2001 Translation

LEITOURGEIN, leitourgein

Sounds Like: lay-too-er-GEIN

Translations: to minister, to serve, to perform public service, to worship

From the root: ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the present active infinitive form of the verb ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΩ. It means to perform a service, especially a public or sacred one. It is often used in the context of religious service or ministry, such as serving God or performing priestly duties. It is a compound word derived from 'λαός' (people) and 'ἔργον' (work), literally meaning 'to do work for the people'.

Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active

Strong’s number: G3008 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Numbers — 18:6

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Two — 15:13

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Exodus — 28:31, 28:39, 29:30, 30:20, 36:34, 38:27, 39:12, 39:13
• Numbers — 4:3, 4:23, 4:24, 4:30, 4:35, 4:39, 4:43, 8:22, 16:9, 18:6
• Deuteronomy — 10:8, 17:12, 18:5
• 1 Kings — 8:11
• 1 Chronicles — 15:2, 16:37, 23:13, 23:28, 23:32, 26:12
• 2 Chronicles — 5:14, 8:14, 11:14, 29:11, 31:2
• Sirach — 45:15
• Ezekiel — 40:46, 43:19, 44:11, 44:15, 44:16, 44:17, 44:27, 45:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΩ.

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.

• ἘΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΙ — was ministering, served, performed service, was performing service, was serving
• ἘΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑ — I ministered, I served, I performed a public service, I officiated, I worshipped
• ἘΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΝ — they ministered, they served, they performed a public service, they officiated
• ἘΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝ — they ministered, they served, they performed public service, they officiated
• ΕΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑ — I ministered, I served, I performed public service, I officiated, I worshipped
• ΕΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥ — they ministered, they served, they performed public service, they officiated
• ΕΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΙ — he ministered, he served, he performed public service, he performed sacred service
• ΕΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑ — I ministered, I served, I performed public service, I officiated, I worshipped
• ΕΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΝ — they ministered, they served, they performed public service, they officiated
• ΕΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥ — they ministered, they served, they performed public service, they officiated
• ΛΕΙΤΟΡΓΕΙΝ — to minister, to serve, to perform public service, to officiate
• ΛΕΙΤΟΡΓΟΥΝΤΕΣ — serving, ministering, performing public service, those who serve, those who minister
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓ — to minister, to serve, to perform a public service, to officiate, to worship
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΙΤΩΣΑΝ — let them minister, let them serve, let them perform public service
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΩ — to minister, to serve, to perform a public service, to worship
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΙ — to minister, to serve, to perform a service, to officiate, to worship
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — having ministered, having served, having performed a public service, having officiated
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΤΕ — minister, serve, perform public service
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΕΙ — will serve, will minister, will perform a service, will officiate
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be ministered, will be served, will be performed, will be rendered, will be done
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΕΤΕ — you will minister, you will serve, you will perform public service
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΙΜΩΝ — of service, for ministry, for public service, for sacred service, of ministration, of public duty
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will minister, they will serve, they will perform public service, they will officiate
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΑΣ — serving, ministering, performing public service, performing sacred service
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΕΣ — serving, ministering, performing public service, those who serve, those who minister
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΟΣ — serving, ministering, performing a public service, officiating, of one who serves, of one who ministers
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΩΝ — ministering, serving, performing public service, worshiping
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΣΑ — ministering, serving, performing public service, officiating
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΣΑΝ — ministering, serving, performing public service, officiating
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΣΙ — they minister, they serve, they perform public service, they officiate
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΣΙΝ — they minister, they serve, they perform public service, they officiate
• ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΩΝ — ministering, serving, performing public service, officiating
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΙΝ — to minister, to serve, to perform public service, to officiate
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΙ — to minister, to serve, to perform a public service, to officiate, to worship
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΕΙ — he will minister, he will serve, he will perform a public service, he will officiate
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΕΤΕ — you will minister, you will serve, you will perform a public service, you will officiate
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will minister, they will serve, they will perform public service, they will officiate
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΤΩΣΑΝ — let them minister, let them serve, let them perform public service
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΑΙΣ — (to) ministering, (to) serving, (to) performing public service, (to) officiating
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΑΣ — serving, ministering, performing a public service, officiating, worshipping
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΕΣ — ministering, serving, performing a public service, performing sacred service
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΩ — serving, ministering, performing public service, performing sacred service
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΣΙ — they minister, they serve, they perform public service, they officiate
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΥΣΙΝ — they minister, they serve, they perform public service, they officiate
• ΛΙΤΟΥΡΓΩΝ — ministering, serving, performing public service, officiating, worshipping

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