noun · masculine

leitourgos

Greekλειτουργός (leitourgos)

Strong’sG3011

a minister, servant

stem leitourg-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

minister3×servants2×

What it means

λειτουργός, -οῦ, ὁ

(< λιός, ἔργον), [in LXX chiefly for מְשָׁרֵת, Jos 1:1 A, III Ki 10:5, Ps 102 (103):21, Si 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., He 8:2 (cf. Ne 10:39, Si 7:30); Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ro 15:16; pl., τ. θεοῦ, Ro 13:6, He 1:7(LXX); λ. ὑμῶν τ. χρείας μου, Phl 2:25.†

SYN.: v.s. διάκονος, λειτουργέω.

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

Strong’s G3011 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidli-toorg-os'

a public servant, i.e. a functionary in the Temple or Gospel, or (genitive case) a worshipper (of God) or benefactor (of man)

Fromfrom a derivative of G2992 and G2041;

King Jamesminister(-ed).

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	leitourgos1×λειτουργὸς	leitourgois1×λειτουργοὶ
object accusative	leitourgon2×λειτουργὸν	leitourgoin1×λειτουργοὺς
direct address vocative	leitourgor	leitourgoir
of, belonging to genitive	leitourgou	leitourgoiu
to, for dative	leitourgo	leitourgoi

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

leitourgstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

leitourgo 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

Words built on the same stem

leitourgamō — λειτουργέω, I minister, serve publicly

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

leitourgos“minister”subjectnominative singular1×

Hebrews 8:2“minister”teiu hagieiu leitourgos kai tau skēnau tau alēthinau, han pēgnuata tos kurios, ouk anthrōpos.and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.

leitourgon“minister”objectaccusative singular2×

Romans 15:16“minister”eis tem arō min leitourgon Christou Iēsu eis teim ethneim, hierourgarōton tem euangeliem tou theou, hina gineteia tas prosforas teiu ethneiu euprosdektas, hagiazirētas en pneume hagie.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 2:25“minister”Anankaiem de hēgema Epafroditon ton adelfon kai sunergon kai sustratiōton mu, vu de apostolon kai leitourgon tau chreiau mu, pempara pros vin,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.

leitourgois“servants”subjectnominative plural1×

Romans 13:6“servants”dia houtem gar kai foroin telavō, leitourgois gar theou alō eis autem houtem proskarterarōtois.This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.

leitourgoin“servants”objectaccusative plural1×

Hebrews 1:7“servants”kai pros men toin angeloin legatō; Tos poiarōtos toin angeloin autou pneumeim, kai toin leitourgoin autou pureu floxan;Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”