λειτουργός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λειτουργός (leitourgósm (genitive λειτουργοῦ); second declension

  1. public servant
  2. (religion) minister

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λειτουργός (leitourgós)

References

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

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek λειτουργός (leitourgós).

Noun

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λειτουργός (leitourgósm or f (plural λειτουργοί)

  1. public official

Declension

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Synonyms

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