Ministry
λειτουργίαStrong’s G3009leitourgia
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Leitourgia is the Greek word usually translated “service”, “on service” and “ministry”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.”
Meaning
Usually translated “service”, “on service” and “ministry”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- service 3
- on service 1
- a ministry 1
- ministry 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Philippians 2
- Hebrews 2
- Luke 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 9:12For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
- Philippians 2:17Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
- Philippians 2:30Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
- Hebrews 8:6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
- Hebrews 9:21Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
Greek dictionary
λειτουργία leitourgia · ministry
λειτουργία, -ας, ἡ (λειτουργέω), [in LXX chiefly for עֲבֹדָה, Num.4:24, 1Ch.9:13, al. ;] 1. in cl. (chiefly of Athens), the discharge of a public office at one's own expense (see LS, see word), hence, 2. a service, ministry; in π. (Deiss., BS, 140 f.) and in LXX (though here also of secular service, 3Ki.1:4, al.), of religious service or ministration; and so in NT: of priestly ministrations, Luk.1:23, Heb.8:6 9:21; figuratively, θυσία καὶ λ. τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν, Php.2:17; of Christian beneficence, 2Co.9:12, Php.2:30.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ministry” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MIN'ISTRY, noun
[Latin ministerium.]
The office, duties or functions of a subordinate agent of any kind.
- Agency; service; aid; interposition; instrumentality.
- Ecclesiastical function; agency or service of a minister of the gospel or clergyman in the modern church, or of priests, apostles and evangelists in the ancient. Acts 1:17Romans 12:72 Timothy 4:5Numbers 4:12
- Time of ministration; duration of the office of a minister, civil or ecclesiastical.
- Persons who compose the executive government or the council of a supreme magistrate; the body of ministers of state.
All definitions
- Business; employment.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.