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Koine Greek wordlink #143297

SR GNT Heb 8:2 λειτουργός (leitourgos) ‘of the holy places a minister and of the tent’ Strongs=30110 Lemma=leitourgos
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form λειτουργός (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘λειτουργός’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘a minister’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘leitourgos’ have 3 different glosses: ‘a minister’, ‘minister’, ‘ministers’.

Greek words (3) other than λειτουργός (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘minister’

ROM 15:16 λειτουργόν (leitourgon) N-AMS ‘that to_be me a minister of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) to’ SR GNT Rom 15:16 word 6

OET-LV: 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. (ROM_15:16)

OET-RV: 16 so that I’d be a minister to the non-Jews for Messiah Yeshua, 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? (ROM 15:16)

ROM 15:27 λειτουργῆσαι (leitourgaʸsai) V-NAA···· Lemma=leitourgeō ‘in to the material things to minister to them’ SR GNT Rom 15:27 word 22

OET-LV: 27 For/Because they _took _pleasure and debtors they _are of _them, because/for if in _the spiritual things of _them shared the pagans, they _are _ought also in to _the material things to _minister to _them. (ROM_15:27)

OET-RV: 27 They took pleasure but they’re also in debt to them, because if the non-Jews have shared in Jewish spiritual things, then they should also minister to them with material things. (ROM 15:27)

PHP 2:25 λειτουργόν (leitourgon) N-AMS ‘and ambassador and minister of the need of me’ SR GNT Php 2:25 word 17

OET-LV: 25 But necessary I _considered, Epafroditos, the brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier of _me, and of _you _all ambassador and minister of _the need of _me, to _send to you _all, (PHP_2:25)

OET-RV: 25 Meanwhile I thought it was necessary to send Epaphroditus to you all. He’s my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your ambassador and minister to my needs. (PHP 2:25)

Key: N=noun V=verb AMS=accusative,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular