λειτουργός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From λήϊτον (lḗïton, town-hall, council-room) +‎ -ουργός (-ourgós, worker), from λαός (laós, people) and ἔργον (érgon, labor, work).[1]

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Noun[edit]

λειτουργός (leitourgósm (genitive λειτουργοῦ); second declension

  1. public servant
  2. (religion) minister

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Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: λειτουργός (leitourgós)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Livingstone, E. A. The Dictionary of the Christian Church. (Oxford: OUP, 1997). 988.

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek λειτουργός (leitourgós).

Noun[edit]

λειτουργός (leitourgósm or f (plural λειτουργοί)

  1. public official

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