ὀφθαλμοδουλεία
ophthalmodouleia · eye-service
Greek word · Strong’s number G3787 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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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
- 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.