KJV dictionary & concordance
Belonging to a servant or to compulsory service; slavish.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Leviticus 23:7
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days:
¶ And on the fifteenth day of the seuenth moneth, yee shall haue an holy conuocation, yee shall doe no seruile worke, and ye shall keepe a feast vnto the LORD seuen dayes.
¶ On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:
¶ On the eight day, ye shall haue a solemne assembly: ye shall do no seruile worke therein:
1611 marginal noteLeuit. 23.36.
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Historical English dictionary sources
[Latin servilis, from servio, to serve.] 1. Such as pertains to a servant or slave; slavish; mean; such as proceeds from dependence; as servile fear; servile obedience. 2. Held in subjection; dependent. Ev'n fortune rules no more a servile land. Pope. 3. Cringing; fawning; meanly submissive; as servile flattery. She must bend the servile knee. Thomson.
