ὀφειλή

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ὀφειλή, ῆς, ἡ

Greek transliteration

opheilē

Simplified transliteration

opheile

Strong's number

3782

GK Number

4051

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-1b

Gloss

debt; marital duty; (pl.) taxes

Definition

a debt, Mt. 18:32; met. a duty, due, Rom. 13:7; 1 Cor. 7:3*

Matthew 18:32	Then his master called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt (opheilēn \| ὀφειλήν \| acc sg fem) because you pleaded with me.
Romans 13:7	Pay everyone what is owed (opheilas \| ὀφειλάς \| acc pl fem) to them: taxes to whom taxes are due; revenue to whom revenue is due; respect to whom respect is due; honor to whom honor is due.
1 Corinthians 7:3	The husband should fulfill his marital (opheilēn \| ὀφειλήν \| acc sg fem) responsibility (opheilēn \| ὀφειλήν \| acc sg fem) to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

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