λειτουργοὺς
leitourgós
ministers
One who serves in a public or official capacity, especially performing duties for the community or in religious service; in biblical contexts, one who carries out priestly or cultic functions, or who serves in a role for the benefit of others. The term can refer generally to a public servant, a religious officiant, or, more specifically, to a minister involved in liturgical or community service. Additional contextual senses include benefactor or agent actively serving the collective good.
Hebrews 1:7 · Word #15
Lexicon G3011
| Lemma | λειτουργός |
| Transliteration | leitourgós |
| Strong's | G3011 |
| Definition | One who serves in a public or official capacity, especially performing duties for the community or in religious service; in biblical contexts, one who carries out priestly or cultic functions, or who serves in a role for the benefit of others. The term can refer generally to a public servant, a religious officiant, or, more specifically, to a minister involved in liturgical or community service. Additional contextual senses include benefactor or agent actively serving the collective good. |
Morphology N ACC M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | ministers |
| Literal | ministers/servants |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | λειτουργός |
| Strong's | G3011 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3011-04
public-service functionaries
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,AMP); direct-object form referring to multiple male public or sacred servants. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Public-service functionaries" preserves the root idea of one who works on behalf of the people in an official or sacred capacity, reflecting the λειτουργ- concept of communal service. The accusative masculine plural is conveyed by the plural English form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
public-service functionaries
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'public-service functionaries' is a root-faithful and contextually valid rendering of λειτουργοὺς as required by SILEX, even though it is less natural English. |