A public SERVANT, a minister — from leitos (of the people, public) + ergon (work): first one who performed a costly public duty at Athens (funding a warship or a chorus) at his own expense, then any official servant, and in the Greek Old Testament the priest or Levite who serves at the altar — the source, through 'liturgy', of the church's word for public worship. ⚠ At Hebrews 1:7 the ANGELS are God's leitourgoi, servants made 'winds and a flame of fire' — the point being that they serve, while the Son is served and enthroned; at 1:14 they are 'ministering (leitourgika) spirits' sent to serve the heirs of salvation. Paul calls himself a leitourgos of Christ to the nations (Romans 15:16), priestly language for his mission. → first discussed at Hebrews 1:7