λειτουργώ

See also: λειτουργῶ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λειτουργῶ (leitourgô) (contracted form of λειτουργέω (leitourgéō)) with semantic loan from French fonctionner and the ecclesiastical senses borrowed learnedly from Koine Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.tuɾˈɣo/
• Hyphenation: λει‧τουρ‧γώ

Verb

λειτουργώ • (leitourgó) (past λειτούργησα, passive λειτουργούμαι/λειτουργιέμαι, ppp λειτουργημένος)

1. to function, to operate, to work
2. (ecclesiastical) to perform the Divine Liturgy
3. (ecclesiastical, λειτουργιέμαι, passive voice):
   1. (of churchgoers) to attend the Divine Liturgy
   2. (of churches) to hold the Divine Liturgy

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• see: λειτουργία f (leitourgía, “liturgy, function”)