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Lexicon :: Strong's G3008 - leitourgeō

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λειτουργέω
Transliteration
leitourgeō (Key)
Pronunciation
li-toorg-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:215,526

Trench's Synonyms: xxxv. λατρεύω, λειτουργέω.

Strong’s Definitions

λειτουργέω leitourgéō, li-toorg-eh'-o; from G3011; to be a public servant, i.e. (by analogy) to perform religious or charitable functions (worship, obey, relieve):—minister.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3008 in the following manner: minister (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3008 in the following manner: minister (3x).

  1. to serve the state at one's own cost

    1. to assume an office which must be administered at one's own expense

    2. to discharge a public office at one's own cost

    3. to render public service to the state

  2. to do a service, perform a work

    1. of priests and Levites who were busied with the sacred rites in the tabernacle or the temple

    2. of Christians serving Christ, whether by prayer, or by instructing others concerning the way of salvation, or in some other way

    3. of those who aid others with their resources, and relieve their poverty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λειτουργέω leitourgéō, li-toorg-eh'-o; from G3011; to be a public servant, i.e. (by analogy) to perform religious or charitable functions (worship, obey, relieve):—minister.
STRONGS G3008:
λειτουργέω, participle λειτουργῶν; 1 aorist infinitive λειτουργῆσαι; (from λειτουργός, which see);
1. in Attic, especially the orators, to serve the state at one's own cost; to assume an office which must be administered at one's own expense; to discharge a public office at one's own cost; to render public service to the state (cf. Melanchthon in Apology, Confessions, Augustine, p. 270f (Corpus Reformat. edition Bindseil (post Bretschn.) vol. xxvli., p. 623, and F. Francke, Conf. Luth., Part i., p. 271 note (Lipsius 1846)); Wolf, Demosthenes, Lept., p. 85ff; Böckh, Athen. Staatshaush. i., p. 480ff; Lübker, Reallex. des class. Alterth. (or Smith, Dict. of Greek and Rom. Antiq.) under the word λειτουργία).
2. universally, to do service, to perform a work; Vulg. ministro (A. V. to minister);
a. of the priests and Levites who were busied with the sacred rites in the tabernacle or the temple (so the Sept. often for שֵׁרֵת; as Numbers 18:2; Exodus 28:31, 39; Exodus 29:30; Joel 1:9, etc.; several times for עָבַד, Numbers 4:37, 39; Numbers 16:9; Numbers 18:6f; add, Sir. 4:14 (Sirach 45:15; 50:14; Judith 4:14); 1 Macc. 10:42; (Philo, vit. Moys. 3:18; cf. ὑμῖν λειτουργουσι καί αὐτοί τήν λειτουργίαν τῶν προφητῶν καί διδασκάλων (of bishops and deacons), Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, chapter 15 [ET] (cf. Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 44, 2 [ET] etc.))): Hebrews 10:11.
b. λειτουργουν τῷ κυρίῳ, of Christians serving Christ, whether, by prayer, or by instructing others concerning the way of salvation, or in some other way: Acts 13:2; cf. DeWette at the passage
c. of those who aid others with their resources, and relieve their poverty: τίνι ἐν τίνι, Romans 15:27, cf. Sir. 10:25.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
28:31; 28:39; 29:30
Numbers
4:37; 4:39; 16:9; 18:2; 18:6
Joel
1:9
Acts
13:2
Romans
15:27
Hebrews
10:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3008 matches the Greek λειτουργέω (leitourgeō),
which occurs 90 times in 84 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 28:35–1Ch 23:28)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:35 - The robe is to be on Aaron as he ministers, and his sound will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the LORD and when he leaves, so that he does not die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:43

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:43 - These must be on Aaron and his sons when they enter to the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they bear no iniquity and die. It is to be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants after him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:30 - The priest who succeeds him from his sons, when he first comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, is to wear them for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:20 - When they enter the tent of meeting, they must wash with water so that they do not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by burning incense as an offering made by fire to the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:19 - the woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:26 - There was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe, to be used in ministering, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:32 - So all the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed, and the Israelites did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses - they did it exactly so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:30 - Then he put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:50 - But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its furnishings and over everything in it. They must carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they must attend to it and camp around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:6 - "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:3 - from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work in the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - "They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12 - Then they must take all the utensils of the service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying beam.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14 - Then they must place on it all its implements with which they serve there - the trays, the meat forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar - and they must spread on it a covering of fine leather, and then insert its poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:23 - You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:24 - This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the court, which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, along with all the furnishings for their service and everything that is made for them. So they are to serve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:30 - You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:35 - from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered the company for the work in the tent of meeting;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:37 - These were those numbered from the families of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the authority of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:39 - from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered the company for the work in the tent of meeting -

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:41 - These were those numbered from the families of the Gershonites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:43 - from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered the company for the work in the tent of meeting -

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:22 - After this, the Levites went in to do their work in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:26 - They may assist their colleagues in the tent of meeting, to attend to needs, but they must do no work. This is the way you must establish the Levites regarding their duties."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:9 - Does it seem too small a thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the community to minister to them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:2 - "Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join with you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:6 - I myself have chosen your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the LORD, to perform the duties of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - But you and your sons with you are responsible for your priestly duties, for everything at the altar and within the curtain. And you must serve. I give you the priesthood as a gift for service; but the unauthorized person who approaches must be put to death."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:21 - See, I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they perform - the service of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:23 - But the Levites must perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. It will be a perpetual ordinance throughout your generations that among the Israelites the Levites have no inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8 - At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the LORD's covenant, to stand before the LORD to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:12 - The person who pays no attention to the priest currently serving the LORD your God there, or to the verdict - that person must die, so that you may purge evil from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:5 - For the LORD your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand and serve in his name permanently.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:7 - and serves in the name of the LORD his God like his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:11 - Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:18 - Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - Now the boy Samuel continued serving the LORD under Eli's supervision. Word from the LORD was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:4 - The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:15 - So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:11 - The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the LORD's glory filled his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:21 - Elisha went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:14 - They also took the pots, shovels, trimming shears, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32 - They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the LORD's temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:2 - Then David said, "Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve before him perpetually.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:4 - He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the LORD, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the LORD God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:37 - David left Asaph and his colleagues there before the ark of the LORD's covenant to serve before the ark regularly and fulfill each day's requirements,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:13 - The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to serve him, and to praise his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:28 - Their job was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the LORD's temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God's temple.

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