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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 16 times in 13 verses in 'Eze' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:46

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:46 - and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who alone[fn] among the sons of Levi may come near to the LORD to minister to him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:14 - When the priests enter the Holy Place, they shall not go out of it into the outer court without laying there the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They shall put on other garments before they go near to that which is for the people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:19 - you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, declares the Lord GOD, a bull from the herd for a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:11 - They shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before the people, to minister to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:12 - Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn concerning them, declares the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:15 - “But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me. And they shall stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:16 - They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:17 - When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments. They shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:19 - And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off the garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers. And they shall put on other garments, lest they transmit holiness to the people with their garments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:27 - And on the day that he goes into the Holy Place, into the inner court, to minister in the Holy Place, he shall offer his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:4 - It shall be the holy portion of the land. It shall be for the priests, who minister in the sanctuary and approach the LORD to minister to him, and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:5 - Another section, 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:24 - Then he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”
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