λειτουργ-ικός G3010
ministering, serving, liturgical
This adjective describes something related to service or ministry, especially in religious contexts. It derives from 'leitourgia' (public service, liturgy) and denotes that which serves or ministers. In Hebrews 1:14, angels are called ministering spirits sent to serve those who inherit salvation, emphasizing their functional role in God's purposes.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Hebrews 1:14 applies this term to angels, defining them as ministering spirits dispatched for service on behalf of believers. The cross-linguistic evidence (ministering, servidores, dienend) uniformly emphasizes the active service dimension. This stands in deliberate contrast to Christ's superiority in Hebrews 1—while angels serve, Christ reigns as Son. 1×
AR["خَادِمَةً"]·ben["সেবাকারী"]·DE["dienend"]·EN["ministering"]·FR["dienend"]·heb["מְשָׁרְתֵי"]·HI["सेवक"]·ID["pelayanan"]·IT["leitourgika"]·jav["ingkang-ngladosi"]·KO["섬기는"]·PT["ministradores"]·RU["служебные"]·ES["servidores"]·SW["huduma"]·TR["hizmet-eden"]·urd["خدمت-گار"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
λειτουργ-ικός, ή, όν, of or for λειτουργία, LXX; ἡμέραι (in temples) Refs 2nd c.BC+; ministering, πνεύματα NT substantive -κόν (i.e. τέλος), τό, probably a tax paid in lieu of labour performed, Refs 3rd c.BC+:—in form λειτουργιακός Refs