eye-servicen.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪˌsəːvɪs/, U.S.

/ˈaɪˌsərvəs/

Forms: see eye n.¹ and service n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: eye n.¹, service n.¹

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + service n.¹, originally after Hellenistic Greek ὀφθαλμοδουλία (New Testament).

Now rare.

1. Service performed merely for outward show or when under observation. Also: an instance of this. Cf. eye-servant n., lip service n.Frequently with allusion to Colossians 3:22 (see quot. 1526).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > dutiful or attentive > only under eye of master > service of

eye-service1526

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Coloss. iii. 22 Servauntes be obedient vnto youre bodyly masters in all thyngs: not with eye service [Gk. ἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳ] as men pleasers, but in synglenes of herte fearynge god.

1549 R. Crowley Voyce Laste Trumpet sig. Aiiii^v Se thou serue him..not with eye seruice faynedly.

1581 P. Wiburn Checke or Reproofe M. Howlets Shreeching f. 141^v Men will not play the hypocrites: but haue farder respect then to make it an eye seruice: outwardly to satisfie and please the worlde.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 2 That they might bring the inward acts of the Spirit to the outward, and customary ey-Service of the body.

1694 Ld. Delamere Wks. 26 All their duty will be turned into eye-service, taking no other care, than how to get their work done at any rate.

1738 G. Berkeley Disc. Magistrates & Men in Authority 17 This [sc. Religion] makes Men obey, not with Eye-Service, but in Sincerity of Heart.

1795 R. Cumberland Henry IV. xi. iv. 135 To do eye-service to God, and take wages of Mammon, was to make a stalking-horse of religion.

1827 F. W. P. Greenwood Ess. Lord's Supper (ed. 2) i. 12 Men will rend their garments, but not their hearts... They are very ready with their altar service, lip service, eye service—any service, but the service of the heart.

1870 J. J. Jarves Art Thoughts 217 Theirs was an eyeservice no way truer of heart than the common run of lip responses in religion.

1884 J. Hall Christian Home 55 Servants that can be trusted to give something better than eye-service.

1933 Times 14 Jan. 8/1 The rule of fear necessarily produced eye-service rather than real service.

†2. Respect or esteem shown through admiring looks. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > respectful or admiring looks

eye-service1869

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > respectful looks

eye-service1869

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone III. xiv. 222 They [sc. the ladies] were worth looking at..but none so well worth eye-service, as my own beloved Lorna.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eye-service
释义	eye-servicen. Brit. /ˈʌɪˌsəːvɪs/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌsərvəs/ Forms: see eye n.¹ and service n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: eye n.¹, service n.¹ Etymology: < eye n.¹ + service n.¹, originally after Hellenistic Greek ὀφθαλμοδουλία (New Testament). Now rare. 1. Service performed merely for outward show or when under observation. Also: an instance of this. Cf. eye-servant n., lip service n.Frequently with allusion to Colossians 3:22 (see quot. 1526). ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > dutiful or attentive > only under eye of master > service of eye-service1526 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Coloss. iii. 22 Servauntes be obedient vnto youre bodyly masters in all thyngs: not with eye service [Gk. ἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳ] as men pleasers, but in synglenes of herte fearynge god. 1549 R. Crowley Voyce Laste Trumpet sig. Aiiii^v Se thou serue him..not with eye seruice faynedly. 1581 P. Wiburn Checke or Reproofe M. Howlets Shreeching f. 141^v Men will not play the hypocrites: but haue farder respect then to make it an eye seruice: outwardly to satisfie and please the worlde. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 2 That they might bring the inward acts of the Spirit to the outward, and customary ey-Service of the body. 1694 Ld. Delamere Wks. 26 All their duty will be turned into eye-service, taking no other care, than how to get their work done at any rate. 1738 G. Berkeley Disc. Magistrates & Men in Authority 17 This [sc. Religion] makes Men obey, not with Eye-Service, but in Sincerity of Heart. 1795 R. Cumberland Henry IV. xi. iv. 135 To do eye-service to God, and take wages of Mammon, was to make a stalking-horse of religion. 1827 F. W. P. Greenwood Ess. Lord's Supper (ed. 2) i. 12 Men will rend their garments, but not their hearts... They are very ready with their altar service, lip service, eye service—any service, but the service of the heart. 1870 J. J. Jarves Art Thoughts 217 Theirs was an eyeservice no way truer of heart than the common run of lip responses in religion. 1884 J. Hall Christian Home 55 Servants that can be trusted to give something better than eye-service. 1933 Times 14 Jan. 8/1 The rule of fear necessarily produced eye-service rather than real service. †2. Respect or esteem shown through admiring looks. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > respectful or admiring looks eye-service1869 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > respectful looks eye-service1869 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone III. xiv. 222 They [sc. the ladies] were worth looking at..but none so well worth eye-service, as my own beloved Lorna. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1526
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