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Strong's G3009 λειτουργία (leitourgia)

Leitourgia means “service” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3009 — yagab (“husbandman”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3009
Language Greek
Linked Usages 51
Books 14

Strong's G3009 Quick Answer

Strong's G3009 λειτουργία (leitourgia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. leitourgia (lei-tourg-ee'-ah) n. 1. public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver) [from G3008] It has 51 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include service and ministration. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
leitourgia (lei-tourg-ee'-ah) n. 1. public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver) [from G3008]
Usage
51 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
service and ministration

Meaning and Definition

leitourgia (lei-tourg-ee'-ah) n. 1. public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver) [from G3008] KJV: ministration(-try), service Root(s): G3008

Original Word
λειτουργία
Transliteration
leitourgia
Derivation
Root: λειτουργέω R1: 3008
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3009. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

ministry

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G3009 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render leitourgia, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

service 2 Corinthians 9:12 ministration Luke 1:23

How Strong's G3009 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 41 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3009 (λειτουργία) appears 47 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3009 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3009 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 1:23 KJV

And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

2 Corinthians 9:12 KJV

For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

Philippians 2:17 KJV

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

Strong's G3009 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

41 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 37:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And this was the construction of the tabernacle of witness, accordingly as it was appointed to Moses; so that the public service should belong to the Levites, through Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Numbers 4:24 Septuagint / Brenton

This is the public service of the family of Gershon, to minister and to bear.

Numbers 4:27 Septuagint / Brenton

According to the direction of Aaron and his sons shall be the ministry of the sons of Gershon, in all their ministries, and in all their works; and thou shalt take account of them by name in all things borne by them.

Strong's G3009 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 3:3 Septuagint / Brenton

insomuch that Seleucus king of Asia of his own revenues bare all the costs belonging to the service of the sacrifices.

2 Maccabees 4:14 Septuagint / Brenton

that the priests had no courage to serve anymore at the altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth;

Wisdom of Solomon 18:21 Septuagint / Brenton

For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them; And bringing the shield of his proper ministry, Even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, Set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, Declaring that he was thy servant.

Usage Excerpts

First 51 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3009.

Exodus 37:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this was the construction of the tabernacle of witness, accordingly as it was appointed to Moses; so that the public service should belong to the Levites, through Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 4:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the public service of the family of Gershon, to minister and to bear.
Numbers 4:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
According to the direction of Aaron and his sons shall be the ministry of the sons of Gershon, in all their ministries, and in all their works; and thou shalt take account of them by name in all things borne by them.
Numbers 4:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the service of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of witness, and their charge by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 4:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the ministration of the family of the sons of Merari in all their works in the tabernacle of witness, by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 7:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take of them, and they shall be for the works of the services of the tabernacle of witness: and thou shalt give them to the Levites, to each one according to his ministration.
Numbers 7:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their ministrations.
Numbers 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari according to their ministrations, by Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 8:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And afterward the Levites went in to minister in their service in the tabernacle of witness before Aaron, and before his sons; as the Lord appointed Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
Numbers 8:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And from fifty years old the Levite shall cease from the ministry, and shall not work any longer.
Numbers 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is it a little thing for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, and brought you near to himself to minister in the services of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the tabernacle to minister for them?
Numbers 18:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall be joined to thee, and shall keep the charges of the tabernacle of witness, in all the services of the tabernacle; and a stranger shall not approach to thee.
Numbers 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I have taken your brethren the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, a present given to the Lord, to minister in the services of the tabernacle of witness.
Numbers 18:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou and thy sons after thee shall keep up your priestly ministration, according to the whole manner of the altar, and that which is within the veil; and ye shall minister in the services as the office of your priesthood; and the stranger that comes near shall die.
Numbers 18:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, I have given to the sons of Levi every tithe in Israel for an inheritance for their services, whereinsoever they perform ministry in the tabernacle of witness.
Numbers 18:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Levite himself shall perform the service of the tabernacle of witness; and they shall bear their iniquities, it is a perpetual statute throughout their generations; and in the midst of the children of Israel they shall not receive an inheritance.
Numbers 18:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall eat it in any place, ye and your families; for this is your reward for your services in the tabernacle of witness.
2 Kingdoms 19:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they performed the service of bringing the king over; and there went over a ferryboat to remove the household of the king, and to do that which was right in his eyes. And Shimei the son of Gera fell on his face before the king, as he went over Jordan;
1 Chronicles 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they ministered in front of the tabernacle of witness playing on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their services.
1 Chronicles 6:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers, were the Levites who were appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God.
1 Chronicles 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and their brethren, chiefs of their families, a thousand seven hundred and sixty, mighty men for the work of the ministration of the house of God.
1 Chronicles 9:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren belonging to the house of his father, the Korahites were over the works of the service, keeping the watches of the tabernacle, and their fathers over the camp of the Lord, keeping the entrance.
1 Chronicles 9:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And some of them were appointed over the vessels of service, that they should carry them in by number, and carry them out by number.
1 Chronicles 23:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their fathers; chiefs of their families according to their numbering, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, doing the works of service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.
1 Chronicles 23:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for its service.
1 Chronicles 23:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he appointed them to wait on Aaron, to minister in the house of the Lord, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purification of all the holy things, and over the works of the service of the house of God;
1 Chronicles 24:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David distributed them, even Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their numbering, according to their service, according to the houses of their fathers.
1 Chronicles 24:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is their numbering according to their service to go into the house of the Lord, according to their appointment by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
1 Chronicles 26:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, a thousand and seven hundred mighty men, were over the charge of Israel beyond Jordan westward, for all the service of the Lord and work of the king.
1 Chronicles 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the plan of the courses of the priests and Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and of the stores of vessels for ministration of the service of the house of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong, and play the man, and do: fear not, neither be terrified; for the Lord my God is with thee; he will not forsake thee, and will not fail thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of the Lord. And behold the pattern of the temple, even his house, and its treasury, and the upper chambers, and the inner storerooms, and the place of propitiation, and the plan of the house of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And see, here are the courses of the priests and Levites for all the service of the house of the Lord, and there shall be with thee men for every workmanship, and everyone of ready skill in every art: also the chief men and all the people, ready for all thy commands.
2 Chronicles 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he established, according to the order of his father David, the courses of the priests, and that according to their public ministrations: and the Levites were appointed over their charges, to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily order: and the porters were appointed according to their courses to the different gates: for thus were the commandments of David the man of God.
2 Chronicles 31:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites, and the courses of each one according to his ministry, to the priests and to the Levites, for the whole burnt offering, and for the peace offering, and to praise, and to give thanks, and to minister in the gates and in the courts of the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 31:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they told the people who dwelt in Jerusalem, to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be strong in the ministry of the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 31:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
besides the increase of males from three years old and upward, to everyone entering into the house of the Lord, a portion according to a daily rate, for service in the daily courses of their order.
2 Chronicles 35:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the service was duly ordered, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the command of the king.
2 Chronicles 35:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Asaph the psalm singers were at their post according to the commands of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, the prophets of the king: also the chiefs and the porters of the several gates—it was not for them to stir from the service of the holy things, for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
2 Chronicles 35:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So all the service of the Lord was duly ordered and prepared in that day, for keeping the Passover, and offering the whole burnt sacrifices on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah.
Ezra 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 29:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In return for his service wherewith he served against Tyre, I have given him the land of Egypt; thus saith the Lord God:
Luke 1:23 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
2 Corinthians 9:12 New Testament, KJV
For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
Philippians 2:17 New Testament, KJV
Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
Philippians 2:30 New Testament, KJV
Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
Hebrews 8:6 New Testament, KJV
But 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 9:21 New Testament, KJV
Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
2 Maccabees 3:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
insomuch that Seleucus king of Asia of his own revenues bare all the costs belonging to the service of the sacrifices.
2 Maccabees 4:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
that the priests had no courage to serve anymore at the altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth;
Wisdom of Solomon 18:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them; And bringing the shield of his proper ministry, Even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, Set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, Declaring that he was thy servant.
Wisdom of Sirach 50:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people besought the Lord, the most High, By prayer before him that is merciful, Till the solemnity of the Lord was ended, And they had finished his service.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3009, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 16 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Philippians 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3009 FAQ

What does leitourgia (λειτουργία) mean?

Leitourgia (Strong's G3009) is a Greek word most simply glossed "service". leitourgia (lei-tourg-ee'-ah) n. 1. public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver) [from G3008]

How many times is leitourgia (λειτουργία) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 51 linked usages for Strong's G3009 across 14 books.

Where can I study leitourgia (λειτουργία) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3009 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate leitourgia (λειτουργία)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as service and ministration. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3009 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 41 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3009, with linked reader references where each row is available.