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Notes: The Classical Greek meaning of λειτουργός in the sense of a servant of the state assuming public office to be administered at his own expense is completely lacking from NT usage.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: λειτουργός; -οῦ

Constructions: λειτουργός; λαός; ἐργάζομαι

Sense 1: servant

Semantic entry: 35.23

Semantic domains: Help, Care For

Subdomains: Serve

Definition: (derivative of λειτουργέω[a] ‘to serve,’ 35.22: λειτουργέω / 35.22: λειτουργία) a person who renders special service{N:001}

ROM 13:6: RV ROM 13:6 · LV ROM 13:6 · Read together ROM 13:6

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OET-RV ROM 13:6

6 That’s also why you believers should pay the taxes that you owe, because the authorities are God’s servants, and they work hard at it.

OET-LV ROM 13:6

6 Because _of for this, also taxes you _all _are _finishing, because/for ministers of_god they _are, because/for same thing this persevering.

ROM 15:16: RV ROM 15:16 · LV ROM 15:16 · Read together ROM 15:16

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OET-RV ROM 15:16

16 so that I’d serve the non-Jews for Messiah Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus), sharing God’s good message so that the offering of the non-Jews would be acceptable to him, having been purified by the holy spirit. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

OET-LV ROM 15:16

16 in _order that to _be me a_minister of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) to the pagans, sacredly-servicing the good _message of_ the _god, in _order _that may _become the offering of _the pagans acceptable, having _been _sanctified by the_spirit holy.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 13:6 · RV ROM 15:16 · LV ROM 13:6 · LV ROM 15:16 · Read together ROM 13:6 · Read together ROM 15:16

PHP: RV PHP 2:25 · LV PHP 2:25 · Read together PHP 2:25

HEB: RV HEB 1:7 · RV HEB 8:2 · LV HEB 1:7 · LV HEB 8:2 · Read together HEB 1:7 · Read together HEB 8:2

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

λειτουργός

Form 1

Sense 1: servant