ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΌΣ

ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΌΣ: λειτουργός, -οῦ, ὁ [ (< λιός, ἔργον), [in LXX chiefly for מְשָׁרֵת, Jos 1:1 A, III Ki 10:5, Ps 102 (103):21, Si 7:30, al.;] ] 1. . in cl., one who discharges a public office at his own expense, then, generally, 2. . a public servant, a minister, servant: τ. ἁγίων λ., He 8:2 (cf. Ne 10:39, Si 7:30); Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ro 15:16; pl., τ. θεοῦ, Ro 13:6, He 1:7(LXX); λ. ὑμῶν τ. χρείας μου, Phl 2:25.† SYN.: v.s. διάκονος, λειτουργέω.