ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ, λιτουργια
LITOURGIA, litourgia
Sounds Like: lee-toor-GHEE-ah
Translations: ministry, service, public service, liturgy, worship, a ministry, a service
From the root: ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a public service or a ministry, often with a religious connotation. In ancient Greek, it originally denoted a public work or duty performed by a wealthy citizen for the state, such as funding a chorus or building a ship. In the New Testament and early Christian contexts, it evolved to mean a sacred service, ministry, or act of worship, particularly in a religious or ecclesiastical sense. It is a compound word formed from 'λαός' (LAOS, people) and 'ἔργον' (ERGON, work), literally meaning 'work of the people' or 'public work'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3009 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Philippians — 2:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑΣ — of public service, of ministry, of ministration, of liturgy, of service, of a public office
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