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leitourgeō

to serve, to worship

Say it: lay-toorg-EH-oh (approximate)

λειτουργέω

What it means

To serve publicly, to perform a service, especially priestly service in the temple, and in the church to serve the Lord in worship. The Antioch leaders were "serving the Lord" when the Spirit spoke (13:2). It gives us "liturgy."

Range of meaning

  • ServePerform a public duty.
  • WorshipOffer service to God.

In Acts

  • Chapter 13

    "As they served the Lord and fasted" (13:2).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3008 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources