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Lexicon :: Strong's G3781 - opheiletēs

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ὀφειλέτης
Transliteration
opheiletēs (Key)
Pronunciation
of-i-let'-ace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
7x in 3 unique form(s) TR
7x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:565,746

Strong’s Definitions

ὀφειλέτης opheilétēs, of-i-let'-ace; from G3784; an ower, i.e. person indebted; figuratively, a delinquent; morally, a transgressor (against God):—debtor, which owed, sinner.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G3781 in the following manner: debtor (5x), sinner (1x), which owed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G3781 in the following manner: debtor (5x), sinner (1x), which owed (1x).

  1. one who owes another, a debtor

    1. one held by some obligation, bound by some duty

    2. one who has not yet made amends to whom he has injured:

      1. one who owes God penalty or whom God can demand punishment as something due, i.e. a sinner

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀφειλέτης opheilétēs, of-i-let'-ace; from G3784; an ower, i.e. person indebted; figuratively, a delinquent; morally, a transgressor (against God):—debtor, which owed, sinner.
STRONGS G3781:
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:12; 18:24
Luke
13:4
Romans
1:14; 8:12; 15:27
Galatians
5:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3781 matches the Greek ὀφειλέτης (opheiletēs),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:12 - And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:24 - As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[fn] was brought to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:14 - I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:12 - Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:27 - They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:3 - Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
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