Etymology The word liturgy (), derived from the technical term in ancient Greek (), leitourgia, which means "work or service for the people" is a literal translation of the two affixes λήϊτος, "leitos", derived from the Attic form of λαός ("people, public"), and ἔργον, "ergon", meaning "work, service".
Etymology The word liturgy () derived from the technical term in ancient Greek () leitourgia, which means "work or service for the people" is a literal translation of the two affixes λήϊτος, "leitos" derived from the Attic form of λαός ("people, public"), and ἔργον, "ergon", meaning "work, service".