Passage Explorer
Word study · Greek

leitourgos

minister, servant of the public

Say it: lay-toorg-OSS (approximate)

λειτουργός

What it means

A public servant or, in a religious setting, a priestly minister. Paul says he is "a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles" in a priestly role (15:16), and calls the governing authorities "ministers of God" (13:6). It gives us "liturgy."

Range of meaning

  • MinisterOne who serves publicly.
  • PriestOne who serves in worship.

In Romans

  • Chapter 15

    "That I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles" (15:16).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3011 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources