perform religious or charitable functions

in cl., at Athens, , , hence, generally, to supply public offices at one's own cost render public service to the State , , (of service to the Gods, Diod., i, 21): of the official service of priests and Levites (, , , , al.; cf. Deiss., , 140 f.), ; of Christians: c. dat. pers. seq. , (cf. ); , .† to serve the State do a service serve Ex 29:30 Nu 16:9 Si 4:14 I Mac 10:42 He 10:11 Ro 15:27 Si 10:25 Ac 13:2 BS ἐν τ. κυρίῳ

dienden, dienen, dienende

I act in the public service, render service, minister, in the widest sense, of some special public religious service, but also of the service of priests and Levites.

to minister

to be a public servant, i.e. (by analogy) to perform religious or charitable functions (worship, obey, relieve)

minister

λειτουργέω, -ῶ (λειτουργός), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁרַת pi., also for עָבַד, צָבָא, etc. ;] 1. in cl., at Athens, to supply public offices at one's own cost, render public service to the State, hence, generally, 2. to serve the State, do a service, serve (of service to the Gods, Diod., i, 21): of the official service of priests and Levites (Exo.29:30, Num.16:9, Sir.4:14, 1Ma.10:42, al.; cf. Deiss., BS, 140 f.), Heb.10:11; of Christians: with dative of person(s) before ἐν, Rom.15:27 (cf. Sir.10:25); τ. κυρίῳ, Act.13:2.† SYN.: λατρεύω (which see), prop., to serve for hire, LXX (as some­times in cl.), always of service to the deity on the part of both priests and people (Exo.4:3, Deu.10:12, and similarly in NT). λειτουργέω "is the fulfilment of an office: it has a definite representative character, and corresponds with a function to be discharged". It is therefore used of serving in an office or ministry: in LXX always of priests and Levites, in NT, with its cognates (Rom.13:6 15:27, are not really exceptions), of services rendered either to God or man by apostles, prophets, teachers, and other officers of the church (cf. Tr., Syn., § xxxv; ICC on Rom.1:9; Westc., He., 232 ff.) (AS)