λειτουργία
λειτουργία
λειτουργία, ἡ,
λειτουργέω
at Athens, a liturgy, i. e. a public duty, which the richer citizens discharged at their own expense.—The ordinary liturgies (ἐγκύκλιοι) were the γυμνασιαρχία, χορηγία, and ἑστίασις: the extraordinary, such as the τριηραρχία, were reserved for special occasions.
generally, any service or ministration, help, NTest.
the public service of the gods, Arist.:— the service or ministry of priests, NTest.: hence our word liturgy.
Headword (normalized):
λειτουργία
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λειτουργια
Intro Text:
λειτουργία
λειτουργία, ἡ,
λειτουργέω
at Athens, a liturgy, i. e. a public duty, which the richer citizens discharged at their own expense.—The ordinary liturgies (ἐγκύκλιοι) were the γυμνασιαρχία, χορηγία, and ἑστίασις: the extraordinary, such as the τριηραρχία, were reserved for special occasions.
generally, any service or ministration, help, NTest.
the public service of the gods, Arist.:— the service or ministry of priests, NTest.: hence our word liturgy.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n19416
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