ὀφθαλμοδουλία

ὀφθαλμοδουλία, ας, ἡ (B-D-F §115, 1; also s. Mlt-H. 271; FGingrich, JBL 52, ’33, 263; Achmes p. 18, 12 says of a slave κατʼ ὀφθαλμὸν δουλεύειν) service that is performed only to make an impression in the owner’s presence, eye-service (CMoule, ET 59, ’47/48, 250), not for its own sake nor to please God or one’s own conscience (s. Theodoret III p. 437 Schulze on Eph 6:6f ὀφθαλμοδουλείαν δὲ καλεῖ τὴν οὐκ ἐξ εἰλικρινοῦς καρδίας προσφερομένην θεραπείαν, ἀλλὰ τῷ σχήματι κεχρωσνένην=he applies the term ‘eye-slavery’ to service that is not sincerely rendered but functions only for sake of appearance) κατʼ ὀφθαλμοδουλίαν only when your owner is watching Eph 6:6. Pl., of more than one occurrence of this kind of service ἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳ (v.l.-λίαις) Col 3:22.—S. DELG ὄπωπα F 2. TW.