ὀφθαλμοδουλεία

ophthalmodouleia · eye-service

Greek word · Strong’s number G3787 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

ophthalmodouleia (ὀφθαλμοδουλεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “eye-service”.

Working only when the master is watching.

How to say it

oph·thal·mo·dou·lei·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Working well only while the master is watching.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Ephesians 6:6

    not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of the Messiah, doing the will of God from the soul,

  • Colossians 3:22

    Slaves, obey in everything your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.