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Lexicon :: Strong's G3784 - opheilō

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ὀφείλω
Transliteration
opheilō (Key)
Pronunciation
of-i'-lo
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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)
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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3784 matches the Greek ὀφείλω (opheilō),
which occurs 35 times in 34 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 - After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:30 - But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:34 - And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - And, 'Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:41 - "A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:4 - and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:5 - So he contacted his master's debtors one by one. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7 - Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' The second man replied, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' The manager said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:10 - So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, 'We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:14 - If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another's feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:7 - The Jewish leaders replied, "We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:29 - So since we are God's offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:8 - Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:1 - But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:27 - For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10 - In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:36 - If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:10 - Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:7 - For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:10 - For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:11 - I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison to those "super-apostles," even though I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:14 - Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:28 - In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:3 - We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13 - But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:18 - Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:17 - Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:3 - and for this reason he is obligated to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God's utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:6 - The one who says he resides in God ought himself to walk just as Jesus walked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:16 - We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:11 - Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:8 - Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we become coworkers in cooperation with the truth.
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