Difference between revisions of "Eyeservice"
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3603" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3603" /> == | ||
<p> '''''ı̄´sûr''''' -'''''vis''''' ( ὀφθαλμοδουλεία , <i> '''''ophthalmodouleı́a''''' </i> ): | <p> ''''' ı̄´sûr ''''' - ''''' vis ''''' ( ὀφθαλμοδουλεία , <i> ''''' ophthalmodouleı́a ''''' </i> ): A term coined by Paul to express the conduct of slaves, who work only when they are watched, and whose motive, therefore, is not fidelity to duty, but either to avoid punishment or to gain reward from their masters ( Ephesians 6:6; Colossians 3:22 ). "A vice which slavery everywhere creates and exhibits. Hence, the need for drivers and overseers" (Eadie). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:48, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) Service performed only under inspection, or the eye of an employer.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
ı̄´sûr - vis ( ὀφθαλμοδουλεία , ophthalmodouleı́a ): A term coined by Paul to express the conduct of slaves, who work only when they are watched, and whose motive, therefore, is not fidelity to duty, but either to avoid punishment or to gain reward from their masters ( Ephesians 6:6; Colossians 3:22 ). "A vice which slavery everywhere creates and exhibits. Hence, the need for drivers and overseers" (Eadie).
