Greek · Strong’s G3784
ὀφείλω
opheílō
to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
Derivation:
probably from the base of G3786 (ὄφελος) (through the idea of accruing);
36
Times used
0
Old Testament
36
New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- G3781ὀφειλέτης opheilétēsan ower, i.e. person indebted; figuratively, a delinquent; morally, a transgressor (against God)
- G3785ὄφελον óphelonI ought (wish), i.e. (interjection) oh that!
- G3782ὀφειλή opheilḗindebtedness, i.e. (concretely) a sum owed; figuratively, obligation, i.e. (conjugal) duty
- G3783ὀφείλημα opheílēmasomething owed, i.e. (figuratively) a due; morally, a fault
- G4359προσοφείλω prosopheílōto be indebted additionally
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.