Gloss
to owe, be in debt; be bound by oath; be obligated, ought, must
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ὀφείλω
Greek transliteration
opheilō
Simplified transliteration
opheilo
Principal Parts
(ὤφειλον), -, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
3784
GK Number
4053
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
35
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2d(1)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ὀφείλω
| Matthew 18:28 | But that same servant then went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed (ōpheilen | ὤφειλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ (opheileis | ὀφείλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) |
| Matthew 18:30 | But he refused. Instead, he went and threw him in prison until he should pay back the debt (opheilomenon | ὀφειλόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg neut). |
| Matthew 18:34 | And in anger his master handed him over to the prison guards to torture him until he should pay back all he owed (opheilomenon | ὀφειλόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg neut). |
| Matthew 23:16 | “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘If someone swears by the temple it means nothing; but if someone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound (opheilei | ὀφείλει | pres act ind 3 sg) by his oath.’ |
| Matthew 23:18 | And you say, ‘If someone swears by the altar it means nothing; but if someone swears by the gift that is on it, he is bound (opheilei | ὀφείλει | pres act ind 3 sg) by his oath.’ |
| Luke 7:41 | “There were two debtors to a certain moneylender. The one owed (ōpheilen | ὤφειλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. |
| Luke 11:4 | and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted (opheilonti | ὀφείλοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) to us. And do not bring us into a time of trial.’” |
| Luke 16:5 | Calling each one of his master’s debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe (opheileis | ὀφείλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) my master?’ |
| Luke 16:7 | Then he said to another, ‘And how much do (opheileis | ὀφείλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you owe?’ (opheileis | ὀφείλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) He answered, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your contract, and write eighty.’ |
| Luke 17:10 | So it is with you. When you have done all that was commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have done no more than we were obliged (ōpheilomen | ὠφείλομεν | imperf act ind 1 pl) to do.’” |
| John 13:14 | If I, then, your Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought (opheilete | ὀφείλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) to wash one another’s feet. |
| John 19:7 | The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law he ought (opheilei | ὀφείλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.” |
| Acts 17:29 | So since we are the offspring of God, we (opheilomen | ὀφείλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) ought (opheilomen | ὀφείλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) not to think that the divine being is like an image carved in gold or silver or stone by human skill and imagination. |
| Romans 13:8 | Owe (opheilete | ὀφείλετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. |
| Romans 15:1 | We who are strong have an obligation (opheilomen | ὀφείλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. |
| Romans 15:27 | They were pleased to do so, in fact, they are obligated to them; for if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought (opheilousin | ὀφείλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) also to be of service to them in material things. |
| 1 Corinthians 5:10 | not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would have (ōpheilete | ὠφείλετε | imperf act ind 2 pl) to go out of the world. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:36 | If someone believes he is not treating his virgin in an appropriate manner, if his passions are strong, and so it has (opheilei | ὀφείλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to be, he should do what he desires, it is no sin — let them marry. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:10 | Or does he not speak entirely for our sake. To be sure, it was written for our sake, because the one plowing should (opheilei | ὀφείλει | pres act ind 3 sg) plow in hope and the one threshing thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:7 | For a man should (opheilei | ὀφείλει | pres act ind 3 sg) not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:10 | For this reason a woman ought (opheilei | ὀφείλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels. |
| 2 Corinthians 12:11 | I am acting like a fool, but you drove me to it. I ought (ōpheilon | ὤφειλον | imperf act ind 1 sg) to be commended by you, for in no way am I inferior to the “super-apostles” — even though I am nothing. |
| 2 Corinthians 12:14 | Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking what you have, but you. For children ought (opheilei | ὀφείλει | pres act ind 3 sg) not save up for their parents, but the parents for the children. |
| Ephesians 5:28 | In the same way husbands also should (opheilousin | ὀφείλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself, |
| 2 Thessalonians 1:3 | We (opheilomen | ὀφείλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) ought (opheilomen | ὀφείλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) always to thank God for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of each one of you for one another is increasing, |
