singular1×

Philippians 2:17“service”alla ei kai spendimō epi ta thusia kai leitourgia tau pistiau vu, chairamō kai sunchairamō pantoi vi;But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.