Strong's Lexicon
G3787 — ὀφθαλμοδουλεία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3787 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὀφθαλμοδουλεία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G3788 and G1397 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ophthalmodouleia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | of-thal-mod-ou-lei'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. sight-labor, i.e. that needs watching (remissness) |
| KJV Renderings: | eye-service |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀφθαλμοδουλεία (T WH ὀφθαλμοδουλία; see Iota), ὀφθαλμοδουλειας, ἡ (ὀφθαλμοδουλος, Apostolic Constitutions (4, 12, Coteler. Patr. Apost.) 1, p. 299a; and this from ὀφθαλμός and δοῦλος) (A. V. eye-service i. e.) service performed (only) under the master’s eye (μή κατ’ ὀφθαλμοδουλίαν, τουτεστι μή μόνον παρόντων τῶν δεσποτῶν καί ὁρώντων, ἀλλά καί ἀποντων, Theophylact on Eph 6:6; "for the master’s eye usually stimulates to greater diligence; his absence, on the other hand, renders sluggish." H. Stephanus): Eph 6:6; Col 3:22. Not found elsewhere; (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 100 (94)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὀφθαλμοδουλεία (eye-service)
Ephesians 6:6
- KJV: Not with eyeservice as menpleasers but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart
- GK: μη κατ΄ οφθαλμοδουλείαν ως ανθρωπάρεσκοι αλλ΄ ως δούλοι του χριστού ποιούντες το θέλημα του θεού εκ ψυχής
Colossians 3:22
- KJV: Servants obey in all things masters according to the flesh not with eyeservice as menpleasers but in singleness of heart fearing God
- GK: οι δούλοι υπακούετε κατά πάντα τοις κατά σάρκα κυρίοις μη εν οφθαλμοδουλείαις ως ανθρωπάρεσκοι αλλ΄ εν απλότητι καρδίας φοβούμενοι τον θεόν