ὀφειλέτης,
ὀφειλετου,
ὁ (
ὀφείλω),
one who owes another, a debtor: properly, of one who owes another money (
Plato, legg. 5, 736 d.;
Plutarch; others); with a genitive of the sum due,
Matthew 18:24. Metaphorically,
a. one held by some obligation, bound to some duty:
ὀφειλέτης εἰμί, equivalent to
ὀφείλω, followed by an infinitive,
Galatians 5:3 (
Sophocles Aj. 590);
ὀφειλέτης εἰμί τίνος, to be one's debtor i. e. under obligations of gratitude to him for favors received,
Romans 15:27;
τίνι (dative commodi), to be under obligation to do something for someone,
Romans 1:14;
Romans 8:12.
b. one who has not yet made amends to one whom he has injured:
Matthew 6:12; in imitation of the Chaldean
חַיָב,
one who owes God penalty or of whom God can demand punishment as something due, i. e.
a sinner, Luke 13:4.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Matthew
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6:12; 18:24
- Luke
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13:4
- Romans
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1:14; 8:12; 15:27
- Galatians
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5:3
