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It is used to describe acts of worship, ministry, and service to God and others. The word conveys a sense of sacred duty and communal responsibility, often associated with the priestly or liturgical functions within the early Christian church.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, "leitourgia" referred to a public service or work undertaken by citizens for the benefit of the state or community, often at personal expense. This concept was adopted by the early Christian church to describe acts of worship and service to God, emphasizing the communal and sacrificial nature of Christian ministry. The term reflects the early church's understanding of worship as a collective and participatory act, rooted in the Jewish tradition of temple service and sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 3009</b> <i>leitourgía</i>(a feminine noun derived from <a href="/greek/3011.htm">3011</a> <i>/leitourgós</i>, "an official servant," "sacred ministering") – properly, official (technical) service offered by a duly authorized minister; used of believers ministering to the Lord as His duly-commissioned priests – a sacred ministering that always serves (impacts) those who witness it.</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/3009.htm">3009</a> <i>/leitourgía</i> ("sacred ministry to the Lord") is the root of the English term "<i>liturgy</i>" and used metaphorically in the NT of <i>the liturgy of life</i>, i.e. when the believer lives <i>in faith</i> ("the Lord's inwrought <i>persuasions</i>," <a href="/greek/4102.htm">4102</a> <i>/pístis</i>).</p><p class="discovery">[Originally, <a href="/greek/3009.htm">3009</a> (<i>leitourgía</i>) was service done by someone in an honorary religious or civic office, leaving a significant impact on the <i>community</i>. <a href="/greek/3009.htm">3009</a> <i>/leitourgía</i> ("sacred ministry, service") later focuses on <i>priestly</i>, <i>Levitical</i> ministration.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3008.htm">leitourgeó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a service, a ministry<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ministry (2), priestly service (1), service (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3009: λειτουργία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λειτουργία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λειτουργίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="greek2">λειτουργέω</span>, which see); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> properly, <span class="accented">a public office which a citizen undertakes to administer at his own expense</span>: <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, legg. 12, p. 949 c.; <span class="abbreviation">Lysias</span>, p. 163, 22; <span class="abbreviation">Isocrates</span>, p. 391 d.; <span class="abbreviation">Theophrastus</span>, Char. 20 (23), 5; 23 (29), 4, and others. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> universally, <span class="accented">any service</span>: of military service, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 1, 63. 73; of the service of workmen, <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> 21; of that done to nature in the cohabitation of man and wife, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, oec. 1, 3, p. 1343b, 20. <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> in Biblical Greek a. <span class="accented">the service or ministry of the priests relative to the prayers and sacrifices offered to God</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-23.htm">Luke 1:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-21.htm">Hebrews 9:21</a>, (for <span class="hebrew">עֲבודָה</span>, <a href="/interlinear/numbers/8-22.htm">Numbers 8:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/16-9.htm">Numbers 16:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/18-4.htm">Numbers 18:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">2 Chronicles 31:2</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 1, 21; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>; (<span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> de caritat. § 1 under the end; others; see <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Lex. under the word)); hence, the phrase in <a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-17.htm">Philippians 2:17</a>, explained under the word <span class="greek2">θυσία</span>, b. at the end ((cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> on <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 44 [ET])). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">a gift or benefaction,</span> for the relief of the needy (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">λειτουργέω</span></span>, 2 c.): <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-12.htm">2 Corinthians 9:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-30.htm">Philippians 2:30</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>ministry, service. <p>From <a href="/greek/3008.htm">leitourgeo</a>; public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver) -- ministration(-try), service. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3008.htm">leitourgeo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λειτουργια λειτουργία λειτουργίᾳ λειτουργίαν λειτουργιας λειτουργίας λειτουργιών leitourgia leitourgíāi leitourgias leitourgías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμέραι τῆς <b>λειτουργίας</b> αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the days <span class="itali">of his priestly service</span> were ended,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his <span class="itali">ministration</span> were accomplished,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> days the <span class="itali">service</span> of his he departed<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 9:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διακονία τῆς <b>λειτουργίας</b> ταύτης οὐ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of this <span class="itali">service</span> is not only<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of this <span class="itali">service</span> not<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ministry of the <span class="itali">service</span> this not<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 2:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θυσίᾳ καὶ <b>λειτουργίᾳ</b> τῆς πίστεως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> upon the sacrifice <span class="itali">and service</span> of your faith,<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">service</span> of your<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sacrifice and <span class="itali">ministry</span> of the faith<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/2-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 2:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρός με <b>λειτουργίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> what was deficient <span class="itali">in your service</span> to me.<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> your lack <span class="itali">of service</span> toward me.<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> toward me <span class="itali">service</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/8-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 8:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διαφορωτέρας τέτυχεν <b>λειτουργίας</b> ὅσῳ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a more excellent <span class="itali">ministry,</span> by as much<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a more excellent <span class="itali">ministry,</span> by how much<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a more excellent he has obtained <span class="itali">ministry</span> by so much as also<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σκεύη τῆς <b>λειτουργίας</b> τῷ αἵματι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the vessels <span class="itali">of the ministry</span> with the blood.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all the vessels <span class="itali">of the ministry.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> vessels of the <span class="itali">ministry</span> with blood<p><b><a href="/greek/3009.htm">Strong's Greek 3009</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3009.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/leitourgia_3009.htm">λειτουργίᾳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/leitourgias_3009.htm">λειτουργίας — 5 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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