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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 - And it shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the holy place before the LORD, and when he comes out, lest he die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:43

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:43 - and they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place; lest they bring guilt upon themselves and die. This shall be a perpetual statute for him and for his descendants after him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:30 - The son who is priest in his place shall wear them seven days, when he comes into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:20 - When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering by fire to the LORD, they shall wash with water, lest they die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:19 - the finely wrought garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:26 - a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate round about upon the skirts of the robe for ministering; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:32 - Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished; and the people of Israel had done according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses; so had they done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:30 - And he set the laver 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, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it; they are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall tend it, and shall encamp around the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:6

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - And their charge was to be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service pertaining to these.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its snuffers, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12 - and they shall take all the vessels of the service which are used in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of goatskin, and put them on the carrying frame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14 - and they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the firepans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:23 - from thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who can enter for service, to do the work in 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 the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords, and all the equipment for their service; and they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:30 - from thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall number them, every one that can enter the service, 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 up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service, for work in the tent of meeting;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:37 - This was the number of the families of the Ko'hathites, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:39 - from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting--

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:41 - This was the number of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:43 - from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service, for work in the tent of meeting--

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:22 - And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting in attendance upon Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:26 - but minister to their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:9 - is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:2 - And with you bring your brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join 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 - And behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the people of Israel; they are a gift to you, given to the LORD, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - And you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any one else who comes near shall be put to death."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:21 - "To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, their service in the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:23 - But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; and among the people of Israel they shall 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 covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:12 - The man who acts presumptuously, by not obeying the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or the judge, that man shall die; so you shall purge the 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 him out of all your tribes, to stand and minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:7 - then he may minister in the name of the LORD his God, like all his fellow-Levites who stand to minister there before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:11 - Then Elka'nah went home to Ramah. And the boy ministered to the LORD, in the presence of Eli the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:18 - Samuel was ministering before the LORD, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:4 - The maiden was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:15 - So Bathshe'ba went to the king into his chamber (now the king was very old, and Ab'ishag the Shu'nammite was ministering to the king).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:11 - so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:21 - And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Eli'jah, and ministered to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:14 - And they took away the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32 - They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and they performed their service in due order.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:2 - Then David said, "No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister to him for ever."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:4 - Moreover he appointed certain of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:37 - So David left Asaph and his brethren there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister continually before the ark as each day required,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:13 - The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things, that he and his sons for ever should burn incense before the LORD, and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:28 - "but their duty shall be to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God;

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