I. at Athens, serve public offices at one's own cost, And.1.132, al., D.27.64: c. acc. cogn., “λ. τὰ προσταττόμενα” Is.6.61; “δύο λειτουργίας” D.50.9, cf. Lys.3.47; λ. ὑπέρ τινος serve these offices for another, Is.3.80, 6.64; τὰ λελειτουργημένα public services performed, D.21.169.
II. generally, perform public duties, serve the state, “τῇ πόλει” X.Mem.2.7.6; “ἐκ τῆς ἰδίας οὐσίας ὑμῖν λ.” Isoc.8.13; “τὸ ταῖς οὐσίαις λειτουργοῦν, ὃ καλοῦμεν εὐπόρους” Arist.Pol.1291a34; “τοῖς σώμασιν καὶ τοῖς χρήμασιν λ.” Id.Ath.29.5; “λ. τοῖς σώμασιν” D.21.165; “τὸ περὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς λ.” Arist.Pol.1291a35; λ. τῇ πόλει ταύτην τὴν λειτουργίαν ib.37, cf. Plb.6.33.6; “λ. πρὸς τεκνοποιΐαν” Arist.Pol.1335b28; “ἄρχειν καὶ λ.” POxy.1119.16 (iii A.D.).
III. generally, serve a master, c. dat., οἱ ἑνὶ λειτουργοῦντες τὰ τοιαῦτα δοῦλοι [εἰσι] Arist.Pol. 1278a12, cf. PSI4.361.15 (iii B.C.), Nic.Dam.4 J.; λ. τρισὶν ἀνδράσιν, of a prostitute, AP5.48 (Gallus).
2. perform religious service, minister, “ἐπὶ τῶν ἱερῶν” D.H.2.22; “τῷ Κυρίῳ” Act.Ap.13.2, etc. (Written λιτ- in Rev.Et.Anc.32.5 (Athens, i B.C.), etc., cf. λειτούργιον, λειτουργός.）
