ὀφείλω
Transliteration
opheilō (Key)
Pronunciation
of-i'-lo
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Or (in certain tenses) its prolonged form opheileo {of-i-leh'-o}; probably from the base of ὄφελος (G3786) (through the idea of accruing)
mGNT
35x in 12 unique form(s) TR
36x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
13x in 5 unique form(s)
ὀφείλει — 11x
ὀφείλεις — 3x
ὀφείλετε — 3x
ὀφείλομεν — 6x
Ὀφείλομεν — 1x
ὀφειλομένην — 1x
ὀφειλόμενον — 2x
ὀφείλοντες — 1x
ὀφείλοντι — 1x
ὀφείλουσιν — 2x
ὤφειλεν — 3x
ὠφείλομεν — 1x
ὤφειλον — 1x
ὀφείλει — 11x
ὀφείλεις — 3x
ὀφείλετε — 2x
ὀφείλομεν — 7x
ὀφειλόμενον — 2x
ὀφείλοντες — 1x
ὀφείλοντι — 1x
ὀφείλουσιν — 2x
ὤφειλεν — 3x
ὠφείλετε — 1x
ὠφείλομεν — 1x
ὤφειλον — 1x
ὀφείλει — 2x
ὀφειλήσουσιν — 2x
ὀφείλοντος — 1x
ὀφείλων — 1x
ὄφελον — 7x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:559,746

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

ὀφείλω opheílō, of-i'-lo; probably from the base of G3786 (through the idea of accruing); to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty:—behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should. See also G3785.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's G3784 in the following manner: ought (15x), owe (7x), be bound (2x), be (one's) duty (2x), be a debtor (1x), be guilty (1x), be indebted (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's G3784 in the following manner: ought (15x), owe (7x), be bound (2x), be (one's) duty (2x), be a debtor (1x), be guilty (1x), be indebted (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. to owe

    1. to owe money, be in debt for

      1. that which is due, the debt

  2. metaph. the goodwill due

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀφείλω opheílō, of-i'-lo; probably from the base of G3786 (through the idea of accruing); to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty:—behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should. See also G3785.
STRONGS G3784:
ὀφείλω; imperfect ὤφειλον; present passive participle ὀφειλόμενος; from Homer down; to owe;
a. properly, to owe money, be in debt for: τίνι τί, Matthew 18:28; Luke 16:5; without a dative, Matthew 18:28; Luke 7:41; Luke 16:7; Philemon 1:18; τό ὀφειλόμενον, that which is due, the debt, Matthew 18:30; αὐτῷ (which L Tr WH omit), that due to him, Matthew 18:34.
b. metaphorically: τί, passive τήν εὔνοιαν ὀφειλομένην, the good-will due (A. V. (not R. V.) due benevolence), 1 Corinthians 7:3 Rec.; μηδενί μηδέν ὀφείλετε (here ὀφείλετε, on account of what precedes and what follows, must be taken in its broadest sense, both literal and tropical), εἰ μή τό ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν, owe no one anything except to love one another, because we must never cease loving and the debt of love can never be paid, Romans 13:8. absolutely, to be a debtor, be bound: Matthew 23:16, 18; followed by an infinitive to be under obligation, bound by duty or necessity, to do something; it behooves one; one ought; used thus of a necessity imposed either by law and duty, or by reason, or by the times, or by the nature of the matter under consideration (according to Westcott (Epistles of John, p. 5), Cremer, others, denoting obligation in its special and personal aspects): Luke 17:10; John 13:14; John 19:7 (ὀφείλει ἀποθανεῖν, he ought to die); Acts 17:29; Romans 15:1, 27; 1 Corinthians 5:10; (1 Corinthians 7:36 (A. V. need so requireth)); 1 Corinthians 9:10; 11:7,10; 2 Corinthians 12:14; Ephesians 5:28; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 5:3, 12; 1 John 2:6; 1 John 3:16; 1 John 4:11; 3 John 1:8; ὤφειλον συνίστασθαι, I ought to have been commended, i. e. I can demand commendation, 2 Corinthians 12:11.
c. after the Chaldee (see ὀφειλέτης, b., ὀφείλημα, b.), ὀφείλω τίνι, to have wronged one and not yet made amends to him (A. V. indebted), Luke 11:4. (Compare: προσοφείλω.)
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References

Matthew
Matthew 18:28; Matthew 18:28; Matthew 18:30; Matthew 18:34; Matthew 23:16; Matthew 23:18
Luke
Luke 7:41; Luke 11:4; Luke 16:5; Luke 16:7; Luke 17:10
John
John 13:14; John 19:7
Acts
Acts 17:29
Romans
Romans 13:8; Romans 15:1; Romans 15:27
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 7:3; 1 Corinthians 7:36; 1 Corinthians 9:10; 1 Corinthians 11:7; 1 Corinthians 11:10
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 12:11; 2 Corinthians 12:14
Ephesians
Ephesians 5:28
2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:13
Philemon
Philemon 1:18
Hebrews
Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 5:3; Hebrews 5:12
1 John
1 John 2:6; 1 John 3:16; 1 John 4:11
3 John
3 John 1:8
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