Word Study · Strong's G3011 · Greek
λειτουργός
leitourgos
li-toorg-os'
Strong's 1890 spelling: leitourgós
“a public servant, i.e. a functionary in the Temple or Gospel, or (genitive case) a worshipper (of God) or benefactor (of man)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a public servant, i.e. a functionary in the Temple or Gospel, or (genitive case) a worshipper (of God) or benefactor (of man)
Rendered in the KJV as
minister(-ed).
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- λειτουργὸν2
- λειτουργοὶ1
- λειτουργὸς1
- λειτουργοὺς1
How it is rendered · 4
- a minister2
- minister1
- ministers1
- servants1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM · 2
- N-APM · 1
- N-NPM · 1
- N-NSM · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 13:6λειτουργοὶleitourgoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThis is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.here: servants
- Romans 15:16λειτουργὸνleitourgonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularto 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.here: a minister
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 1:7λειτουργοὺςleitourgousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralNow about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”here: ministers
- Hebrews 8:2λειτουργὸςleitourgosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularand who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.here: a minister