Word study · Greek
ophthalmodouleía
eye-service
Say it: off-thal-mo-doo-LI-ah (approximate)
ὀφθαλμοδουλεία
What it means
Work done only when the master is watching (ophthalmos "eye" plus douleia "service"). In 6:6, "not in the way of eye-service, as men-pleasers." It appears only here and in Colossians 3:22.
Range of meaning
- Eye-serviceWorking for show.
- Surface obedienceObeying when watched.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 6
"Not in the way of eyeservice" (6:6).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3787 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources