ὈΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΙΑΝ, ὀφθαλμοδουλιαν
OPHTHALMODOULIAN, ophthalmodoulian
Sounds Like: oph-thal-mo-doo-LEE-an
Translations: eye-service, an eye-service
From the root: ΟΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ophthalmos' (eye) and 'douleia' (slavery/service). It refers to service performed only when under the master's eye, or work done merely to please people rather than out of genuine commitment or sincerity. It implies a lack of integrity or diligence when not being observed.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3787 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Ephesians — 6:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΟΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΙΑ — eye-service, service performed only when watched, outward service
- ΟΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΙΑΙΣ — eye-service, a eye-service, outward show, outward service
- ΟΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΙΑΝ — eye-service, a eye-service
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