Lexical Definition

‎λειτουργία‎ leitourgía (li-toorg-ee'-ah) ministry ^G:N-F
from ‎λειτουργέω‎

ministration(-try), service.

• public function (as priest ("liturgy") or almsgiver)

Abbott-Smith

λειτουργία, -ας, ἡ (< λειτουργέω), [in LXX chiefly for עֲבֹדָה, Nu 4:24, I Ch 9:13, al.;]
1. in cl. (chiefly of Athens), the discharge of a public office at one's own expense (v. LS, s.v.), hence,
2. a service, ministry; in π. (Deiss., BS, 140 f.) and in LXX (though here also of secular service, III Ki 1:4, al.), of religious service or ministration; and so in NT: of priestly ministrations, Lk 1:23, He 8:6 9:21; fig., θυσία καὶ λ. τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν, Phl 2:17; of Christian beneficence, II Co 9:12, Phl 2:30.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

λειτουργία-ία, ἡ,

earlier Attic dialect λητ- [Refs 5th c.BC+], public service performed by private citizens at their own expense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λ. ἐγκύκλιοι ordinary, i.e. annual, liturgies, [λειτουργίαίαι μετοίκων, opposed to πολιτικαἰ, [prev. work]18. ">Refs 4th c.BC+]

__II any public service or work, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὁ ἐπὶ τῶν λειτουργίαιῶν τεταγμένος, in an army, the officer who superintended the workmen, carpenters, etc., [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: generally, military duty, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 generally, any service or function, ἡ πρώτη φανερὰ τοῖς ζῴοις λ. διὰ τοῦ στόματος οὖσα [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 service, ministration, help, [NT]
__III public service of the gods, αἱ πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς λ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; the service or ministry of priests, [LXX+NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Cor.9.12 ☩ Phil.2.30 ☩ LXX.Num.8.25 ☩ Luke.1.23}