Strong's Number G3008

λειτουργέω

leitourgeo · li-toorg-eh'-o

Transliteration:

leitourgeo{li-toorg-eh'-o}

Word Origin:

from 3011

TDNT:

4:215,526

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to be a public servant, i.e. (by analogy) to perform religious or charitable functions (worship, obey, relieve)

Usage in the KJV:

minister 1

Total: 3
Occurs 3 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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
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